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[Tuareg]

I always lock my car, plug in the charging cable to my wall box and in about 20 seconds it starts charging. Works every time.

 

[siteguru]

That's not true in my experience.
Indeed, I can't think of a time when I've charged and the car hasn't been in ready mode.
A few times it has had to be in Ready mode for you to tap the "start" charging icon on the infotainment screen if the charging session hasn't automatically initiated.
After it's kicked off, then you can lock the car turning it off and wander away...

Car in READY state means you can select Drive. READY state <> sitting on the seat to turn the car On; you have to press the brake pedal to engage READY state.

 

[Jamesrr]

Car in READY state means you can select Drive. READY state <> sitting on the seat to turn the car On; you have to press the brake pedal to engage READY state.

Yes, and ???

... There was an assertion that the car can NOT charge in Ready state. That is complete bollocks.

I was trying to be polite.

No need to now.

 

[Kithmo]

does a manual charge start ok if the vehicle is already locked when plugging in?

You can't plug it in when it's locked, the charge port is locked.

 

[Rolfe]

I always lock my car, plug in the charging cable to my wall box and in about 20 seconds it starts charging. Works every time.

If I lock my car before plugging in, the charge port cover won't open.

 

[Jamesrr]

If I lock my car before plugging in, the charge port cover won't open.

Exactly.

Typical charging scenario here is wife or I get home in our respective MG4's and park in the driveway.

Car is still in ready mode coz why wouldn't it be?

Is in Park of course, coz we've parked and put it in said park rather than forward or reverse!

Get out and plug in charging cable.

Lock car and go inside.

If it's a "charging time" car will start charging. If it's the high tariff time and the charger is scheduled to "wait" it won't charge immediately and will only commence charging when the charging schedule of the charger enables it

Absolutely nothing to do with "Ready mode".

 

[siteguru]

Exactly.

Typical charging scenario here is wife or I get home in our respective MG4's and park in the driveway.

Car is still in ready mode coz why wouldn't it be?

Is in Park of course, coz we've parked and put it in said park rather than forward or reverse!

Get out and plug in charging cable.

Lock car and go inside.

If it's a "charging time" car will start charging. If it's the high tariff time and the charger is scheduled to "wait" it won't charge immediately and will only commence charging when the charging schedule of the charger enables it

Absolutely nothing to do with "Ready mode".

Because as soon as you leave the driver's seat it drops out of the READY state. (And opening the driver's door will apply the P brake too, if not already done).

 

[Rolfe]

Does it? I have memories of mine bleating at me that it was still in Ready mode and Don't. Do. This.

 

[siteguru]

To be honest, I've never simply raised my butt off the seat to check - I'm always leaving the seat after opening the door so as to get out.

 

[Jamesrr]

Because as soon as you leave the driver's seat it drops out of the READY state. (And opening the driver's door will apply the P brake too, if not already done).

OMG ok I take it all back!

How embarrassing....

I've never noticed that it actually drops out of Ready when you get out of the car... That being said, it doesn't turn "off" when you get out either.

So, back to trying to help the original poster... You do not need to lock and then unlock the doors to enable charging!

It sounds like the car staying in Ready mode after you've got out of it to charge is a problem though!

Does it?

I have this nasty feeling that the whole mention of Ready mode is a furphy and nothing to do with it.




*My apologies to @decrep for casting nasturtiums !!!

 

[Rolfe]

I think it might have changed with a software update, because I've just picked Caliban up from his tyre change, and the mechanic described something different from what I remember it doing. On the other hand, it might depend whether you're still in a drive mode or whether you've put the car into neutral first.

 

[siteguru]

Correct - the car stays on (powered up) until you lock it. (It may eventually power itself down without locking but I've never left mine that long).

Also correct that you don't (or shouldn't) need to do a lock/unlock cycle to be able to start charging.

 

[Rolfe]

Never had to do that. Reverse into garage, plug in, lock car, walk away. And I don't think the "lock car" part is compulsory, it's just the only way to put out the DRLs.