Using Nav and bypassing Charging Station

[codyrobinson]

Went on a trip yesterday, about 250 miles each way. I rarely road trip in the car, but this is my most frequent trip. On the way home, I did my one stop for charging at EA, charged to 62%. I know from that spot to get home it will take approximately 48-50%.

When I told the car I was going home, it added a charger to the trip. I understand it didn't want me to get to too. No issues. BUT -- when I would pull up the route on the in-car Nav, I could press on the charging stop and it would allow me to REPLACE it with another charging location. I could not figure out how to REMOVE it.

So - I had to ignore the directions it was giving me to stop and charge. The guidance was incorrect because it wanted me to charge.

I'm assuming there's an easy fix, but I can't figure it out. Anyone know how to remove a charging stop?

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[hybrid2bev]

Went on a trip yesterday, about 250 miles each way. I rarely road trip in the car, but this is my most frequent trip. On the way home, I did my one stop for charging at EA, charged to 62%. I know from that spot to get home it will take approximately 48-50%.

When I told the car I was going home, it added a charger to the trip. I understand it didn't want me to get to too. No issues. BUT -- when I would pull up the route on the in-car Nav, I could press on the charging stop and it would allow me to REPLACE it with another charging location. I could not figure out how to REMOVE it.

So - I had to ignore the directions it was giving me to stop and charge. The guidance was incorrect because it wanted me to charge.

I'm assuming there's an easy fix, but I can't figure it out. Anyone know how to remove a charging stop?

I would cancel the route. Turn off the navigation setting to ‘automatically add chargers’. Then restart the route.

 

[codyrobinson]

I would cancel the route. Turn off the navigation setting to ‘automatically add chargers’. Then restart the route.

Thanks so much!

 

[Alan]

I would cancel the route. Turn off the navigation setting to ‘automatically add chargers’. Then restart the route.

Can this be done in route? Seems like changing settings is only allowed when not moving. Then restarting the route may be tedious, depending on whether that route had been completed previously, allowing for easy recall.

When the guidance system does this to me, it often seems to start making up chargers, like telling me to turn off the highway on to a rock road that dead ends. It really seems to go crazy, even though it shows 100 miles of range to a destination 30 miles away. These are the times I use CarPlay instead, even though I generally prefer the built in nav.

 

[RickMachE]

You can cancel the trip, redo it, with don't add chargers.

On any trip, I use ABRP on my phone, GoogleMaps on my wife's phone, and Ford's navigation. When the navigation recommends me doing something that ABRP or GoogleMaps says is wrong, we don't.

There are many posts on social media about navigation not working properly, regardless of manufacturer of software. So it should be no surprise that this happens, including adding chargers you don't need (because it refuses to figure your home charger in that calculation).

Trust, but verify.

 

[codyrobinson]

You can cancel the trip, redo it, with don't add chargers.

On any trip, I use ABRP on my phone, GoogleMaps on my wife's phone, and Ford's navigation. When the navigation recommends me doing something that ABRP or GoogleMaps says is wrong, we don't.

There are many posts on social media about navigation not working properly, regardless of manufacturer of software. So it should be no surprise that this happens, including adding chargers you don't need (because it refuses to figure your home charger in that calculation).

Trust, but verify.

This really makes me crazy --

" On any trip, I use ABRP on my phone, GoogleMaps on my wife's phone, and Ford's navigation. "

We are driving a technologically advanced car (are we?), but we have to use a handful of apps that do what the car should do. Crazy.

 

[RickMachE]

This really makes me crazy --

" On any trip, I use ABRP on my phone, GoogleMaps on my wife's phone, and Ford's navigation. "

We are driving a technologically advanced car (are we?), but we have to use a handful of apps that do what the car should do. Crazy.

It is what it is. Either adapt, or complain when it routes you to a charger removed months ago or not yet open.

Life has choices.

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