Programming the Vehicle to Charge

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Note: Keeping a high-voltage lithium battery fully charged and deeply discharging a battery shortens battery life.

In general, a battery lasts longest when kept between a 15 percent and 85 percent state of charge.

Note: The vehicle does not have to be connected to a charger to set up charging limits or schedule departure times.

On the infotainment screen, select 'Settings' or the gear icon.
Select 'Charge Battery.'
The 'Charge Battery' menu, as as shown, see Fig..contains two options:
- 'Departure time': Setting a departure time causes the vehicle to draw power at a rate that results in the batteries reaching their target charge by the departure time and activates the preconditioning feature.
  
  When no departure time is set, the vehicle draws the maximum power available until the target state of charge is reached. In this scenario, the time displayed represents when the target state of charge will be reached.
- 'Charging limit': This sets a target state of charge for the high-voltage batteries.
Fig. 1, Charge Battery Screen
Choose 'Departure time' and enter the planned departure time. As as shown, see Fig..the scheduled departure time can be set to repeat over multiple days. A desired cabin temperature for the departure time can also be specified.

Fig. 2, Preconditioning Menu Options

Select the back arrow to return to the 'Charge Battery' screen.

Note: The lowest accepted charge limit is 50 percent.

Select 'Charging Limit.'
When on the screen as shown, see Fig..appears, drag the circle on the percentage bar to set the desired charging limit. This changes the maximum charging limit on the battery icon.

Fig. 3, Charging Limit Screen

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