Recs for charge level when not using car for days

[duncan12]

I tried searching the forum in vain, but are there recommended charge levels or other settings when you plan to not use the car for five days when the outside temperature will range from 30-52 degrees F? Won’t need to drive super far the first day after, but want to be able to do some local driving without having to do a full charge. Thanks!

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[hybrid2bev]

I tried searching the forum in vain, but are there recommended charge levels or other settings when you plan to not use the car for five days when the outside temperature will range from 30-52 degrees F? Won’t need to drive super far the first day after, but want to be able to do some local driving without having to do a full charge. Thanks!

Anywhere between 90% and 20% would be fine. (Keep it above 15% so the HVB can charge the LVB if needed.)

 

[RickMachE]

There is nothing special about not driving it for 5 days. Manual tells you to charge to 90%. If you're at 90%, or 72%, or 46%, it doesn't matter to sit for 5 days.

 

[Mach-Lee]

No, not for 5 days. You only need to worry about charge levels if you are going to park it for two weeks or longer.

 

[GatorGrowl]

Ideal storage charge is around 50%, but for a few days anywhere between 80% and 20% is fine.

 

[Flyboy]

HV doesn’t seem to be the problem, the LV battery is. Mine sat for 89 days at the dealer shop and the HV stayed at 71%. The 12 v battery was critically low after 8 weeks.
I believe that I could have remotely started the car once every 2 weeks and that would have kept the LVB ok…
Or I could have just told Ford to keep it & give me my $ back,

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