2021 GLE 450 and the Lithium Ion Battery -20 degs Winter
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2021 GLE 450
2021 GLE 450 and the Lithium Ion Battery -20 degs Winter
I haven’t been through a winter yet. I’m in AZ now but by the time we are heading home back to Canada, the temperatures could be as low as -20 degs at night when in a hotel.
So,my question is aimed at those owners who live in the northern part of the USA or Canada and have been through a whole cold winter with this system setup. Was wondering how the lithium Ion battery held up? I read these batteries are suppose to retain their voltage better than the liquid acid batteries?
I also read somewhere you are not to charge a lithium Ion battery in the cold? I thought well, when you are driving down the highway, the battery is being charged by the 48 volt generator. Huuum! I think they were referring to cell phone batteries? I can’t see why even at home in the winter why you could throw a trickle charger on from time to time.
I was going to call the dealer at home but I figured you guys would know more than they would.
Appreciate your input.
Toban
So,my question is aimed at those owners who live in the northern part of the USA or Canada and have been through a whole cold winter with this system setup. Was wondering how the lithium Ion battery held up? I read these batteries are suppose to retain their voltage better than the liquid acid batteries?
I also read somewhere you are not to charge a lithium Ion battery in the cold? I thought well, when you are driving down the highway, the battery is being charged by the 48 volt generator. Huuum! I think they were referring to cell phone batteries? I can’t see why even at home in the winter why you could throw a trickle charger on from time to time.
I was going to call the dealer at home but I figured you guys would know more than they would.
Appreciate your input.
Toban
