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Old 04-06-2012, 09:07 AM   #54 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by payne171 View Post
it is miserable when you have emptied the battery and background charge becomes four green bars at cruise.
An IMA disable switch would be useful. I'm not 100% certain it would override this state, but if not, you could always switch off the main IMA breaker if you were willing to grid charge later.

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If you are having trouble keeping it charged up on a certain trip, leave the headlights on. It causes background charge to stay on,
Seriously? That one is new to me. It's fun to learn this car's tricks, but I am getting the impression there are an awful lot of tricks!
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