Setting charging times

[OldBlueMME]

Ok, I'll start out with I understand how to set up charging times. My problem is the Ford Pass App has the E at a different address. I have a detached garage it's about 100 feet from the house. The app tells me the car is sitting at 123 Wrong Address Dr. If I move the car to the attached garage this changes to the actual house address. I know u can set different charging locations in the screen but I don't know how to edit the address to what the app is showing if I add a different location. It has the house address already there and I can't adjust it. I wanted to start charging at 9pm but when I plugged it up it started immediately I'm guessing because that's not the address set up in the system for the charging times(123 Wrong Address). Has this happened to any one else. Does anyone know how to change the address location either on the app or when I add another location on the screen. I believe this is why it started charging immediately instead of waiting till 9. Is the App using GPS or did that wrong address somehow get put in while it was sitting in the detached garage. Any help would be appreciated .

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[rnctacardon]

It is happening to me too and I can’t edit the location, help!

 

[OldBlueMME]

I haven't been able to edit the address but it's not the reason for the car to start charging immediately even though I have times set up. The car will start charging then it stops and starts back at the desired charging time, it does it every time.

 

[SnBGC]

I haven't been able to edit the address but it's not the reason for the car to start charging immediately even though I have times set up. The car will start charging then it stops and starts back at the desired charging time, it does it every time.

That is usually because there isn't enough time in your schedule to reach the desired charge %. So it starts charging right away. Then when it reaches the point where it can finish the job, it pauses charging and picks up later when the schedule opens.

 

[OldBlueMME]

That is usually because there isn't enough time in your schedule to reach the desired charge %. So it starts charging right away. Then when it reaches the point where it can finish the job, it pauses charging and picks up later when the schedule opens.

Ok...that makes sense. Thanks for the information !!

 

[SimS]

I haven't been able to edit the address but it's not the reason for the car to start charging immediately even though I have times set up. The car will start charging then it stops and starts back at the desired charging time, it does it every time.

I had this same problem. The solution was to tell FordPass to use the Charging Schedule. It appears that FordPass somehow controls the initiation of the Charging Schedule that is set up in vehicle settings. Another bug in Fordpass is that it defaults to calculating the amount of time to charge to 100% regardless of the max % charge limit. No big deal, but I always do a double take when I see 100% while my limit is 90%.
SimS

 

[Gino_A]

I was told during my meeting with Ford Engineers that if you don't have a departure time set, then the car will only allow charging during the preferred charging periods you set. So if the car does not reach the target SOC in a charging window, it will stop charging and wait until the next charging window to start charging again. However, if you have a departure time set, the car will charge so target SOC is attained even if it goes outside your preferred charging times. I didn't want the car to charge outside my preferred times (off-peak rates) so I am deleting all my scheduled departure times. However, I haven't tested it yet.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

Ok, I'll start out with I understand how to set up charging times. My problem is the Ford Pass App has the E at a different address. I have a detached garage it's about 100 feet from the house. The app tells me the car is sitting at 123 Wrong Address Dr. If I move the car to the attached garage this changes to the actual house address. I know u can set different charging locations in the screen but I don't know how to edit the address to what the app is showing if I add a different location. It has the house address already there and I can't adjust it. I wanted to start charging at 9pm but when I plugged it up it started immediately I'm guessing because that's not the address set up in the system for the charging times(123 Wrong Address). Has this happened to any one else. Does anyone know how to change the address location either on the app or when I add another location on the screen. I believe this is why it started charging immediately instead of waiting till 9. Is the App using GPS or did that wrong address somehow get put in while it was sitting in the detached garage. Any help would be appreciated .

Delete your home. Then set up home again, except instead of using the address, press the little box that says something like "Use present location."

I had to do that to make it not think I was at the wrong place.

 

[Gilles]

I was told during my meeting with Ford Engineers that if you don't have a departure time set, then the car will only allow charging during the preferred charging periods you set. So if the car does not reach the target SOC in a charging window, it will stop charging and wait until the next charging window to start charging again. However, if you have a departure time set, the car will charge so target SOC is attained even if it goes outside your preferred charging times. I didn't want the car to charge outside my preferred times (off-peak rates) so I am deleting all my scheduled departure times. However, I haven't tested it yet.

I have the same problem. I do not have a departure time set and I have a preferred period of 7 pm to 7 am (when our hydro is lower). If the car is below 52%, it does not think it can charge in the 12 hours period (I have 25 amps 220 volt J1772 ). If I plug the car at 4 pm, it starts charging right away for about one hour, resumes charging at 7 PM and is done to 100% around 5:30 am).
I have an unusual J1772 as I only had 30 amps left on our old electrical panel, so I am not surprised it calculates the time to 100% wrong but what upset me is that I cannot get it to charge only during the preferred times. Often (due to the volunteer work I do) I get home with less than 40% charge but will not need to drive long distances for few days. I would prefer if it would take two preferred periods to get the car to 100%. It is especially bad when it starts charging around 4 pm on a hot day when electric demand on the grid is at a peak.

