Hi all!
In owning my Cupra Formentor 2021 since beginning this year and i really like the car!
However, i also have some annoying issues regarding hybrid mode.
I decided to buy a plug in hybrid for the reason that I can drive fully electric to work. My work trip is daily 14km, which suits perfectly the 55km limited range. I started very disappointed in winter with cold temperatures, but now the temperatures are better I consume around 30% daily instead of 50%, which is what I would expect!
However, I start noticing that sometimes the car decides to go to hybrid mode without any option to go back to electric. For example, today I drove from work to the supermarket electric. But when driving home the last 1km it decided to start in hybrid mode while my battery is 35%. The menu item is also blocked. Yesterday, randomly while driving, this also happened.
Why does this happen and how can I disable it?
Another annoying thing is have is when I'm doing a long trip, and the battery just can't make it home (In either hybrid or full electric) it starts to charge the battery using gas.
Especially with the expensive gas prices it's ridiculous it's starting the engine and burning expensive fuel to charge the battery while i would be home in 10 minutes to charge it way cheaper. Not only that, it drives and brakes extremely strange when its recharging the battery and reving up the engine.
I can't find any option to disable this also. It's just annoying that it feels like I'm not in control of the car; it makes decisions while I know better when I'm home or where I can charge for cheap. No need to burn gas for that.
Is it possible to disable this as well, maybe through ODB interface?
In owning my Cupra Formentor 2021 since beginning this year and i really like the car!
However, i also have some annoying issues regarding hybrid mode.
I decided to buy a plug in hybrid for the reason that I can drive fully electric to work. My work trip is daily 14km, which suits perfectly the 55km limited range. I started very disappointed in winter with cold temperatures, but now the temperatures are better I consume around 30% daily instead of 50%, which is what I would expect!
However, I start noticing that sometimes the car decides to go to hybrid mode without any option to go back to electric. For example, today I drove from work to the supermarket electric. But when driving home the last 1km it decided to start in hybrid mode while my battery is 35%. The menu item is also blocked. Yesterday, randomly while driving, this also happened.
Why does this happen and how can I disable it?
Another annoying thing is have is when I'm doing a long trip, and the battery just can't make it home (In either hybrid or full electric) it starts to charge the battery using gas.
Especially with the expensive gas prices it's ridiculous it's starting the engine and burning expensive fuel to charge the battery while i would be home in 10 minutes to charge it way cheaper. Not only that, it drives and brakes extremely strange when its recharging the battery and reving up the engine.
I can't find any option to disable this also. It's just annoying that it feels like I'm not in control of the car; it makes decisions while I know better when I'm home or where I can charge for cheap. No need to burn gas for that.
Is it possible to disable this as well, maybe through ODB interface?
