{"id":10524,"date":"2018-11-20T15:49:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T20:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandyblogs.com\/techlink\/?p=10524"},"modified":"2019-01-23T13:05:47","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T18:05:47","slug":"bolt-ev-not-charging-to-full-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=10524","title":{"rendered":"Bolt EV Not Charging to Full Capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some 2017-2019 Bolt EV models may not have charged to a full charge level, as shown on the power indicator gauge on the instrument cluster, after a complete vehicle charge event. The top indicator bar on the charge gauge will not be illuminated.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle may not charge to full capacity based on the vehicle settings. These settings differ based on model year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2017-2018 Models<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the vehicle is not charging to full capacity, check if the Hill Top Reserve setting is selected. Hill Top Reserve enables regenerative braking efficiency to be maximized when driving from a higher elevation immediately after charging. When this feature is turned on, charging will stop before the high voltage battery is fully charged, which allows space for energy from regenerative braking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> Regenerative power may be limited when the battery is near a full charge or cold. The regen battery icon in the power indicator gauge will appear gray when limited.<\/p>\n<p>To check if the Hill Top Reserve setting is on, press the Energy button on the infotainment screen and then select Energy settings &gt; Hill Top Reserve. (Fig. 6) Press the On\/Off button to select or deselect the setting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11058\" src=\"https:\/\/techlink.mynetworkcontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/F06-201718-EV-image-R.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/F06-201718-EV-image-R.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/F06-201718-EV-image-R-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/F06-201718-EV-image-R-85x55.jpg 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/F06-201718-EV-image-R-200x130.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Fig. 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2019 Models<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the vehicle is not charging to full capacity, the Target Charge Level may be activated and set to a lower charge rate than 100%. With this setting, a reminder will be displayed on the instrument cluster indicating Target Charge Level Active.<\/p>\n<p>The Target Charge Level allows the charging range to be set based on what is needed. For example, when charging at a public pay station and a full charge is not needed, the Target Charge Level can be set to only get as much range as needed.<\/p>\n<p>To determine if the Target Charge Level is turned on, press the Energy button on the infotainment screen and then select Charging &gt; Target Charge Level. Adjust the charge level to the desired level of charging capacity using the plus\/minus buttons on the screen. (Fig. 7)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10517\" src=\"https:\/\/sandyblogs.com\/techlink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F07-2019-EV-IMG_0594.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F07-2019-EV-IMG_0594.png 600w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F07-2019-EV-IMG_0594-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><strong>Fig. 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Thanks to Chuck Wieseckel<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 2017-2019 Bolt EV models may not have charged to a full charge level, as shown on the power indicator gauge on the instrument cluster, after a complete vehicle charge [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10524"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11059,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10524\/revisions\/11059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}