 

[SnBGC]

I have the same problem. I do not have a departure time set and I have a preferred period of 7 pm to 7 am (when our hydro is lower). If the car is below 52%, it does not think it can charge in the 12 hours period (I have 25 amps 220 volt J1772 ). If I plug the car at 4 pm, it starts charging right away for about one hour, resumes charging at 7 PM and is done to 100% around 5:30 am).
I have an unusual J1772 as I only had 30 amps left on our old electrical panel, so I am not surprised it calculates the time to 100% wrong but what upset me is that I cannot get it to charge only during the preferred times. Often (due to the volunteer work I do) I get home with less than 40% charge but will not need to drive long distances for few days. I would prefer if it would take two preferred periods to get the car to 100%. It is especially bad when it starts charging around 4 pm on a hot day when electric demand on the grid is at a peak.

Basically you have to play with the charge limit percentage setting until the car display reads "wait until charge schedule to begin". Then in day 2, you can increase that limit to a higher figure.

Assuming your previous charge was at home....before turning off the car, navigate to your charge screen. It will say what will happen when you plug in. If it says "will charge when plugged in", then lower your charge percentage limit, save and try again. Repeat as necessary until you get the "will wait...." message.

Unfortunately that is the only work around that I can think of for your purpose.

 

[Kabish]

I'm having the same issue..

Currently I'm stuck with just 120v in the garage (hopefully this will be upgraded in the next week or two) so I'm stuck with charging as much as I can from 12am to 06:00. The issue is that this car will charge whenever it wants...

As you can see from the photos, when I pull into my garage it pops up saying charging conflict, so it had/has my address right. As you can also see I have no departure time set in the app or in the car UI. Yet my car still throws the conflict error and starts charging the second I plug it in.

Tonight I went in and deleted my saved location. I then plugged in the car and it started charging (which was expected) I then went into the app and setup the preferred charging times and verified no departure times were set. I stopped the charging, and then told it to resume the schedule. Sure enough, it started charging again....

Its incredibly annoying, although it "should" be resolved once I have 220v installed. That said, the car should not be charging if its outside of the times we have set.

 

[BMT1071]

I'm having the same issue..

Currently I'm stuck with just 120v in the garage (hopefully this will be upgraded in the next week or two) so I'm stuck with charging as much as I can from 12am to 06:00. The issue is that this car will charge whenever it wants...

As you can see from the photos, when I pull into my garage it pops up saying charging conflict, so it had/has my address right. As you can also see I have no departure time set in the app or in the car UI. Yet my car still throws the conflict error and starts charging the second I plug it in.

Tonight I went in and deleted my saved location. I then plugged in the car and it started charging (which was expected) I then went into the app and setup the preferred charging times and verified no departure times were set. I stopped the charging, and then told it to resume the schedule. Sure enough, it started charging again....

Its incredibly annoying, although it "should" be resolved once I have 220v installed. That said, the car should not be charging if its outside of the times we have set.

My guess is that the system is calling 6 am your departure time since that's when you told it to stop charging. Since it determined it can't get to your set charging percentage between 12 and 6 it starts charging early. Try extending your charging window, or reducing your percentage to see if that makes a difference in when it starts.

 

[Mach-Lee]

I have the same problem. I do not have a departure time set and I have a preferred period of 7 pm to 7 am (when our hydro is lower). If the car is below 52%, it does not think it can charge in the 12 hours period (I have 25 amps 220 volt J1772 ). If I plug the car at 4 pm, it starts charging right away for about one hour, resumes charging at 7 PM and is done to 100% around 5:30 am).
I have an unusual J1772 as I only had 30 amps left on our old electrical panel, so I am not surprised it calculates the time to 100% wrong but what upset me is that I cannot get it to charge only during the preferred times. Often (due to the volunteer work I do) I get home with less than 40% charge but will not need to drive long distances for few days. I would prefer if it would take two preferred periods to get the car to 100%. It is especially bad when it starts charging around 4 pm on a hot day when electric demand on the grid is at a peak.

In addition to what others have said, you should set the car to charge to 80-90% max instead of 100%. It's not good for the battery to go up to 100% every day, and it also might figure the last 10% goes a lot slower time-wise (charging rate slows down the closer you get to 100%, so keeping the battery lower charges faster). You should be able to charge 60 kW in 12 hours, which is 68%. If you set it to do 90%, that means if you get home with more than 22% it should charge in one day.

If it's still showing it won't finish, I would just extend the end time to 8-9AM and hope it finishes early.

Keep the battery 20-90% for optimal efficiency and performance, including charging rates and regen.

 

[RickMachE]

The vehicle will ignore the charging times if it cannot achieve the set level by the end of the charging period.

Example:

Charging set to 90%
Hours set to 7PM - 11AM
Plug in at 3PM, on 120v, car at 20%. Cannot reach 90% by 11AM the next day, so starts charging immediately.

Solutions:

1) Set phone timer to plug in at 7PM

or

2) Buy WiFi outlet, or analog wall timer, to prevent charging outside hours. Ensure timer has appropriate amperage rating to support charger.

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