2013-2018 Fiat 500e. How to check your current battery capacity.

[@frasiec]

I want to get a used one but I don't want to buy someone else's problem. Thanks for this video.

[@MrNismopro]

Dude, you did a stellar job explaining this. And I'm ordering this OBD test unit on Amazon now. But SOH is in fact the average of SOH-Resistance and SOH-Capacity via current. Thanks for this video, this helps a lot. 🤙🏼

[@nogoogle6349]

Did you order and test it out yet?

[@yeslawrence]

U have the best videos hands down for fiat 500e owners. Liked and subscribed

[@soufrider6765]

That’s true 💪🏻⚡️⚡️

[@TimeshiftsApocalypse]

PSA: Not all blue tooth OBD Readers work on our 500e's. Some of them when plugged in can cause the car to throw codes and illuminate warning lights. I had that happen with my blue tooth reader. (if that happens you may need to go to the dealer to get the lights and codes sorted out, or if you are lucky they will go away if you disconnect the 12v battery) Do as much research on the reader that you can before just plugging in an Ebay bluetooh reader you found on the side of the road. it looks like this guys reader is one of the good ones. but please be careful.

[@nogoogle6349]

Hey did you end up finding the right OBD?

[@bartomiejdrozd7125]

SOH-C is charge state of health, so how much energy battery can keep (spec capacity to actual capacity). SOH-R is power state of health, so how much amps battery can output.

[@HomesteadOC]

Bartłomiej Drozd I was thinking SOH-R for rear pack and SOH-C for center pack.

[@nogoogle6349]

@@HomesteadOC Are you from the OC?

[@FIAT126p]

Great series. Much appreciated Sir! Mine readings: 2017 MY 17,700 miles SOH=100% SOH-R=99.22% SOH-C=91.37% I am wondering whether FIAT may have secretly upgraded the battery as I am routinely getting >100miles range, even with AC on in 90F weather with mixed highway/city driving. When fully-charged the gage shows between 106-116 mi range and I have seen it as high as 127 miles.

[@nogoogle6349]

How's the FIAT so far? What city do you live in?

[@angelon7095]

Thank you for posting this .

[@theevolvingworld]

Thanks. It's critical info to know as the cars age & change owners.

[@angelon7095]

@@theevolvingworld Much Agreed . Can you read cell voltages too ?

[@theevolvingworld]

You can read all kinds of data. As I recall the modules (grouping of cells) were readable. You can read the charge voltage while it's charging, which really would be nice to know as not all public chargers are consistent as 6.6 kWh. That should be standard on the IP. I'll do another video on other secondary uses later.

[@angelon7095]

@@theevolvingworld are you still going to make a separate video revisiting this ? Thanks.

[@theevolvingworld]

Yes, and I've got a whole new series of Fiat 500e videos coming.

[@viliusja]

SOH 100%, Soh-R 99.61% Soh-C 82,75 40000km. Good video.

[@theevolvingworld]

What if everybody chimed in... 51,000 miles SOH=89.02% SOH-R=99.61% SOH-C=76.47%

[@nogoogle6349]

@@theevolvingworld I'm looking to buy a used one

[@cullenww]

I know this is a few years old, but thought I'd ask in case you're still reading comments here. I noticed in your system status log it reads 72k miles on the odometer, but when you show your dash it's around 48k. I point this out because when I ran AlfaOBD on my Fiat 500e the same inconsistency showed up. My dash reads 19800, but Alpha reads 31529. At first I was very paranoid a previous owner messed with the reading (even though the battery levels are quite good), but saw this happened in your video as well. Any idea what that's about?

[@theevolvingworld]

That's easy. It's reads in Kilometers. The dash is set to Miles.

[@jeff824]

@@theevolvingworld I laffed. hard.

[@MrJamal1982]

I wonder if this would also work on the new 2021 model. They still don't offer the option to charge to a certain percentage, 90% for example :( Only of they limit the battery pack from software, for example you see 100% charged in dashboard, but the real capacity is around 90% This is what i'm trying to find out, but fiat is not saying anything about it, so i have to test on my own. Alfaobd doesnt show support for the new 500e, only up to 2019. The software is free but i need to buy an obd2 and manage to get a laptop/android OS to check. I'm using apple devices.

[@nogoogle6349]

Hey Jamal, Did you find out the information you needed?

[@johncarr123]

Can you reset trouble codes with this program?

[@sredju]

does android phone do it?

[@jonhatanberriossolano6732]

hello I want to change the original radio of my 500e I'm in Costa Rica and I can't use the maps, I want to use an android radio but I don't want to lose the special functions of the car like turning the daytime running lights on and off and the exit assist, and the opening doors with this OBD scanner I can access these

[@RichardTerrellAZ]

On the 80-100% The BCMS balances in the last 10%. So it’s actually best to keep plugged in to 100%. Fiat says to plug in when not in use

[@theevolvingworld]

You can do a 100% maybe once a year as a top balancing reset. But, for longevity keep it between 20-80% as much as possible. For long term storage 50%.

