Charge Timer Confusion
05-08-2019, 05:31 PM
#1
Charge Timer Confusion
Hello!
I set advanced charging settings for my home, of a desired target of 80% and a preferred charge window of 11pm to 7am. When I plugged in at 6pm, it started charging even though it said that advanced home settings are active. There is a more general setting for timer, which only asks departure time. If I set that to 9am and turn it on, it will say "waiting to charge".
My question is, is the preferred charging window in the advanced settings only active with that "departure" time timer as well? End of the day, I want my car to charge to 80% every night, starting at 11pm to 7am to take advantage of lower rates, is this how to do it?
I set advanced charging settings for my home, of a desired target of 80% and a preferred charge window of 11pm to 7am. When I plugged in at 6pm, it started charging even though it said that advanced home settings are active. There is a more general setting for timer, which only asks departure time. If I set that to 9am and turn it on, it will say "waiting to charge".
My question is, is the preferred charging window in the advanced settings only active with that "departure" time timer as well? End of the day, I want my car to charge to 80% every night, starting at 11pm to 7am to take advantage of lower rates, is this how to do it?
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SaffsDad (12-12-2021)
05-09-2019, 04:56 AM
#2
Hello!
I set advanced charging settings for my home, of a desired target of 80% and a preferred charge window of 11pm to 7am. When I plugged in at 6pm, it started charging even though it said that advanced home settings are active. There is a more general setting for timer, which only asks departure time. If I set that to 9am and turn it on, it will say "waiting to charge".
My question is, is the preferred charging window in the advanced settings only active with that "departure" time timer as well? End of the day, I want my car to charge to 80% every night, starting at 11pm to 7am to take advantage of lower rates, is this how to do it?
I set advanced charging settings for my home, of a desired target of 80% and a preferred charge window of 11pm to 7am. When I plugged in at 6pm, it started charging even though it said that advanced home settings are active. There is a more general setting for timer, which only asks departure time. If I set that to 9am and turn it on, it will say "waiting to charge".
My question is, is the preferred charging window in the advanced settings only active with that "departure" time timer as well? End of the day, I want my car to charge to 80% every night, starting at 11pm to 7am to take advantage of lower rates, is this how to do it?
05-09-2019, 05:51 AM
#3
AudiWorld Junior Member
I 'think' I've figured it out... You have to activate a departure timer for the Home charging setting to take effect. You can do this on the screen that pops up when you turn your car off. THEN the car follows the prefered charging window for the home. I have also noticed that the charger doesn't seem to start at the beginning of the prefered window, instead it starts a a time that ensures you have a full charge at the end of the preferred window.
It isn't as intuitive as you'd like...
It isn't as intuitive as you'd like...
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SaffsDad (12-12-2021)
05-11-2019, 10:10 PM
#4
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Two different timing schedules...
Our time of use plan has the cheapest rates from 11pm to 7am on weekdays, but on weekends it runs from 7pm to 3pm. I can’t figure out how to create a second timer for weekends. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
muski
Thanks,
muski
05-12-2019, 07:07 AM
#7
AudiWorld Junior Member
I shouldn’t speculate. But I would set one for say 11pm Friday. If the ‘departure time is used to trigger a start it should allow it to keep charging even after the selected time. It’s kind of sad software...
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05-12-2019, 11:29 AM
#8
I 'think' I've figured it out... You have to activate a departure timer for the Home charging setting to take effect. You can do this on the screen that pops up when you turn your car off. THEN the car follows the prefered charging window for the home. I have also noticed that the charger doesn't seem to start at the beginning of the prefered window, instead it starts a a time that ensures you have a full charge at the end of the preferred window.
It isn't as intuitive as you'd like...
It isn't as intuitive as you'd like...
Trouble is: after a few hours, my charging station goes into "off" mode, and the car can't re-enable it. As it is a temporary solution (the final station will be installed in a few weeks), I won't bother investigating how to disable that, I'll just wait for the final setup.
I do thing that this is a (minor) weak point of the car, way more complicated then it should be.
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SaffsDad (12-12-2021)
05-13-2019, 08:18 AM
#9
I 'think' I've figured it out... You have to activate a departure timer for the Home charging setting to take effect. You can do this on the screen that pops up when you turn your car off. THEN the car follows the prefered charging window for the home. I have also noticed that the charger doesn't seem to start at the beginning of the prefered window, instead it starts a a time that ensures you have a full charge at the end of the preferred window.
It isn't as intuitive as you'd like...
It isn't as intuitive as you'd like...
03-06-2020, 02:15 PM
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When in the timer screen, hit the "settings" button and you will have the option to select specific "do not charge" times for a specific location, such as your home. Page 111 in the manual. Or at least that's how it is supposed to work; I can't get mine to work right.