I own a 2019 e-Golf SEL, and I charge at home with reduced rates from my utility between midnight and 6:00 am. I've set up my departure prefs to charge to 80% by 6:00 am---no issues here. However, I do not leave for work until later in the morning, and I'd like to pre-heat the cabin without additional charging at this later time (I am OK with paying the higher rate for electricity used to heat the cabin).
How to do this in the e-Manager? I will try setting up a new departure time with an 80% charge and pre-heating, hoping that the system will see that the 80% charge has already been achieved and just skip ahead to heating. Has anyone done this or something similar?
Another approach might be to just manually turn on the car while still connected to the EVSE about 10-20 minutes before I leave. I presume I would need to leave the key in the cabin during this period. Again, any ideas on the feasibility of this approach?
Thanks!
How to do this in the e-Manager? I will try setting up a new departure time with an 80% charge and pre-heating, hoping that the system will see that the 80% charge has already been achieved and just skip ahead to heating. Has anyone done this or something similar?
Another approach might be to just manually turn on the car while still connected to the EVSE about 10-20 minutes before I leave. I presume I would need to leave the key in the cabin during this period. Again, any ideas on the feasibility of this approach?
Thanks!