[@jeffericsson7780]

Do you know if there is a tool for reseting faults. I am having a problem with my battery and it keeps trowing a fault of a parasitic loss and shuts the car down

[@theevolvingworld]

Go to the AlfaOBD web site. It says if you use a OBDlink MX adapter that it adds the ability to clear faults thru the same software. It costs about $80 on amazon. I might buy this myself for my EV conversion project powertrain. Currently, I've never had any faults. I'm not sure which "battery" you are referring to. But, remember there is a 12v & a HV (360v). I've said this many times before: The 12v battery is the weakest link in the whole system. When it get's old & near end of life, it will kill the whole system. Solution is: simply replace the 12v when it needs it. About every 3-4 years OR upgrade to a LiFEpo4 Lithium 12v battery and never worry about it again. See modified #18. Cheers.

[@СергейЛеонов-с4ж]

Доброго дня. Я просканировал вчера свой Фиат с помощью ELM 327BT. ELM 327BT полностью показал мне состояние HV батареи, как на видео The Evolving World. Огромное спасибо!!! И я смог удалить ошибки на других устройствах автомобиля. Но в некоторые устройства автомобиля ELM 327BT не разрешает войти - требуется переходник или соединения клемм (радио, климат-контроль). Больше вопросов появилось по SOH, SOH-R, SOH-C. Если у меня SOH-C -83.53% и SOH-R - 96.47%, тогда почему SOH - 100%?

[@theevolvingworld]

Thank You, I am happy you found the video useful. To answer your questions: Yes there are adapters that can be used with the AlfaOBD software to allow further access & reset functions. I would go to the AlfaOBD website and follow the instructions there. It is unclear to me if it's important to note the different percentages for each : SOH, SOH-R, & SOH-C. As long as the numbers stay high. My numbers went up with the last scan I did (1,000 miles later). I will continue to monitor it. As long as you keep it charged between 10-90% or even better yet, closer to 50% (for longer periods of inactivity). You would be doing the best you can to make the battery last as long as possible.

[@СергейЛеонов-с4ж]

@@theevolvingworld Спасибо Вам за ответ и советы. Вы правильно заметили, что машина много простаивает без движения. Это связано с погодой в Украине и дорожным покрытием после снегопадов. Я в хороших условиях погоды буду эксплуатировать машину и посмотрю на изменение SOH (-R, -C). О результатах сообщу.

[@theevolvingworld]

@@СергейЛеонов-с4ж Sounds good. Hope you enjoy driving it more when the weather gets warmer.

[@4N2IN0JA]

Is there a way to have the car stop charging once it gets to 80%?

[@theevolvingworld]

Not that I know of. It would be nice to be able to set a specific % to stop at. Only Tesla's from Model S on, allow you to program whatever you want it to stop at. The Roadster & the other Tesla joint cars (RAV 4 EV & B250e) default to 80%. Also, LEAF did 80% on just the first few years. I think Volt did too. There might be some others.

[@mattdavis9223]

If I'm not mistaken, these limits are built in. There is a usable battery range to preserve SOH and avoid SOC degradation. (roughly 20% - 80%) So, 100% charge indication is actually only 80% of what that battery cell can actually handle. Now while it can handle more, that does not mean it can do so without degrading the battery. Same goes for discharging.

[@georgekren6185]

I control that by a decision how long to charge. I control that from my iPhone, using (Internet) remote power switch (Smart Plug Mini Outlet AISIRER Wifi Socket ). It is extremely simple.

[@flyboyutahfoy8896]

@@mattdavis9223: If what you've seen is true, then it would seem the data history in this videos scan would show much lower history of times charging at 100% and 90% than it does. But logically, the lengths Fiat goes to to manage the battery's temp and so on, that they would, as you say, only charge to 80% true and 100% indicated. Does anyone know of a Fiat or any source to verify this?

[@flyboyutahfoy8896]

:@@georgekren6185How do you know when it will be charged to 80%? Do you use %/hour, and calculate it out every night? or do you drive pretty much the same distance every day and just ball park the cutoff time the same time every night? (my 500e charges about 7%-8% per hour@120v)

[@4N2IN0JA]

Did you have to take your car in for the recall?

[@theevolvingworld]

Nope. The dealer I bought the car from fixed all recalls before selling. Last recall was 5/16/16. Your a little late. All 500e's built feb 2016 & later are recall free!

[@marianobruno7491]

Just in case check your vin at fiat page, since there is a new recal like 2 weeks ago. I received the letter and checked the vin and is there

[@4N2IN0JA]

Javier Victor Mariano Bruno yeah I had mine taken care of 2 weeks ago. Something about the battery pack trying to charge the 12 volt battery when the car is off and it drains the battery. It did happen to mine. I would charge the car overnight and in the morning it was saying 99%

[@gasdorficmuncher9943]

cool beans i have 7000 miles on my fiat 500e odometer do they reset those on used fiat fiats ? seems little low for a 2015 californa car?

