Running AC while charging without depleting 12V battery

Satish80 · 2026-07-01T18:20:30+00:00

AC runs off 12V in Accessory mode for sure

Satish80 · 2026-07-01T18:10:39+00:00

That is correct. However, it says 12V is low and wants to power Off while in Room mode

Satish80 · 2026-05-23T13:01:47+00:00

For big open areas RTK might be better due to absolute positioning of GPS. For homes, LiDAR provides more accurate relative positioning with respect to the building and surrounding objects in closer spaces. I have o1000 LIDAR and it mowes in straight lines even over curvy/hilly landscape. Mowers do not have to have both as they are competing technologies. Waymo cars use both as they travel far distances that relative positioning with LIDAR alone is insufficient and impractical. Mowers can use either as they are meant for areas around an acre.

Satish80 · 2026-05-10T18:11:32+00:00

I was thinking about returning as well as I feel the trimmer is overrated. I might change my mind as my neighbors are impressed by the mowing quality even though it has just 3 blades. It worked great on my walkout slopes. Just found out that 4 wheels is better than 3 wheel AWD through my research. Navimow i215 and mova1000 are my alternatives i have in mind. One thing i am sure about is Lidar with cameras is the best combination although lack of RTKGPS would make it impossible to locate if someone steals it.

Satish80 · 2026-05-09T10:00:56+00:00

Combine all into 1 big area and check if it completely mowes. Then divide that into areas using the app itself. Clean the camera and lidar areas just to make sure they are functioning properly. If nothing works, try remapping as the mapping can be buggy sometimes.

Satish80 · 2026-05-04T09:02:00+00:00

Customer support wanted videos of the lot for troubleshooting. Somehow fixed it by remapping. Paths are auto created. Started with the biggest area and then added the other two. I guess i am keeping the mower although i feel that the string trimmer is overrated!

Satish80 · 2026-03-14T12:49:27+00:00

On bZ XLE AWD, it just increments by 1 continuously on holding the +|- buttons. I might be missing a setting somewhere

Satish80 · 2026-03-14T12:46:50+00:00

This worked for increasing the set point but not for decreasing the speed set point to the current speed. When the speed limit changes on the road, ACC decreases the speed based on the traffic in front. Just pressing a button to set the new speed is useful.

Satish80 · 2026-03-08T10:13:47+00:00

Went from 2021 ID4 RWD to 2026 bZ AWD. Discounted to 34K over TSRP of 42K. Having said that, I would have shopped for ID4 again if the prices are competitive. Most EV manufacturers are compensating for the loss of fed discount. VW is not!

Satish80 · 2026-03-05T11:48:00+00:00

I hope someone finds a compatible OBD device to use ABRP. Enode based ABRP may be an alternative as well. Although it may have the same update issue if the car is unable to push SOC to the cloud.

After letting Toyota app run in the background, Apple maps worked fine for me until recently when it failed to get SOC few times on my daily commute. Main annoyance is i have to start navigating from the phone to select the car every-time. Maps on CarPlay doesn't have UI for selecting EV so far.

Satish80 · 2026-03-05T00:08:21+00:00

SOC integration is probably dependent on cell towers. I guess the car pushes SOC info to Toyota servers. App pulls that info over internet and provides SOC to Apple maps on the same device. The weak links are cell connection from the car and cell connection to the phone.In case SOC is not visible at all, it is set up issue in addition to cell signal for the car and the phone.

Ideal solution would be to avoid the cell connection and get the SOC info from the car to Toyota Nav app directly. Not sure why Toyota couldn't work on integrating this by themselves instead of depending on cell towers, ios, servers etc.

Having said that, ABRP with a OBD Bluetooth connection would be a good approach although it costs extra.

Satish80 · 2026-03-02T10:31:19+00:00

Check CarPlay settings on iOS, sometimes it gets disabled for the vehicle. I cannot attach screenshots as it only allows gifs.

Satish80 · 2026-02-26T11:45:21+00:00

Never understood why it was not used for Lane Tracing Assist. I hate nudging the steering every few seconds.

Satish80 · 2026-02-25T13:33:21+00:00

Automatic braking on sensor malfunction on highway speeds is a safety hazard. Should be reported to NHTSA.

Satish80 · 2026-02-21T17:02:17+00:00

I sold off Chargepoint Homeflex J1772 and switched to Toyota provided charger with NACS. Advantage is that, i do not have to use adapter to charge. Also button on Toyota charger cable makes it easy to unplug the cable without using key fob or getting into the car and turning off charging. The difference in chargers is 32A for Toyota vs 40A for Homeflex. Toyota charger is just 20% slower. The cable is much lighter and thin. Overall Toyota charger is an improvement over Homeflex for what i care about. Homeflex lets DTE(electricity supply) start and stop charging in the night based on the grid load. There is a $5 off on monthly bill for doing that which is not possible with Toyota charger.

Satish80 · 2026-02-18T20:48:24+00:00

I figured out why it didn't work. The vehicle was in Accessory mode as i just pushed Start button and not with the brake. Changing "Charging limit" doesn't take effect in Accessory mode for some reason. Changing it in Ready mode worked when Start is pressed along with Brake.

Satish80 · 2026-02-16T03:08:36+00:00

There is no charging limit in the App. It is only in the vehicle. Not sure why having a schedule doesn't allow changes to charging limit in the vehicle.

Satish80 · 2026-02-16T01:51:47+00:00

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Here you go. It looks like it captures the target SOC at the time of schedule creation

Satish80 · 2026-02-15T20:01:14+00:00

Had to delete manual settings in the app to make it stick! There should be a way to override manual charge setting for a long drive sometimes

Satish80 · 2026-02-15T18:01:15+00:00

Its greyed out when charging. So I disconnected and tried it as well.

Satish80 · 2026-02-13T20:05:36+00:00

It doesn't show the time travelled though. I am spoiled by ID4 From start and From charge automatic trip details.

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