Not sure what you mean. The 12v battery under the hood controls all vehicle electronics. If this loses charge, as in my case, everything in the car is dead electrically and the vehicle will not start. If the 400v hybrid battery actually turns the engine over, it will not do it until a 12v source (ie jump) is placed on the battery under the hood.We get started by the 400v battery. So that's likely okay.
No it didn't.I notice the first time it comes on, it will run a little longer. But it's perhaps 5 to 10 seconds. I did some hard accelerations yesterday. After being mostly fully electric the past couple weeks it was a kick in the pants. The speedometer looked like a blur, lol. It was shocking even coming from a sports car background.
That got me thinking about oil since the engine starts up at such high load. Off Road Pages shows the oil pressure as "--" until the engine comes on.
Did your previous PHEV have a starter?
I was just saying the engine is spun up by one of the electric motors, as better explained above. The 12V electronics still run the brains and close the contact switches to the high voltage battery.Not sure what you mean. The 12v battery under the hood controls all vehicle electronics. If this loses charge, as in my case, everything in the car is dead electrically and the vehicle will not start. If the 400v hybrid battery actually turns the engine over, it will not do it until a 12v source (ie jump) is placed on the battery under the hood.
I'm going to order one since I'll be out in the woods soon.I carry one of these in each of my plug in vehicles. They have plenty of power to wake up the computer modules and close the contactors to the HVB and then the car should start. This has saves my bacon twice already.
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Yeah, the manufactures all say "Don't worry, the days of a flat 12v battery are over. The system monitors the LVB voltage and maintains it with the HVB. Plus we send you alerts to your mobile app and in the car that gives you about a week or two notice that the LVB is failing."Good to know. You are probably the first person to go through this. I figured the computer would have detected the voltage getting low and try to save itself. But if there is a short that could make things worse.
Any idea what took the battery out?
Not a bad idea. Especiallt if you are running an electric refrigerator. If your LVB is drained accidentally, then you have a back up plan.I'm going to order one since I'll be out in the woods soon.