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Advice please from all you Amperites. I activated the Pre-Con around 40 mins before setting off for work this morming and was surprised to see:
- Headlights and taillights come on for around 5 mins.....(I think I've fixed that - they were set on 'Auto')
- Power consumption (on our domestic household meter) rise to around 4.5KW.
That's some pretty hefty current it was pulling. The lights shouldn't be take much, the Air-con was set to 19C (it was around 14C outside), so can't be much there and the Seat heaters were on Auto. So, where is all the current going? And is it worth it? Do you get more range pre-conditioning, or should I just save if for cold and frosty mornings or hot and humid days?
Did I read on an earlier thread that (even charging on 10A), the current drawn for pre-conditioning is more than can be taken via the cable, so it ends up discharging the battery too?
Thoughts anyone?
- Headlights and taillights come on for around 5 mins.....(I think I've fixed that - they were set on 'Auto')
- Power consumption (on our domestic household meter) rise to around 4.5KW.
That's some pretty hefty current it was pulling. The lights shouldn't be take much, the Air-con was set to 19C (it was around 14C outside), so can't be much there and the Seat heaters were on Auto. So, where is all the current going? And is it worth it? Do you get more range pre-conditioning, or should I just save if for cold and frosty mornings or hot and humid days?
Did I read on an earlier thread that (even charging on 10A), the current drawn for pre-conditioning is more than can be taken via the cable, so it ends up discharging the battery too?
Thoughts anyone?