STARTING&DRIVING
EqualisationCharging
Equalisationchargingmeansthatafteranormalcharging
processthebatterymanagementsystemwillenteramode
whereitwillattempttoequalisethechargeofevery
batterycell.
Ifanequalisationchargehasnotbeencarriedoutforsome
timethemessagecentreintheinstrumentpackwilldisplay
'PleaseSlowChargetheV ehicle'.Pleasereferto'Slow
Charging'inthe'StartingandDriving'section.
Onaverageittakesatleast7.5hourstocompleteacharge
thatincludestheequalisationcharge.
Note:Ambienttemperatureshaveaneffecton
chargingtimes,itmaytakelongertocompletea
chargewhentheambienttemperaturesarelow.
ChargingTimes
Chargingtimesofthehighvoltagebatterycanvary
dependinguponnumerousfactors,theseinclude:current
capacity,chargingmode,ambienttemperatureanddevice
type/power .
RapidChargingTime
Rapidchargerswillvaryinpoweroutput,onaverageit
willtakeapproximately40-60minutestochargethehigh
voltagebatteryupto80%usinganaveragerapidcharger.
Note:Ambienttemperatureshaveaneffecton
chargingtimes,itmaytakelongertocompletea
chargewhentheambienttemperaturesarelowor
high.
SlowChargingTime
Onaverageittakesapproximately7hourstochargethe
highvoltagebatteryformlowbatterywarningto100%
(chargequantitycanbecheckedusingtheinstrumentpack).
•Atlowtemperaturesthechargingtimewillbeextended.
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