EV+ and Trip reset

[From Speed6ing 2 C-Maxing]

Maybe someone can help me with this one.  I haven't had the car long enough for it to have learned my frequent destinations (have had it for less than 1 week), so, I cannot say whether or not this is the case, but from reading the manual in regard to EV+ mode, it would seem like every time the trip computer is reset, the EV+ is cleared and so, the computer would have to spend another 2-4 weeks to relearn?  Does anyone have experience?  Is it with Trip 1, Trip 2 or is it with a reset of the "lifetime summary?"

 

From Page 181 of the owner's manual:

 

EV+ Mode

Your vehicle recognizes your frequent destinations and allows for more

EV driving as you approach them. For example, when nearing your home

it should be easier to stay in electric mode. The EV indicator displays

EV+ when this mode is active. Frequent destinations are learned by your

vehicle. These locations can be cleared through the information display.

The EV+ feature can also be turned off. See the

 

Information Displays

chapter for more information.

The EV mode usage changes are based on the following criteria:

 

• 1/2 mile (1 kilometer) from a familiar destination, your vehicle starts

to raise the accelerator pedal based EV mode threshold.

 

• 1/8 mile (200 meters) from a familiar destination, your vehicle is in

full EV mode.

 

• Infrequent destinations have no increase in EV driving.

 

Note: Learning frequent destination takes approximately two to four

weeks of use.

 

Note:  Familiar destination locations are reset through the information

display when the trip information is reset.

[Jus-A-CMax]

Its the Lifretime reset. Trip 1 & 2 are ok.

 

It only took about 4 days for mine to re-learn when I reset the lifetime on miine. What I like about the EV+ is that it tries hard to give you extra EV power, look at it from the Empower mode and you can see it's pretty high even if the batteries are down to 1/3.

[MSmith1915]

Jus-A-CMax is correct.  The manual is wrong when it says familiar destination locations are reset when the trip information is reset.  Familiar destination locations are reset when you reset the Lifetime information.

[From Speed6ing 2 C-Maxing]

Thank you both. I set up my Fuelly differently this time around after reading that bit in the manual. Guess the new way (odometer) has it's benefits as it's one less thing to jot down.

[Fits2at]

Does EV+ mode have to be turned on or is it already on and you have to turn it off if you didn't want it?

[From Speed6ing 2 C-Maxing]

I believe EV+ is on by default, but you wont see the EV+ until after the car has had enough opportunity to figure out what your frequent destinations are. ECO cruise however is off by default, IIRC.

[Jus-A-CMax]

EV+ is off by default, I remember i had to turn it on (unless the dealer did something there before i got delivery of it).

 

Also, I don't know about you guys but my batts are typically 1/3 low when in EV+ mode, being where I live I have to climb up a gentle 100 feet hill so pulsing and gliding is worthy here, as versus a steady constant pressure on the pedal. 

[FoutsNC]

As Jus-A-CMax stated above, EV+ is Off by default.  You have to go through the setting to enable it.  You will then see it come on around your frequent stops after a week or two. 

 

With some of the MPG issues going around, I wish they would make a button to turn EV+ on manually.  It would really help from time to time just to make it over a slight slope and save some MPGs.

[Tdefny]

It is a bit of a gimmick, until you remember what a bummer it is to have the ICE come on 300ft. from your house. It might not save much today, but could be significant over the life of the car.

[From Speed6ing 2 C-Maxing]

EV+ finally showed up for me this morning as I got into the parking structure at work.

I'm usually parked on the 7th floor so being able to make that last leg on EV should be a noticeable plus. Of note, today marks the 8th time I've driven to work in the last 12 days since I've picked up the car. I've driven home much more than that (at least 12 times) but it hasn't learned that yet. the last 1/2 mile as I approach home include several elevation changes that add up to equal a climb of 160ft (some declines in there as well), for about a net climb of 140ft over 1/2 mile. (100ft climb over 0.2mi = ~10% followed by a 20ft decent over 0.1mi = ~4% followed by a final 60ft climb over 0.2mi =~6%)

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Edited December 17, 2012 by From Speed6ing 2 C-Maxing

[jhritz]

Finally had EV+ mode turn on.  It makes a remarkable difference in how much torque you can demand without the ICE coming on.  I'm going to experiment with turning off the HVAC when EV+ starts.  I generally have the HVAC off in the morning, otherwise the ICE comes on to heat the cabin even if there's battery available.

[Marc Smith]

sorry to bring back an old thread...

 

My manual talks about the ev+ on page 179  and then sends me to the information cluster pages and I finaly learn how to turn it on  the driver menu.

 

my question.  how do you know  that EV+ is being used?  does an icon light up?    with my commute... my trip home  the last 1/2 mile is all down hill,  and at work,  its dead flat...

 

is it blind faith  that its working...

[Wnuk]

The typical EV symbol will turn to EV+ when in this mode. 

 

Personally I don't find much use for it.

[Marc Smith]

I'll have to be more diligent in looking for it.  Givvn my down hill run at home  it may never show up...

[kostby]

The left-hand display has to be in a mode such as Empower, or Average MPG that always displays the EV indicator in white (and filled in blue when active) in order for the EV+ symbol to display when it is active.

 

Some display choices, especially MyView user-selected combinations cannot ever display EV or EV+:

Edited October 7, 2014 by kostby

[Marc Smith]

AHH ok.  I have the gauge set to   "engage"

[kostby]

Just checked left-hand displays on our 2013 SE.

Engage, Empower, Inform, Enlighten, and Vehicle Range screens all show an EV indicator at the bottom, so they will also automatically display EV+ when that mode engages,  provided the option is enabled in Settings, Driver Assist.

 

 

EV+ locations are apparently erased when the 12-volt battery dies or is disconnected. You can set a location by turning the car on and off 11 times in succession. Locations visited just once or twice a week will apparently not register automatically.

 

And some locations apparently do not have complete GPS satellite coverage from all directions. When approaching our home from the north, (car facing due south) EV+ doesn't turn on until we're within 200 feet of the garage. Approaching from the south or the east, EV+ turns on from about 1500 feet from the garage. There is no approach from the west.

Edited October 7, 2014 by kostby

[Marc Smith]

within about a 1/4 mile  of home  the + sign popped up.  I must not have noticed it before.  I'll have to see if it does ijust before I get to work...

[Marc Smith]

did it on the way to work as well...  cool  I guess...

[fbov]

I find EV+ very useful, as my home is at the bottom of a hill, and work is on an ancestral lake bed. EV+ lets me get to the top of the hill with minimal charge left, so the car sits overnight at a consistent SOC, and I can cruise around the plant looking for parking spots knowing the trip mileage is only going to improve.

 

The down side is that I pass the Ford dealer on my daily commute. After service appointments, EV+ shows up when I really want to run ICE at 1.5 bar to charge the battery entering a long flat stretch. You can't run ICE at 1.5 bar with EV+ engaged, and can't glide very far with low SOC... takes a couple weeks to forget.

 

Have fun,

Frank