B4 self charging.

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goldy
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Post by goldy »

Just picked up Inscription Pro B4. Question is..... The battery symbol on the dash shows blue when you brake as it should but never shows if you have any charge in it. Is this how it works?
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Trickster
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Post by Trickster »

Yes, it’s not telling you the charge. It just lets you know when it is charging. Pretty useless really.
Snow man
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Post by Snow man »

Yep,empty when not charging,blue scrolling when charging.
goldy
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Post by goldy »

Thanks. Yes pretty useless especially if like me you're a very "light" brake user.
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Felindre
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Post by Felindre »

I agree with that comment, Interestingly the charging (or at least the display) varies with the mode you're in. I use a custom mode with engine on eco, everything else normal. It gives me a softer pedal response, and coasting, without reducing the aircon, which the full eco mode would do.

However because of that and light braking I never saw the charging mode as by the time it was doing it, I was watching what I was stopping for, not the dash. I only got to see it first time I towed, when the towing program overrode the eco and it showed charging whenever I touched the brakes.
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Mikeg1
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Post by Mikeg1 »

According to the manual, I should be seeing the symbol when braking, but haven't noticed it yet🤔

I can't seem to find a layout showing locations of all the symbols in the driver display.

Where should it appear?

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Mike. West Yorks.

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Felindre
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Post by Felindre »

Right hand dial, (rev counter or eco meter depending on drive mode) below centre. Shows as plain battery in white normally only shows blue with arrows moving up under braking. As I said if you're using an ECO engine mode the braking has to be firm, usually just as your coming to a stop, so watching the road not the dash.
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Mikeg1
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Post by Mikeg1 »

Thank you! I'd somehow thought (or didn't) that was to do with fuel! DOH 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Ordered 02/11/21, collected 17/11/21
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