Hi all,
I just picked up a second-hand 2007 RX400h. I'm loving it thus far but today in rush hour stop-and-go traffic, my traction battery power level went all the way down to a couple of bars (around 20% charge). The level came back up to around 80% pretty quickly after I cleared the traffic and got moving again. However, I was surprised at how quickly the battery level plunged in stop-and-go traffic. I had the radio on, but the volume was quite low. Daytime running lights were on too, but I can't see how any of that could or should affect the battery levels that drastically. Anybody else have a similar experience? Is this normal?
Thanks,
Tubejig
I just picked up a second-hand 2007 RX400h. I'm loving it thus far but today in rush hour stop-and-go traffic, my traction battery power level went all the way down to a couple of bars (around 20% charge). The level came back up to around 80% pretty quickly after I cleared the traffic and got moving again. However, I was surprised at how quickly the battery level plunged in stop-and-go traffic. I had the radio on, but the volume was quite low. Daytime running lights were on too, but I can't see how any of that could or should affect the battery levels that drastically. Anybody else have a similar experience? Is this normal?
Thanks,
Tubejig
Since this is a feature feature found only on the RX400H, you might want to post this in the "Hybrid Technology Forum".
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/hybrid-technology-187/
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/hybrid-technology-187/
Lead Lap
Air conditioning on? Stop and go traffic drains more power as the electric motors are working to move the vehicle from a stop over and over. If you can get rolling and stay rolling only on electric, you'll find the baterry lasts longer.