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Some of the terms there are definitely confusing but here are my thoughts on what some of them actually mean.
Optimized charging
This has caused some confusion but I'm fairly certain that this mode simply means that the car will not interfere with the charging process other than in regards to the set minimum (which actually is also a target).
The "suitable equipment" line there means that the car leaves timers and other fancy stuff to the responsibility of the charger you're using. The charger outside the car controls how and when the charging happens, not the car. That's what in my opinion "optimized charging" means.
Minimum/target terms in the software & manual
Again due to how things actually seem to work, these are in effect the same thing. It will charge to that level and then stop. With timers it will do it in specified timeframes and with just a minimum profile it'll charge immediately and then stop.
Here are a couple of lines from the "good to know" app in regards to this:
General
"Use the Timer or Profile function to programme a maximum high-voltage battery charge of 85 % for daily use of the vehicle. The high-voltage battery is always charged to the minimum charge level programmed in the Profile function, even if a charge timer is active."
Timers
"The Timer function ensures that the high-voltage battery is charged to a specified charge level at a programmed departure time."
Profiles
"The high-voltage battery is charged automatically to the programmed charge level during the specified charging times when the vehicle is charged using alternating current (AC) and provided that no timer or location-dependent charging profile is active."
"The profile function defines the charging process, which then starts automatically. The high-voltage battery will be charged to the specified charge level within the programmed charging time.
The high-voltage battery may not be fully charged depending on the minimum charge level programmed."
So in summary the manual is in every section talking about charging TO a specified charge level, regardless of using the timer target or profile minimum.
Optimized charging
This has caused some confusion but I'm fairly certain that this mode simply means that the car will not interfere with the charging process other than in regards to the set minimum (which actually is also a target).
The "suitable equipment" line there means that the car leaves timers and other fancy stuff to the responsibility of the charger you're using. The charger outside the car controls how and when the charging happens, not the car. That's what in my opinion "optimized charging" means.
Minimum/target terms in the software & manual
Again due to how things actually seem to work, these are in effect the same thing. It will charge to that level and then stop. With timers it will do it in specified timeframes and with just a minimum profile it'll charge immediately and then stop.
Here are a couple of lines from the "good to know" app in regards to this:
General
"Use the Timer or Profile function to programme a maximum high-voltage battery charge of 85 % for daily use of the vehicle. The high-voltage battery is always charged to the minimum charge level programmed in the Profile function, even if a charge timer is active."
Timers
"The Timer function ensures that the high-voltage battery is charged to a specified charge level at a programmed departure time."
Profiles
"The high-voltage battery is charged automatically to the programmed charge level during the specified charging times when the vehicle is charged using alternating current (AC) and provided that no timer or location-dependent charging profile is active."
"The profile function defines the charging process, which then starts automatically. The high-voltage battery will be charged to the specified charge level within the programmed charging time.
The high-voltage battery may not be fully charged depending on the minimum charge level programmed."
So in summary the manual is in every section talking about charging TO a specified charge level, regardless of using the timer target or profile minimum.
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