How to Customize the Charging Settings in a Porsche Taycan

How to use timers and profiles in a 2020 Porsche Taycan to limit the maximum charging level and to set preferred charging times. With the latest software updates you will need to use just a timer to set a maximum charge AND have your car charge overnight. A profile with preferred charging times selected will no longer work.
With a timer the system will work backwards from your selected time to begin the charge. For example, if you created a timer to have your car ready at 7am and a target charge of 85% the car will calculate how long it will take to achieve the 85% SOC and begin the charging sometime in the late evening/early morning. Unfortunately, there is no way to select a specific time range.

[@trichiem2633]

They should make this video mandatory for Porsche dealership staff. Their lack of awareness and knowledge of the charging settings is Ludicrous. Your video explaining Porsche charging makes it Plaid and simple.

[@Monkeyheadtpc]

I neither own a Taycan nor will I ever have enough money to buy one. Still watched the video because it was well made and very informative.

[@Monkeyheadtpc]

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[@steffensolberg6024]

Thank you for the Information, Im glad you shared that.

[@andreassauerbrei]

Super helpful as all your videos are. Have my 2021 Taycan Cross Turismo for 4 months now and absolutely love it. Thank you!

[@TTemobility]

very good explanations thank you from germany

[@kingsivadiii7732]

Just picked up one the other day. You know more than the guys at the dealership!

[@candisharpe8999]

Just ordering one today..excited

[@ericmcgrath3445]

Super helpful with my new car . Thanks Paul

[@robvanname6867]

Thank you Paul. I was able to do my first 85% home charge last night with your guidance.

[@driesvanbiervliet6130]

Great video, thanks !

[@adriennecarter9842]

I sincerely thank you for this. This was very precise and easy to understand. You are a Godsend!!!

[@DavidH-ve4fm]

Porsche should play this video for new taycan owners. Very helpful. Thanks!

[@rahulseth8823]

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[@MakemyDay798]

Very helpful videos

[@edenyow940]

very very helpful video , thank you very much !

[@stimsingh9361]

great video. thanks.

[@lafflion]

hi from zurich. we may be near stuttgart, but dealers are clueless here, too. thanks to your excellent video i finally finally know about the profile setting called "minimum charge" to *limit* the charge. the misleading labelling in the car had me stumped, and fiddling with all manner of timer settings; now i can relax. i have probably inadvertently loaded my taycan 4s to 100% a dozen times...no more, thanks to you!

[@rahulseth8823]

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[@yb8322]

Thank you for that information. It is very useful!❤

[@dallaslangston4490]

I just watched the video and noticed you are 1 mile away from me in Ladera Ranch. Just come over and show me in person. Lol

[@djxboss1]

I really needed some of this info 💯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@rahulseth8823]

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[@beechrad1965]

Thank you for the video. Soon to be new 4S owner here. When you activate the home profile, to what percentage will the battery be charged? The 85% of the general profile? Was unclear how to set or change the target charge percentage.

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

See the updated video description. You will want to use a timer and set the target charge to 85%.

[@joaocdestro]

amazing video, tks a lot!

[@ChuckJ1944]

Very nice and useful, Paul. Thank you for all you videos. Do you have a 992 or a Taycan- Or Both! Or do you work for the dealer and take anything you want home :-)

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

Thanks! I am one of the Area Trainers for Porsche Cars North America. We are constantly rotating the vehicles we use as our company cars.

[@ChuckJ1944]

@@paulsteinbruner2129 no wonder you're so good. I pick my 4S up Monday. If I have questions can I send them your way?

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

Charles Jacobus Congratulations! Feel free to reach out if you have questions.

[@ChuckJ1944]

@@paulsteinbruner2129 Paul: I just happened to think that I got the night vision assist and don't even know how to turn it on. Do you have a video on that?

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

Charles Jacobus the Porsche Good to Know app has the info you are looking for. It’s a great resource to learn about your Porsche and even has a video on how operate night view assist. The videos I create are either not well explained in the owners manual or not discussed at all.

