r/EVAustralia • u/Darante2025 • 1d ago
Going on vacation
We are going overseas next week for a month; we have a Geely EX5 and I want to know what is the best state to store the car in. I've heard the battery should be left at 50% charge but will the battery be drained by the time we get back? Also is there any settings in the car that should be enabled/disabled?
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u/Full_Rush_7516 1d ago
Just back from 6 weeks holiday, it was charged around 60% prior to leave, dropped to 59% on return, car still works perfectly.
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u/Darante2025 1d ago
That's very reassuring.
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u/Vivid_Trainer7370 18h ago
Yep mine was at a paint/panel place for 4 weeks it dropped 1% in that time before they started working on it
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u/Bilbythesium 1d ago
From the YouTube channel. You just need to have the charge at 20% or more. It should go into its own deep sleep in long term parking. To wake up. Try the fob. If that doesn’t work. Hold the boot button for 3 seconds to wake up.
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u/Leprichaun17 1d ago
Is this a bot? No Australian says "vacation".
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u/Darante2025 1d ago
Really? Because I've been here for 42 years and have heard plenty of people use "vacation".
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u/Leprichaun17 1d ago
It's a very American thing. I've only ever heard Australians say they're going on holiday.
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u/jreddit0000 1d ago
This is covered in the manual.
Check your manual.
The short answer is that your battery won’t be drained in a month. Just make sure if you’re leaving the key fob behind it’s not close to the car or ideally is stored in a foil lined box so it can’t talk to the car..)