ICE will not cut out on a hot day
Had been driving in the hills of the peak district in my 65 plate Auris hybrid.
Battery was the equivalent of two bars bellow a full charge, but was stuck in traffic with the ICE still running.
Tried to override into EV, but no joy for the best part of 10 minutes, with no strain being put on the drive train as it was all a steady downward stop start drive through some traffic lights.
Now, I know that at the end of a steep hill, with a very full Battery, the ICE will run for a shor
What would happen if the traction batteries (i.e. the ones under the rear seat) got hot through the repeated charge/discharge of driving up and down hills?
If that were the case, I would expect the car to stop using the batteries until they had cooled, then giving the symptoms you describe?
I have not had a similar situation, but then it's pretty flat around here.
Even if that is not the case, on your car it is always worth occasionally checking that the Battery cooling inlet (und