[@theevolvingworld]

I can't imagine that would be allowed or legal. But, than again, it's all just electronic digits. Not a mechanical odometer, where it's obvious if it's been tampered with. You can check the battery history to see if it's newer.

[@gasdorficmuncher9943]

Konnwei KW902 - ELM327 v1.5 is not on amazon but theres differnet models ? whats the difference? on those konnewei models?

[@theevolvingworld]

I don't know all the differences. I just know this one works! Others may work too. As long as it's ELM327 it should work, but you won't get your money back if I'm wrong.

[@gasdorficmuncher9943]

KONNWEI KW902 Mini Bluetooth Wireless OBD-II ELM327 what they had in stock i ordered

[@theevolvingworld]

Looks the same to me. Should work fine.

[@pauliusvindzigelskis2224]

Does OBD2 port work with car being off?

[@jirigrandpa]

Nope. Need turning key to MAR (1st) position.

[@AlexanderKotlyarov]

SOH 9.8%. Any ideas? Car drives ok, range is normal.

[@theevolvingworld]

What's the "Ah" & "SOH-C" numbers? They are both listed a few lines down from "SOH"& are far more important.

[@AlexanderKotlyarov]

The Evolving World Ah = 47, SOH-C = 72.5%. Real drive range around 90 miles.

[@theevolvingworld]

@@AlexanderKotlyarov When battery is new, it's 63 Ah. Your at about 75% capacity. I did another newer video on battery degradation showing the importance of the other numbers. I bet you get about 5.4 - 5.7 miles a Kwh on average.

[@MelviinNL]

Same here.. SOH 9.804. I drove the car empty a few weeks ago. Real empty till it went to the 12V battery. This because the calibration wasn't good. And I charged 18KWh after that. This are the full stats SOH 9.804 SOH C 75.294 SOH R 35.294 It's a 2014 model with 63K KM it's a usa car off course that I drive here in the Netherlands.

[@marianobruno7491]

Hello, thank you so much for the video. I have a ODB 2 reader (a good one. ScanTool OBDLink MX) I read in some forums that connect a obd 2 adapter could brick or damage the car? since they said that is not obd 2 port? Do I have any danger in trying?

[@theevolvingworld]

The software I used in the video is from the Manufacturer of the car... and it's free! It doesn't get any better than that! Why take chances gambling, when you know how to win?

[@marianobruno7491]

Hey thanks for the reply. Yes I'm going to use this software, I was not talking about the software but the odb reader itself. If connecting the reader would damage the car (even using this app)

[@theevolvingworld]

I thought you were talking about a generic OBD-II scanner that display codes right on the device. If it's just a access device such as the one I used, then I would think it's worth trying. It's just a portal to access data. If it crashes the system, the reboot is simple... unplug the negetive terminel on the 12v & reconnect it. Cheers,

[@alstonhsu3804]

From other owners, it may damage the car. www.fiat500owners.com/forum/66-fiat-500e/140034-2013-fiat-500e-warning-lights.html

[@marianobruno7491]

@@alstonhsu3804 yes. I was asking since I found that post. And that happened to me. But my Fiat start doing all those symptoms when I disconnected the battery. In that time I took it to the service (under warranty) it I was looking for a way to reset if this happen again. Anyone knows for an official cable for the 500e?

[@brucegee9134]

Note that some Konwei OBD readers have an incorrect resistor which might cause a short. You can test your reader with an ohm meter to make sure you have the right one: www.obdinnovations.com/konnwei-kw902-bluetooth-obd2-diagnostic-scanner-leaf-compatible/

[@carlosschnee1825]

Alfaobd

[@teletoby2917]

Bj.2014 60000 SOH: 73,73 % SOH-R: 89,02 % SOH-C: 73,73 %

[@EUW15]

Great video ! You are my hero ! I have always been scared of doing this because some people had problems with it, did you encounter any problem after ? Link to people with problems: www.fiat500owners.com/forum/66-fiat-500e/140034-2013-fiat-500e-warning-lights.html#/topics/140034

[@theevolvingworld]

Done it a few times now. No problems what so ever. Just reading info, not able to change anything. Although, overclocking the Motor horsepower will be nice in the future.

[@nogoogle6349]

Hey Edward, I have you tried the OBD2 connection yet on your FIAT 500e?

[@EUW15]

@@nogoogle6349 yes it worked just fine

[@johncarr123]

All 500e owners I suggest you purchase an extended warranty contract with Mopar for $1080.00 that extends your warranty for another 4 years or 66,000 miles. I purchased mine from www.factoryplans.com certified Mopar fiat plan dealer. Going to use my warranty today. Purchase before your factory warranty runs out. Also transferable when you sell the car.

[@lindd3509]

I bought a new fiat500e under a year ago and I've had the problem with numerous warnings flash up. I took back to dealer and they replaced 12v battery (Feb 2023) and now it's back flashing up same warnings . Can you advise please