Battery temperature

[ketje78]

My understanding of NMC811 battery chemistry is that the optimal charging temperature is around the low-30degCs. That is also what is indicated on the gauge. This has to do with longevity of the battery.

Ideal battery temperature? - EVcreate

In a recent Out of Spec podcast, apparently the arrow icon representing the car on the built-in nav system changes color when the Macan is preconditioning. There is no manual option to precondition and it seems to only precondition when you use the in-built nav system with the in-built charge planner.

 

[Throb]

In a recent Out of Spec podcast, apparently the arrow icon representing the car on the built-in nav system changes color when the Macan is preconditioning. There is no manual option to precondition and it seems to only precondition when you use the in-built nav system with the in-built charge planner.

That's interesting, thanks.

Regarding the automatic pre-conditioning. My experience with my two first gen Taycans is that if you navigate to a charger directly, it won't pre-condition. You have to be navigating to somehere other than a charger, and the charger has to be a charging stop initiated by the charging planner for it to pre-condition. Do you know if this is still the case?

It doesn't make any sense why they would make it operate like that. My i5 pre-conditions even if your destination is a charger, and you also can activate manual pre-conditioning.

 

[Sahajesh]

That's interesting, thanks.

Regarding the automatic pre-conditioning. My experience with my two first gen Taycans is that if you navigate to a charger directly, it won't pre-condition. You have to be navigating to somehere other than a charger, and the charger has to be a charging stop initiated by the charging planner for it to pre-condition. Do you know if this is still the case?

It doesn't make any sense why they would make it operate like that. My i5 pre-conditions even if your destination is a charger, and you also can activate manual pre-conditioning.

I hope this is NOT the case - what if you choose a specific charger based on cost/nearby facilities and it won’t PC as the car didn’t choose it for you.

 

[Throb]

I hope this is NOT the case - what if you choose a specific charger based on cost/nearby facilities and it won’t PC as the car didn’t choose it for you.

Yep, it's a pain. This is why I'm curious to find out if they've changed it for the Macan. A workaround is to choose a location next to your preferred charge point in the hope it suggests a charge near there, but even then that's no guarantee. Sometimes the EV charger it selects to charge at makes no sense.

 

[SergeyIndy]

That's interesting, thanks.

Regarding the automatic pre-conditioning. My experience with my two first gen Taycans is that if you navigate to a charger directly, it won't pre-condition. You have to be navigating to somehere other than a charger, and the charger has to be a charging stop initiated by the charging planner for it to pre-condition. Do you know if this is still the case?

It doesn't make any sense why they would make it operate like that. My i5 pre-conditions even if your destination is a charger, and you also can activate manual pre-conditioning.

Taycan works as expected now. If you use charger screen to locate it and then set it as destination, battery preheats.

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