So what does the button by the charge port do?

[RickMachE]

Locking the vehicle doesn't lock anything in regards to charging, whether AC or DC fast charging.

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[kennethjk]

Yes, it will.

So it’s really not locked. I mean anyone can walk by press the button and stop your charge.

do other EVs work the same way?

 

[generaltso]

So it’s really not locked. I mean anyone can walk by press the button and stop your charge.

Correct. Or they can stop your charge from the screen on the charger.

do other EVs work the same way?

Some do. Some don't.

 

[AZBill]

So it’s really not locked. I mean anyone can walk by press the button and stop your charge.

do other EVs work the same way?

For CCS the cars all keep the connector locked while current is flowing. Most do not apply the lock for L2. But I found out my Rivian applies the lock when the truck is locked, even for L2. The MME does not do that.

 

[Teslaeata]

It is there for a "just in case" the lock doesn't release after your DCFC session.

In the menus on screen in car.

 

[DevSecOps]

In the menus on screen in car.

If the button doesn't work it's not likely that the screen release would work either. If neither work there's a manual release procedure that's documented in the owners manual:

 

[Teslaeata]

If the button doesn't work it's not likely that the screen release would work either. If neither work there's a manual release procedure that's documented in the owners manual:

Interesting!

 

[Teslaeata]

I felt the pain of the woman with her ID something or other on Gretna services one day when the car wouldn’t let go of Ionity’s CCS plug, had the AA out and everything during my tea, wee & flee charge sesh!

 

[Jerrytball]

Interesting!

I believe in that same article from the manual about DC fast charging it also has this in the notes.

Note: You cannot unlock the charge coupler handle unless the vehicle remote is near the vehicle.

 

[Johntm3]

Is it OK to remove the plug from the car before powering down the Ford mobile charger? I've been turning off the power to it before I unplug. I am guessing when I install the level 2 charger (going with the Emporia unit) it will always be powered up unless I want to unplug the 15-50 . Is there any danger of arcing when it's still powered up when unplugging a level 2 charger? Most places I can stop the charger first. I guess I would have to use the app to stop the home charger? Perhaps if I time everything right, it would already have stopped charging anyway before I need to unplug.

 

[available_username2]

Pressing the button on a j1772 charger to open the latch to unplug, also physically disconnects the cables. Once you push the button you are no longer charging

 

[HuntingPudel]

Is it OK to remove the plug from the car before powering down the Ford mobile charger? I've been turning off the power to it before I unplug. I am guessing when I install the level 2 charger (going with the Emporia unit) it will always be powered up unless I want to unplug the 15-50 . Is there any danger of arcing when it's still powered up when unplugging a level 2 charger? Most places I can stop the charger first. I guess I would have to use the app to stop the home charger? Perhaps if I time everything right, it would already have stopped charging anyway before I need to unplug.

With regard to L2 charging, the car stops charging shortly after the retaining latch is disengaged. When you push the release, charging stops within a second (I say it like that because I hear my L2 EVSE disengage its contactors at something less than 8/10 of a second). At that point, you can pull the connector from the car’s charge port.

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