Timed Charging

[padamson1]

Just test drove a B-Class today. Looks and drives great. We did a charge at the dealership and it looks like it starts drawing juice as soon as you plug in the J1772. Unfortunately the salesman couldn't answer if I would be able to setup the car to charge on a timer as I can with my LEAF.

The LEAF has a great feature where I can set it up to complete its charge by a certain time, allowing me to charge during off peak electrical hours. Can any of the new B-Class owners answer if the B-Class has a similar feature?

 

[marta]

I seem to remember there being a charge app that could handle that sort of thing, but now of course I can't find reference to it anywhere!

(p.s. Any thoughts/comments to share on your test drive? )

 

[D25]

They use the 'Departure Time' method of delayed charge timer. Similar to the Toyota Rav EV method that Tesla provided in their engine / charging product for the vehicle. Look for the E-Cell settings in the manual.

The Owners manual is at:
http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/service_and_parts/owners_manuals#!year=2015&class=B-Class
Look under Year 2015 for the B-Class vehicle
Direct link may work for a while: http://www.mbusa.com/vcm/MB/DigitalAssets/pdfmb/ownersmanual/2015_B_Class_New.pdf

also you can try out a demo of the mbrace connected app here:
http://mybclass.mbusa.com

 

[padamson1]

Thanx,

Looks like the Climate Control has departure time programming, but it was fuzzy whether this applies for charging.

I am thinking I'll just get a Siemens VersiCharge (http://w3.usa.siemens.com/powerdist...le/versicharge/pages/ev-charging-station.aspx) cause it'll be pretty easy to set a time delay directly on the EVSE for the charge to start. It's relatively cheap ($699) @Home Depot or Lowes.

 

[marta]

Same price as Amazon, although the price seems to go up and down quite a bit.
http://www.amazon.com/Siemens-VC30BLKB-VersiCharge-Electric-Vehicle/dp/B0083ZZFEA/