ADowd
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Hello all,
It's now officially cold enough where I live (Maine) that my car has prompted me to plug it in when not in use. This in turn has made me do a lot of research about the risks of constant charging, and what I realized is that I don't want to continually charge the car. Instead, I want the charger to simply keep the batteries warm. I have adjusted the settings so that my home charger does not charge past 80% (based on recommendations elsewhere on this site) so I can confidently plug it in and not feel like I am charging it too much. I can't tell though if the battery is being warmed. The charger itself isn't humming, and the indicator lights at the charging port are just dark. I thought my dashboard display had given me a message one time indicating that it was "conditioning the battery," but I haven't seen that since. Does anyone have experience with this? How can I be sure that my batteries are indeed being protected from the freezing temperatures? Thanks for any help!
It's now officially cold enough where I live (Maine) that my car has prompted me to plug it in when not in use. This in turn has made me do a lot of research about the risks of constant charging, and what I realized is that I don't want to continually charge the car. Instead, I want the charger to simply keep the batteries warm. I have adjusted the settings so that my home charger does not charge past 80% (based on recommendations elsewhere on this site) so I can confidently plug it in and not feel like I am charging it too much. I can't tell though if the battery is being warmed. The charger itself isn't humming, and the indicator lights at the charging port are just dark. I thought my dashboard display had given me a message one time indicating that it was "conditioning the battery," but I haven't seen that since. Does anyone have experience with this? How can I be sure that my batteries are indeed being protected from the freezing temperatures? Thanks for any help!
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