[@ChuckJ1944]

Paul: Is there a video anywhere on using the base navigation and using the optional intelligent range manager?

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

Charles Jacobus those topics will be the subject of a future video.

[@ChuckJ1944]

@@paulsteinbruner2129 Fantastic, Paul

[@Mr.Cheeseburger24]

Good Lord this interface and software is a mess. A failure by design. Took me like 2 days of figuring out...

[@da_vortex]

Agreed. I switched from Tesla X to Taycan CT. It’s light years behind Tesla in terms of user interface and ease of use

[@westsidewhippets]

What happens if you check your timer personal home profile AND general charging profile simultaneously?

[@shaanage]

Hi Paul! Thank you for the video! I set this all up with my home profile with a time window between 11pm - 7am and a min charge of 25%. Then I set up the timer for the car to be ready at 7am with a max charge of 85%. Plugged it in and had the blue light blinking. However, when I woke up the car hadn't charged at all. I have the porsche mobile connect charger plus (I believe that is the same as yours but with the lcd screen). Any thoughts on what could have gone wrong?

[@lisaharding3794]

I think the error you made is the 25%. That's actually your max. Look at time 3:20

[@shaanage]

Hi Lisa! Thank you for the comment. I do appreciate it for sure 🙏 I did actually follow the video. The min charge at 3:00 is for the general charging profile. I was referring to what he gets to later on in the video at around 6:00 mins, where he sets up a min charge for a custom profile.

[@shaanage]

Fwiw though, I did read the updated description and he wrote down that an update is causing the profile and timer to not work well together. I’ve just been using the general profile since then set at 85%. Been working great! Thank you for the reply though.

[@rawata1]

Super helpful video. Still think this is not intuitive at all. Able to set battery percentage right from the charging display makes the most sense.

[@itislife]

Hi Paul, I hired a technician to install the 240V power outlet and he was looking for the UL info on the charger connect but there was none. Do you know how to find the UL info? Thanks.

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

UL info should be on the charger and/or owners manual

[@AssafLiran]

Where can we find the manufacture recommendation for the charging? If I had 100% and drive only 10 miles, should I connected it back to be charged or not?

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

Recommendations can be found in your owners manual. Porsche recommends no more than 85% for normal day to day driving for better battery longevity. Treat your battery like you would a gas tank, fill up only when you need to, not because you can. If not adding charge do not leave the car plugged in.

[@nosiestaguiding]

Negative

[@akmal2598]

hi how setting amps on taycan 4s

[@GWAIHIRKV]

I have a question. I can only get 4 hours at the cheaper rate from 12:30. If I set the profile and timer as outlined, will the charge stop after the 4 hours, even if the car has not reached the 85%? Or will it still charge until 85% is reached. Thanks. I was thinking if the 4 hours was not long enough multiple nights charging could be used to reach the 85%.

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

See the updated video description. Unfortunately there is no way to select a specific charging times.

[@GWAIHIRKV]

@@paulsteinbruner2129 Thanks Paul on the reply. My way around is to ensure the charge state is only low enough below 85% that it can be reached in the 4 hours with my 7.6kW charger. That way, it will stop before the 4 hour slot AND be at 85%. Obviously if I was at - say 40% - it would start charging way before the 12:30 time. Porsche have not thought this on through. . . .

[@SigurdFlaatten]

You're saying the battery wears out when you charge (and stay charged over time) at 100%. However, the VAG cars, including the Taycan has a big buffer at the top - so you never actually fully charge your battery. It is much less damaging to charge a Taycan to 100% every day than a Tesla

[@FrozenDung]

Yes you can but still the less of the battery you use the better. 20 80% is where Lithium Ion batteries like to be. I am sure most people won't notice much difference between 85 and 100% max charging but if you don't need all that range at once then it just prolongs the battery life.

