Set to charge to 90% but charging all the way to 100%

[macgyver60]

After reading a few things about proper charging I set the charge limit on my MME to 90% when charging at home. Since we dont have an electric plan that has lower rates for nighttime use I set charging to be allowed at any time. Despite limiting the charging to 90% it has charged to 100% each time I plug it in overnight. I am using a ChargePoint charger in my garage. Any ideas why its not stopping at 90%?

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[Murse-In-Airy]

This is becoming a very common question around here. 1st issue is always, are you setting the 90% limit in your app? Or on the car’s big screen? The app is garbage. Use the screen. Secondly, have you saved the location for your place of charge? Thirdly? Do you have “charge whenever plugged in” selected within the app, or do you have a schedule set on the big screen.

 

[generaltso]

Just to add to what @Murse-In-Airy said, make sure you have the option selected to "Use preferred charge settings". If you have it set to "Charge when plugged in", it will ignore your charge settings including the max percentage.

 

[Jimmy2]

After reading a few things about proper charging I set the charge limit on my MME to 90% when charging at home. Since we dont have an electric plan that has lower rates for nighttime use I set charging to be allowed at any time. Despite limiting the charging to 90% it has charged to 100% each time I plug it in overnight. I am using a ChargePoint charger in my garage. Any ideas why its not stopping at 90%?

Let us know if this gets sorted. Works fine on mine.

 

[macgyver60]

Let us know if this gets sorted. Works fine on mine.

I had programmed everything in the app and in the car. The only thing i had wrong was that i had it set to charge when plugged in. Ive changed that. Ill let you know what happens next time i charge. Thanks for all the feedback. Hopefully that fixes the issue

 

[macgyver60]

Let us know if this gets sorted. Works fine on mine.

That worked. Charged to 90% last night. Thanks for the suggestions

 

[PCPilot]

After reading a few things about proper charging I set the charge limit on my MME to 90% when charging at home. Since we dont have an electric plan that has lower rates for nighttime use I set charging to be allowed at any time. Despite limiting the charging to 90% it has charged to 100% each time I plug it in overnight. I am using a ChargePoint charger in my garage. Any ideas why its not stopping at 90%?

The charge settings are an unintuitive mess, like pretty much everything else on the FordPass app. On the Tesla app, you have one battery level meter with a slider bar to set the charge limit and boom, you're done.

 

[timbop]

The charge settings are an unintuitive mess, like pretty much everything else on the FordPass app. On the Tesla app, you have one battery level meter with a slider bar to set the charge limit and boom, you're done.

It's almost like Tesla has had years to refine the UI.

 

[mamejunkie]

It's almost like Tesla has had years to refine the UI.

But shouldn't Ford just copy what works? New players shouldn't have to start at zero. The software on the Ford def has a long way to go. For users who want to say, charge whenever I have it plugged in but keep the upper limit to 90%...it should be a easy and common use-case.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

But shouldn't Ford just copy what works? New players shouldn't have to start at zero. The software on the Ford def has a long way to go. For users who want to say, charge whenever I have it plugged in but keep the upper limit to 90%...it should be a easy and common use-case.

Exactly.

 

[Mirak]

Exactly.

Exactly exactly. I’m not expecting Tesla-grade software right outta the box, but damn. SMDH FordPass....?

 

[djett]

Just wanted to thank all for having answers to my issues as I hit them.... Came out to the garage to my car at 90% when I thought I had it at max of 80%. Made changes recommended here, guessing that will do the trick.

 

[macgyver60]

That worked. Charged to 90% last night. Thanks for the suggestions

Thought I should update this. After following the suggestions the app did say it had completed charging to 90% the next day but when I got in the car it was charged all the way to 100%. Since Ford has built in a 20% buffer on the battery Im starting to think it doesn’t really matter.

 

[Timelessblur]

Thought I should update this. After following the suggestions the app did say it had completed charging to 90% the next day but when I got in the car it was charged all the way to 100%. Since Ford has built in a 20% buffer on the battery Im starting to think it doesn’t really matter.

I am not sure it is 20% buffer. The extended range have 88 Kwh usable but it is a 99 KWH battery. They have slightly over a 10% buffer.

 

[DK922]

It's an issue with the GPS location. When I'm at home, it shows my location as 5 houses down unfortunately, so it doesn't use my "Home" settings which are set to charge to 90%. Instead it charges to 100%. Annoying...

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