Recent content by MikeP

Well, I’m a retired electronics engineer and I like to poke around to see what’s under the bonnet (hood) to see what I can optimise. I also have a charging problem and just wondered if I could see some further settings or diagnostics that might shed some light on the issue! But if it wrecks all...

Hey, how did you get the engineering menu to open? I've tried various options on my 2016 car and nothing worked!

Oh dear, here are my thoughts, remembering that I have a UK spec 2016 build car: No parking sensors or reverse camera. Neither - amazing, thought they would be standard! any blue accents to distinguish the electric drive - me neither, just the 'e' in the rear badge - that when braking, there...

Oh yes, sorry. My charger is 7 kW and yes, it takes 4 to 5 hours for a full charge.

My understanding is that the hvac system is powered from the traction (HV) battery, so you can have it working for hours with little battery depletion (you can watch the range indicator slowly reducing). However, the 12 volt battery powers all the domestic loads, such as lights, radio, wipers...

Hello CB, you mean Type 2 connector? The charger should conform with standard EV charging protocol whereby it communicates with the car battery electronics to ask what the car wants to do. The car should respond and then the charger sets its profile to suit the car. If the charger does not get a...

I’ve been driving my 250e since just before Christmas and, apart from a crazy charging problem, it’s a superb car. I’m in the UK and the standard range I regularly achieve is between 60 and 70 miles, depending on ambient temperature. To extend the range, just switch into E+ mode and you get...

Thanks for the input, Glenn. I've pressed the magic button and, as you say, it seems to make hardly any difference. We're around freezing here; -3 deg Celcius at night and around +2 during the day. The range currently is 58 miles on a full, boosted, charge. Presumably the battery performance is...

Ah-ha! Many thanks curmudgeon! I shall give it a whirl.

Does anyone know how this works? The handbook says: RANGE PLUS charges when: you have activated RANGE PLUS via the centre console prior to charging and the high-voltage battery is fully charged. So do you have to get back into the car after it’s fully charged, switch on the ignition, hit the...

Many thanks for taking the time to explain the points, Jeff. It’s a steep learning curve for me. But as I lease the car, maybe I’ll hit the boost button and just smile!

Is it better then to look at the charge level meter rather than the range? I assume the %age charge indicates the true state of charge? Also, my handbook says that using the boost button will damage the HV battery. Is this so? Thanks, Mike

Great - I'm glad you got the cable sorted. Regarding the range, 70 miles is typical during winter months - don't worry! I've had mine only since Christmas and apparently the range will improve once warmer weather arrives. You can expect it to take 9 hours to charge using the 13 amp plug, or 4 -...

Will do, thanks Jeff

Hello, be careful as it looks that you are being diddled! The B Class Electric has two cables supplied as part of its inventory and you should insist that both cables are supplied FOC. Here is the inventory list: * Charging cable for household socket (mode 2) – 4 m, 13 A, coiled * Charging cable...