Can't charge the leisure battery from the engine

[Jerrywho]

Sorry to hear so many others are having the same issue. I’d be interested to hear if anyone has actually managed to get it fixed through their dealer. How was the experience and how long did it take?

I reported the issue to my dealer within the first week of ownership, so I believe I still have the option to reject the vehicle under the Consumer Rights Act. I really don’t want to send it back, I like the van and I’d like to give them the opportunity to fix it. That said, I definitely don’t want six months of going back and forth to the dealers!!

Hi Kevin as said before I will be taking the T7 to the dealer to install a new circuit breaker; we have been waitting about 2 months since there was no stock worldwide; they were against this idea many times but after talking directly to the electronic guy at dealers they ordered it as the most probable cause of failure; I will come back at the end of the week.

 

[kevin1000]

I haven't seen anywhere in this thread mentions of the Max Power button. That's what makes T7 charge leisure battery during driving. I always use it since it makes StartStop system go away

Thanks! I have also been experimenting with the Max Power button unfortunatly it doesnt seem to make any difference in my testing.

My understanding was that the leisure battery should still charge without the button pressed? I think I was told that the button just makes the charging faster by increasing the engine revs. Its very possible I missunderstood!!

 

[kevin1000]

Hi Kevin as said before I will be taking the T7 to the dealer to install a new circuit breaker; we have been waitting about 2 months since there was no stock worldwide; they were against this idea many times but after talking directly to the electronic guy at dealers they ordered it as the most probable cause of failure; I will come back at the end of the week.

Thanks for the info, sounds hopeful! Fingers crossed it resolves your issue.

 

[dspuk]

Thanks! I have also been experimenting with the Max Power button unfortunatly it doesnt seem to make any difference in my testing.

My understanding was that the leisure battery should still charge without the button pressed? I think I was told that the button just makes the charging faster by increasing the engine revs. Its very possible I missunderstood!!

Your assumption is 100% correct.