Has anybody tried Mountain Mode (MM) while State of Charge (SOC) of battery is high (over 45%) in EV mode?
It is known that if you shift to MM in Charge Sustain (CS) mode engine would top the battery up to 45% SOC as well as providing enough power for current driving power demand.
I am just wondering if we shift to MM when SOC high (say 80%), Does the engine kicks on and sustain the battery charge at (80%) or Volt just drain the battery to designed 45% SOC even in mountain mode.
Imagine I want to save battery charge for city driving at the end of 40 mile highway. So I can shift to MM during highway to save battery charge for using the charge in city instead of highway in which the petrol engine operates efficiently.
It is known that if you shift to MM in Charge Sustain (CS) mode engine would top the battery up to 45% SOC as well as providing enough power for current driving power demand.
I am just wondering if we shift to MM when SOC high (say 80%), Does the engine kicks on and sustain the battery charge at (80%) or Volt just drain the battery to designed 45% SOC even in mountain mode.
Imagine I want to save battery charge for city driving at the end of 40 mile highway. So I can shift to MM during highway to save battery charge for using the charge in city instead of highway in which the petrol engine operates efficiently.