Remote start results in charging to 100%?

[lakeguy55]

I don't use the remote start feature often so I don't know if this has been this way for a while, but it seems like incorrect behavior to me.

I have my charging set to charge to 80%. This has been working fine for me for many months. My truck was plugged in last night and correctly charged to 80%. Since it was chilly this morning and the truck was still plugged in, I decided to remote start it to use the plug energy to heat things up. But once started, it also started a charging session to 100% (see top of screenshot). Interestingly, the message implied that the charging would finish 2 minutes ago

I clicked on the Stop button and the charging did stop. When I went out about 5 minutes later, the remote start was still working as I had hoped and expected.

Seems like a bug (or two) to me. I would have expected the latter behavior without having to stop a charging session I didn't want in the first place.

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[TaxmanHog]

I've seen that in the past, it's just topping up a fraction of a percent SOC from your prior bulk charging event, after the pack cools down, there is a bit of settling in values, so during remote start or departure timed start, the charge controller will top up to programmed value (80% in your case).

The message needs perfection, but the actual action is fine.

 

[Whammy Bar]

I've seen that in the past, it's just topping up a fraction of a percent SOC from your prior bulk charging event, after the pack cools down, there is a bit of settling in values, so during remote start or departure timed start, the charge controller will top up to programmed value (80% in your case).

The message needs perfection, but the actual action is fine.

Or...... it could compensate for that in the charging session by charging to the correct value.

If I charge to 80%, and I get in the truck, the moment I turn it on and back out of my driveway, I'm at 79%.

If I charge to 100%, I can be 10 miles down the road and still at 100%.

Just Ford things I guess....

 

[queuewho]

Something weird that I have seen is remote start is an entirely different profile in my truck. Whoever THAT guy is likes things very different than me. After I remote start I have to be sure to press my memory button. Could be the same thing happening, and the default on that profile is 100%.

 

[Pioneer74]

Something weird that I have seen is remote start is an entirely different profile in my truck. Whoever THAT guy is likes things very different than me. After I remote start I have to be sure to press my memory button. Could be the same thing happening, and the default on that profile is 100%.

That's been happening since day 1. It did it with my 2021 ICE truck too, so not even specific to the Lightning.

 

[Webbo85]

Something weird that I have seen is remote start is an entirely different profile in my truck. Whoever THAT guy is likes things very different than me. After I remote start I have to be sure to press my memory button. Could be the same thing happening, and the default on that profile is 100%.

Always goes to the guest profile when you remote start. Pretty annoying bug, but just have to remember to hit the seat position 1 button and it changes everything back. Took me a while to realize that.

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