Hi ... A3 etroners! Just took possession of a 2017 Audi A3 etron, Premier ... hopefully impressed, but so far mostly mystified. Here's my scenario ... driving the car off the dealer's lot, I used EV mode to use up the battery and see what the car does. Battery, after about 15-20 miles drained to empty, but seemed to remain in EV mode, with, obviously, the engine running. Drove about 100 miles home on the engine only as the battery remained completely empty. There was absolutely no recharging of the battery. Once home, the battery was still empty. Setup the charger at home, charged the battery overnight on 120v plug, and battery was fully charged.
Question ... Is this normal behavior? We were led to believe that the battery would recharge during long drives, but did not recharge at all. Drove fairly slowly and varied speed to respect the engine during early break-in. I'm shocked at this outcome and very concerned about whether there is a bug or problem with the car that it did absolutely no charging on the trip home.
Please help and guide ... hope to hear from the community as to what to do ... many thanks!
Question ... Is this normal behavior? We were led to believe that the battery would recharge during long drives, but did not recharge at all. Drove fairly slowly and varied speed to respect the engine during early break-in. I'm shocked at this outcome and very concerned about whether there is a bug or problem with the car that it did absolutely no charging on the trip home.
Please help and guide ... hope to hear from the community as to what to do ... many thanks!