Hey all,
I bought a 2016 Etron Sportback with 30000 miles on it around about 6 months ago. We are loving it. Over the last few months I've noticed some things I'd love your thoughts on -
First, we are not charging the electric battery. The car was fuel efficient enough for us on gas and we don't have the ability to install a battery charger at our place. Does not charging the electric battery over the long term hurt the battery or the car?
Second, is there any way to know why sometimes when I start the car the gas engine starts up and then other times it's just the electric battery that starts with no gas engine (even when the battery is empty). Could it be something to do with the outside temperature? It seems like in warmer weather the car starts more often with just the battery?
Third, also in colder weather, I've noticed that during the first few mins of driving the car doesn't want to go into second gear, re it will stay in first up to about 2.5k or 3k revs and then goes in to second. After just a few mins of driving this stops and it moves up the gears seamlessly.
Last, and this is more of a persistent thing, the braking seems a bit uneven. For example, I'll slow down, I'll be close to stopping and then the car will almost jolt forward a bit as it goes down another gear by itself, the gear shifts on the way down seem uneven and I wondered if this was down to the gas/electric relationship?
Those are all my questions. Are these things I should get checked out or are they common to the car? As I said, overall, absolutely loving the car.
Any thoughts welcome.
Thanks,
Andy
I bought a 2016 Etron Sportback with 30000 miles on it around about 6 months ago. We are loving it. Over the last few months I've noticed some things I'd love your thoughts on -
First, we are not charging the electric battery. The car was fuel efficient enough for us on gas and we don't have the ability to install a battery charger at our place. Does not charging the electric battery over the long term hurt the battery or the car?
Second, is there any way to know why sometimes when I start the car the gas engine starts up and then other times it's just the electric battery that starts with no gas engine (even when the battery is empty). Could it be something to do with the outside temperature? It seems like in warmer weather the car starts more often with just the battery?
Third, also in colder weather, I've noticed that during the first few mins of driving the car doesn't want to go into second gear, re it will stay in first up to about 2.5k or 3k revs and then goes in to second. After just a few mins of driving this stops and it moves up the gears seamlessly.
Last, and this is more of a persistent thing, the braking seems a bit uneven. For example, I'll slow down, I'll be close to stopping and then the car will almost jolt forward a bit as it goes down another gear by itself, the gear shifts on the way down seem uneven and I wondered if this was down to the gas/electric relationship?
Those are all my questions. Are these things I should get checked out or are they common to the car? As I said, overall, absolutely loving the car.
Any thoughts welcome.
Thanks,
Andy