How to force a charge stop in Ford navigation app?

[Dangerfish]

I'm sure this is a dumb question but I rarely fast charge or take road trips and I can't figure it out. I have about a 3 hour drive coming up. I want to make sure I pre condition before charging. The Ford app has me stopping after 1.5 hours for about 15 minutes to charge and then arriving at my destination with about 10% charge left. The issue is that I would like to stop at another charging station about 10 minutes from my destination and charge up to 80-90% because I will only be staying one night and I don't want to charge the next morning. So how do I tell the app that I want to charge again before reaching my destination so that it will pre condition the battery? I wouldn't feel comfortable skipping the first charge stop because it would be cutting it too close to make it to the second stop given the cold weather. In the Summer, I could make it just fine.

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[hybrid2bev]

Save the charger in your favorites. Manually enter it in the navigation instead of your final destination.

 

[RickMachE]

Or add it as a waypoint before the final stop.

 

[Tampamike]

So, if you know where the desired charge station is, just use the search feature when you’re about 30 minutes from it. Use the filter to select 3 lightning bolts ( fast chargers). Then select it and add it as a waypoint.

 

[Dangerfish]

Or add it as a waypoint before the final stop.

I tried adding it as a waypoint but it doesn't show me as charging there in the same way as it did the previous stop. Will it pre condition the battery anyways since I'm traveling to a charge station even though the app doesn't show me charging there? The EA station is where I'd like to stop before going on to my final destination.

 

[RickMachE]

No, it won't. It has to show it as a charger.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Try turning your destination into a waypoint and drive on much farther down the road. You might then be able to pick the desired charger as a charging stop. Of course, you'll know to stop at your destination. Only the car has to think it's a waypoint.

 

[Dangerfish]

Try turning your destination into a waypoint and drive on much farther down the road. You might then be able to pick the desired charger as a charging stop. Of course, you'll know to stop at your destination. Only the car has to think it's a waypoint.

That seems to have worked. I added a city 60+ miles down the road and then the app added a charging stop at the exact same address that I had put it as a waypoint but now looks like it will pre condition the battery for an anticipated charge stop.

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