mhrossowyc
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Hello All,
I am a new owner of an off lease 2014 and have encountered some charging issues.
Took the vehicle home from the dealer with an almost full charge (89 miles) and at home it had about 79 miles range. I have an old home and have not yet wired/configured for L2 charging so I plugged the provided 110V/15A EVSE into an extension cord coming out of my garage. Since it did not need to charge right away, I selected the timed charge with climate condition. All looked good but in the morning, it still had 79 mile range. The AC was on so it did do the schedule departure correctly. I did now to look at the charging status screen so I do not know what it stated.
I drove to my daughters school and then to work, Range = 49 miles. Work has L1 plugs available so I charged for about 7 hours again using the provided 110V/15A EVSE. When I drove away, I had a range of 69 miles. Drove home via pickup of my daughter and dinner and had a range of 59 miles. I plugged into my extension cord and started charging right away. Charging started but stopped after a couple of minutes, giving the "System Malfunction" error
So I knew that the 110V/15A EVSE worked since the car charged at work and I know the L2 charger works since the dealer was able to charge the car.
Therefore I started trying different plug and extension cord combinations. The only one that worked was using my extension cord used to charge/plug in my VW Westfalia camper van. I am not sure of its amperage rating but it is the same gage as the 110V/15A EVSE. I had to plug into an outlet just inside my front door going thru my mail slot. The garage and other outdoor outlets are not reachable with the 110V/15A EVSE or 110V/15A EVSE + high amperage extension cord.
So my question is the charging system that sensitive that it only works plugged into an outlet directly? or with a high amperage extension cord? I read the manual so I know of all their recommendations.
I need to know as I make my decision about L1/L2 charging at home.
Marc
I am a new owner of an off lease 2014 and have encountered some charging issues.
Took the vehicle home from the dealer with an almost full charge (89 miles) and at home it had about 79 miles range. I have an old home and have not yet wired/configured for L2 charging so I plugged the provided 110V/15A EVSE into an extension cord coming out of my garage. Since it did not need to charge right away, I selected the timed charge with climate condition. All looked good but in the morning, it still had 79 mile range. The AC was on so it did do the schedule departure correctly. I did now to look at the charging status screen so I do not know what it stated.
I drove to my daughters school and then to work, Range = 49 miles. Work has L1 plugs available so I charged for about 7 hours again using the provided 110V/15A EVSE. When I drove away, I had a range of 69 miles. Drove home via pickup of my daughter and dinner and had a range of 59 miles. I plugged into my extension cord and started charging right away. Charging started but stopped after a couple of minutes, giving the "System Malfunction" error
So I knew that the 110V/15A EVSE worked since the car charged at work and I know the L2 charger works since the dealer was able to charge the car.
Therefore I started trying different plug and extension cord combinations. The only one that worked was using my extension cord used to charge/plug in my VW Westfalia camper van. I am not sure of its amperage rating but it is the same gage as the 110V/15A EVSE. I had to plug into an outlet just inside my front door going thru my mail slot. The garage and other outdoor outlets are not reachable with the 110V/15A EVSE or 110V/15A EVSE + high amperage extension cord.
So my question is the charging system that sensitive that it only works plugged into an outlet directly? or with a high amperage extension cord? I read the manual so I know of all their recommendations.
I need to know as I make my decision about L1/L2 charging at home.
Marc