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I had this a couple of times on our 2015 PHEV. It was always after driving for a while, and twice it was as I was driving to the garage for something else! They couldn't find any codes stored for the numerous errors. In most cases, the errors disappeared after leaving the car for a while. On the...

Well you could always paint them or cover them in oil to protect them

It should have no noticeable effect on the battery. It's not as if a huge surge of power is being turned on and off ;)

You can turn off the heating immediately after turning the car on - you have second or two before the ICE fires up. But by far the better alternative is to preheat the car from the mains. That will also help with the ICE coming on and you don't need to turn off the heating. I only turn off the...

So you've succumbed to the sh*t-stirring as well, despite there being no actual evidence that our cars are actually being stolen :roll: You don't need to buy a dubious faraday pouch. A simple old tin box will suffice. We've had one for our keys for over 5 years. Even with the box touching the...

A 12V battery is a "wear item" like the tyres, so is not covered by the warranty

How many people on here have reported their PHEV being stolen in this way? I can't remember any in the 5 years I've been on here. It's like the cat-stealing hype - social media and the press love sh*t-stirring and getting people worried about things that are incredibly unlikely to happen :roll:

It depends how you measure it. It was still only around ½-mile extra range, whichever way you measure it. Everyone knew exactly what I meant, but I guess technically we're both right if you want to split hairs :roll:

Read Richi's FAQ, section E3. It takes you through all the necessary procedures

If I switch off the AC to avoid the engine starting in the cold, it does show up to 18 miles fairly consistently.

You can't: the WiFi has no internet connection, You have to download it beforehand. You should also turn off the "Auto Join" option in the iPhone settings for that connection for precisely that reason.

Seriously? Our 98k-mile, 2015 car's BMU and battery were untouched for 8 years till January. I took it in to the dealer, who measured it at 64.8%. They then did a full DBCAM overnight and it recovered to nearly 70%. At my current 12-mile range, that's roughly a massive ½-mile improvement for the...

As I said in the other thread:

As it shows empty with 30% left in the battery, that means your SOH is just under 70%. If like here they run a DBCAM to recalibrate the BMS to the actual capacity (as opposed to its estimate), you'll probably revert to over 70% so won't be eligible for a warranty claim.

As you say, you get into a routine, but it's still less than ideal. I did wonder if it was a feature on the latest version.

You don't need to buy any other cables. You could buy that type 1 to type 2 cable, but is it really worth it? Unless you get cheap/free charging away from home and are able to charge for over 2 hours at 3.6kW, you gain very little. Don't forget that while you add less than 10 miles of range...

The PHEV maxes out at 3.6kW on a type 2 AC charger (like your granny), so it's at least 1½ hours to charge back to 80%, possibly longer depending on the state of your battery. The PHEV uses a type 1 connecter, so you'd need to buy a type 1 to type 2 cable for ~£100 new or~£50 secondhand. For...

Short answer - no Long answer - you would need to rewrite the software to do this, so no

We've just come back from a 2,500-mile trip around Europe. Our best mpg was around 39, cruising on the motorways at a limited 64mph. That was mostly without much battery as there usually wasn't a charger near where we stayed and public chargers aren't worth it at those prices. This is on a 98k...

Ford have had that for at least 20 years, and not just in their high-end cars. We had it in a low-spec Galaxy people carrier. The only issue we had was the interference you sometimes get when two sets of railings move relative to eachother on the road. You'd sometimes get the wires in the...