car charged to 100% when the profile was set at 85%. Why?

[SergeyIndy]

I must have it backwards then. It’s a horribly designed system that could be so much easier.

That is correct, you have it backwards. Should be easy, but super confusing.
My point was that OP only needed what I need, wake up to 85% every time after you plug in when you go to bed. This is what the Timer only use does and this is what happens when I wake up see below, charge completed by the Timer set time 6am. Now it is about 7am and there is nothing else is going to happen but wait for me to unplug.

I do agree with @gtm if you want to get instant emergency buffer of the charge, then you add active Profile, I do not, and if that is say set to 25% then as soon as you plug in the car starts charging as soon as possible to reach 25%. I do not overcomplicate my routine with this, as I can drive other cars in emergency, so my Profile is OFF.

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[SergeyIndy]

What a joke. All I want is the car to charge to 85% every time I plug it in at the max speed possible. So at home from whatever it it to 85% without me having to do anything other than plug the thing in at 7kw.

This I am not sure about as I am new. I will defer to more experienced owners. I do not know how you would make the car charge as soon as possible to a target (logically Profile set to 85%) and then stop at 85% (logically Timer set to 85% at a time point when you are ready to drive). Direct Charging overrides all of this and goes to 100% as soon as possible unless you monitor the app and stop the process manually at 85% that is not your intent.

 

[Hirschaj]

What a joke. All I want is the car to charge to 85% every time I plug it in at the max speed possible. So at home from whatever it it to 85% without me having to do anything other than plug the thing in at 7kw.

You could set your profile to 80% and then have a timer set to 85%. This would get you close to what you want.

 

[W1NGE]

Don't get this

GOt home with minimal charge. Like 4%. Plugged it into my 7kw home charger.

The profile is set for "optimal charging" to 85%

This am its at 100% and I don't understand why? Any ideas?

There's a message saying "The Porsche Charging Planner" is active. Does that have anything to do with it?

Research the forum as there are copious posts on this.

To control a charge to 85% you must use a profile in combination with a departure timer (regardless if you plan to use the car or no) to control the session end time.

'Optimal' is only relevant when used in conjunction with a shared supply - mains + solar for example.

 

[anonymouse]

What a joke. All I want is the car to charge to 85% every time I plug it in at the max speed possible. So at home from whatever it it to 85% without me having to do anything other than plug the thing in at 7kw.

Simple (if counterintuitive). If it came set this way be default we wouldn't have to answer this so often…
1. Profile 85%
2. Timer 85% (no preconditioning) repeating daily 0500
3. When you park the car overnight, do NOT leave a journey programmed into the satnav

Job done. No need to do anything after that, just park and it will do what you want n

 

[gtm]

Simple (if counterintuitive). If it came set this way be default we wouldn't have to answer this so often…
1. Profile 85%
2. Timer 85% (no preconditioning) repeating daily 0500
3. When you park the car overnight, do NOT leave a journey programmed into the satnav

Job done. No need to do anything after that, just park and it will do what you want n

Exactly that.

 

[sveinaan]

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/t...h-delayed-charging-profiles.16840/post-259084

 

[mod72346]

Timers/Profiles are overly complicated, the Direct Charging doesn't have a custom limit (less then 100%) -- Sometimes, I just want to plug it during the day, and charge to N% and then stop - that's simply impossible without involved configuration that doesn't make sense. It's mind-boggling how complicated they made this.

AND I still don't understand why there is no Valet mode (which would hide personal data IN THE CAR and allow you to monitor it via APP)??? But there is a totally bad Privacy mode that messes up connected services, cuts off app access, and causes other issues (like when it just randomly turns on). Who is this car for??

 

[bogomya]

As a theory, there is a chance that sometimes the battery is charged to 100% just to stay calibrated (if it's the case - this should be documented somewhere). Similar to the new iPhones, where you can set the maximum charging level to 80%, but sometimes the battery will still be charged up to 100%. There is a note about this behavior here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/108055.

> With 80% Limit enabled, your iPhone will occasionally charge to 100 percent to maintain accurate battery state-of-charge estimates.

 

[Fish Fingers]

As a theory, there is a chance that sometimes the battery is charged to 100% just to stay calibrated (if it's the case - this should be documented somewhere). Similar to the new iPhones, where you can set the maximum charging level to 80%, but sometimes the battery will still be charged up to 100%. There is a note about this behavior here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/108055.

> With 80% Limit enabled, your iPhone will occasionally charge to 100 percent to maintain accurate battery state-of-charge estimates.

To be honest, after 4 years of production, would it not be common knowledge if the Taycan charged to 100% of its own accord from time to time?

 

[W1NGE]

Timers/Profiles are overly complicated, the Direct Charging doesn't have a custom limit (less then 100%) -- Sometimes, I just want to plug it during the day, and charge to N% and then stop - that's simply impossible without involved configuration that doesn't make sense. It's mind-boggling how complicated they made this.

AND I still don't understand why there is no Valet mode (which would hide personal data IN THE CAR and allow you to monitor it via APP)??? But there is a totally bad Privacy mode that messes up connected services, cuts off app access, and causes other issues (like when it just randomly turns on). Who is this car for??

There is a valet mode if you have the car security option (subscription). Purpose is to alert you to speed and and geolocation deviations.

Privacy mode is essentially a firewall and blocks all remote connectivity when enabled.

Option is to disable auto login with your Porsche ID.

A timer and profile would easily address your charging requirement.

 

[eddieterry]

Timers/Profiles are overly complicated, the Direct Charging doesn't have a custom limit (less then 100%) -- Sometimes, I just want to plug it during the day, and charge to N% and then stop - that's simply impossible without involved configuration that doesn't make sense. It's mind-boggling how complicated they made this.

The simplest way to achieve this is just to use a profile set to 80% (or whatever % you want) and leave optimised ticked. Then it will charge to 80% and stop as it is waiting for an optimised input that is not connected. This is the work around that most Porsche dealers suggest now.

 

[W1NGE]

The simplest way to achieve this is just to use a profile set to 80% (or whatever % you want) and leave optimised ticked. Then it will charge to 80% and stop as it is waiting for an optimised input that is not connected. This is the work around that most Porsche dealers suggest now.

Dealers - Gold Techs in reality aren’t that clued up on any of this stuff nor have they been since 2020. Many rely on this forum for knowledge and real-life experience.

Profile and timer is the way to go - even for infrequent ‘charge now to xx% and then stop’ - when made recurring the charging process must logically pause as it is waiting for the next timer event which won’t occur as the car will be disconnected and / or the timer / profile combination disabled.

Remember that you can have multiple profiles including General and location based - lots of flexibility.

 

[eddieterry]

Dealers - Gold Techs in reality aren’t that clued up on any of this stuff nor have they been since 2020. Many rely on this forum for knowledge and real-life experience.

Profile and timer is the way to go - even for infrequent ‘charge now to xx% and then stop’ - when made recurring the charging process must logically pause as it is waiting for the next timer event which won’t occur as the car will be disconnected and / or the timer / profile combination disabled.

Remember that you can have multiple profiles including General and location based - lots of flexibility.

Yes I know that is an option and tried it but for me I find that just a profile with optimised ticked far simpler and just works without any problem.

 

[mod72346]

There is a valet mode if you have the car security option (subscription). Purpose is to alert you to speed and and geolocation deviations.

Privacy mode is essentially a firewall and blocks all remote connectivity when enabled.

Option is to disable auto login with your Porsche ID.

A timer and profile would easily address your charging requirement.

So, just a bunch of awkward workarounds for the glaringly missing obvious features? No thanks.

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