45e Air Con deactivated message

E91toG05 · 08-26-2023, 08:34 PM

First time this happened to me - drove to destination in hybrid mode (after running out of electric juice). Parked with zero “—“ range shown. When I got back in and drove, was greeted with warm air and a message that said something about insufficient charge or too hot to run heat or air con and that I needed to charge or go for a short drive before climate control would be available. Drove a few minutes, message went away and AC kicked on. Not a huge deal but weird that this is the first time this is happened in more than one year of many similar trips. Perhaps just happened to park this time when the PHEV battery was particularly dead? Anyone else get this message?

jad03060 · 08-26-2023, 10:18 PM

I've only seen this once, and it was recently. If I'm very low on battery power, I try to remember to turn battery control on to bring it up before I expect to turn it off.

E91toG05 · 08-26-2023, 10:30 PM

Will be interested to see if this happens again. Odd it happened to both of us recently. There really was nothing unique about my driving today - very similar to my normal routine.

nZtiZia · 08-27-2023, 01:30 AM

a few have reported this in the FB group. bottom line: try not to let the electric gauge go down to - - - on days you’ll need AC or heat. instead of letting it go down and kick into Hybrid mode, I tend to hit Sport mode with around 3-miles remaining

Chonkapotamus · 08-27-2023, 05:33 AM

I've only seen this once, and it was also this past week, after a long road trip that fully depleted the battery.

E91toG05 · 08-27-2023, 05:41 AM

Thanks for the replies. Pretty dumb of BMW to make it so we can’t just run car in hybrid mode and not worry about it. Will keep an eye on this and see if it happens again.

nZtiZia · 08-27-2023, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chonkapotamus

I've only seen this once, and it was also this past week, after a long road trip that fully depleted the battery.

to clarify, the 24kWh battery isn’t fully depleted, just the usable capacity (17.1 or 21.6 kWh depending on the country)

jad03060 · 08-27-2023, 02:34 PM

On a continuous trip, I've not noticed the inability to maintain HVAC...only if turning the vehicle off after the battery range got to zero, and then when restarting it. It then can take a few moments to get to the point where it can turn it back on again.

One thought on that...the logic may be that it expects you to plug it in after the trip and then, a low battery would not be an issue.

08-26-2023, 08:34 PM	#1
E91toG05 Captain 348 Rep 623 Posts Drives: 2022 X5 45e Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New York, NY iTrader: (0)	45e Air Con deactivated message First time this happened to me - drove to destination in hybrid mode (after running out of electric juice). Parked with zero “—“ range shown. When I got back in and drove, was greeted with warm air and a message that said something about insufficient charge or too hot to run heat or air con and that I needed to charge or go for a short drive before climate control would be available. Drove a few minutes, message went away and AC kicked on. Not a huge deal but weird that this is the first time this is happened in more than one year of many similar trips. Perhaps just happened to park this time when the PHEV battery was particularly dead? Anyone else get this message?
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08-26-2023, 10:18 PM	#2
jad03060 Major General 3222 Rep 6,901 Posts Drives: X5 45e Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: NH iTrader: (0)	I've only seen this once, and it was recently. If I'm very low on battery power, I try to remember to turn battery control on to bring it up before I expect to turn it off.
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E91toG05 Captain 348 Rep 623 Posts Drives: 2022 X5 45e Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New York, NY iTrader: (0)	Will be interested to see if this happens again. Odd it happened to both of us recently. There really was nothing unique about my driving today - very similar to my normal routine.
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nZtiZia Major General 4738 Rep 8,818 Posts Drives: eVeRyOnE mAD! Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: neither here nor there... iTrader: (0) Garage List 2021 BMW X5 xDrive 45e [9.88]	a few have reported this in the FB group. bottom line: try not to let the electric gauge go down to - - - on days you’ll need AC or heat. instead of letting it go down and kick into Hybrid mode, I tend to hit Sport mode with around 3-miles remaining
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08-27-2023, 05:33 AM	#5
Chonkapotamus Private First Class 145 Rep 114 Posts Drives: 335 e93 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	I've only seen this once, and it was also this past week, after a long road trip that fully depleted the battery.
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08-27-2023, 05:41 AM	#6
E91toG05 Captain 348 Rep 623 Posts Drives: 2022 X5 45e Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New York, NY iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the replies. Pretty dumb of BMW to make it so we can’t just run car in hybrid mode and not worry about it. Will keep an eye on this and see if it happens again.
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jad03060 Major General 3222 Rep 6,901 Posts Drives: X5 45e Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: NH iTrader: (0)	On a continuous trip, I've not noticed the inability to maintain HVAC...only if turning the vehicle off after the battery range got to zero, and then when restarting it. It then can take a few moments to get to the point where it can turn it back on again. One thought on that...the logic may be that it expects you to plug it in after the trip and then, a low battery would not be an issue.
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