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      01-09-2018, 11:40 PM   #21
wordsworth03
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Originally Posted by retx View Post
IMHO. It's a little bit challenging to calculate the right time to get the warm vehicle/cabin and the full battery when you're ready to leave.

If I program to warm up the car 30-mins before my departure time, my battery may drain all the way to 80-90% even though my Level 1 is plugged in. I intend to warm up the car a little earlier, for example hours ahead. Or try to get the Level 2 installed.

Luckily my car isn't parking outsides, and X5 usually warms up the cabin pretty fast. So I don't have to program to warm my car all the time.
I guess I should have specified I have a L2 charger. I can preheat for 10-15 minutes and have 97-98% when I leave.
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