[@SigurdFlaatten]

@@FrozenDung Early versions of many VAG cars were only charging to 80% SOC even when the owner sees 100% - I know this has later been adjusted for some models but my point is that 100% in the UI is only maybe 85% real SOC

[@harrybrandt6553]

@@SigurdFlaatten I have explored this with Porsche and it is false that the battery is only charging to 80% if set to 100%. They recommend setting to 85% max.

[@SigurdFlaatten]

​@@harrybrandt6553 There is a 93,4kwh battery, but you can only use 83,4kwh of that battery. This means that even if you charge to "100%" of the useable power, the battery is still only approximately 90% charged. True, a battery should never be held for longer periods of time at very low or very high states of charge, but charging a Taycan to "100%" every day (as long as you use it every day after charging) is absolutely no problem at all. 90% charge is the max of what for example Tesla recommends as "daily use" - again, as long as you actually cycle the power (drive the car) and not let it sit at 90%. With a Tesla, an 85kwh battery charged to 100% will actually have 85kwh power available, unlike Porsche or other VAG cars. VAG is notoriously conservative with their batteries. We saw Audi give some increase to useable kwh with an update to the E-Tron, but still they are nowhere near literally any other EV maker in terms of allowing the whole battery to be used.

[@zsh2291]

Wait so to charge to 85% daily all i have to do is set my minimum to 85 percent? i’ve heard from others that i need to set a timer and put the the target to 85%. Also if I do use the general profile method to limit my battery to 85% and use my connect app to preheat in the morning, am I at risk for the 12V Battery Issue?

[@learntobestill8671]

I was told exactly that. Don't ever touch the charging profile and timer if you dont want to face the 12V battery issue.

[@007SuperSoldier]

Correct. Minimum charge was incorrectly explained. It fast charges to minimum, then trickles to 100%.

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

@@007SuperSoldier Minimum charge is the maximum charge when set to optimized charging. Minimum charge is actually the minimum charge when charging between specific times.

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

See the updated video description.

[@popupchoirmn678]

Thanks for the video. I now have a problem and am looking for help. I set up charging and timer profiles as directed, and all worked fine until two weeks ago. Since then, when using the charging profile (11pm-7am), the 'Waiting' never stops and no charging occurs. The 'blue lights' come on per usual, and all looks fine. So I've had to use Direct Charging - luckily no problems. Interestingly, when the profile is 'waiting', it no longer displays the completion time (as it used to) as it does with Direct. Any suggestions out there? Thanks!

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

On the new versions of the software the profile might default to the next next day. In this case just use a timer with your desired departure time, your car will wait to start the charge based on the departure time and target SOC.

[@ChuckJ1944]

Help! I have set up the profile and timing for a 12-5 charge and when I plug it in it does not turn blue, rather it turns red and says charging error. Thuogh the charger does wait until midnight to charge, the battery symbol turns red and says charging error until I check it in the morning and then it show the correct 85% charge level. What can I do to fix this other than take it to the dealer which is 150 miles away?

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

Charles, my suggestion would be to reset the Mobile Charger Connect and delete and recreate the profiles/timers. If that doesn’t work you’ll need to visit the dealer.

[@ChuckJ1944]

@@paulsteinbruner2129 Thanks, Paul. Both of those have been done and the timed charging actually works, it just gives the incorrect indication so I think I'll let it go until I take it in for the first service in August.

[@johnmotter1]

How do you set up a charging profile if you plan to store or not use your car for more than 2 months

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

Best to leave the vehicle plugged in with a general charging profile set to optimized charging at 50%. Do not use any other timers or profiles.

[@johnmotter1]

@@paulsteinbruner2129 Can you send me instructions on how to do this with a profile called “away”..thx

[@scanboat24]

How do I set up charging for 2 hours in at specific time of the day - no matter whether the car is at 20% or 80%

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

See the updated video description. Unfortunately there is no way to select a specific charging times.

[@scanboat24]

@@paulsteinbruner2129 Thanks ... we have to live with it ... but I still hope that the programmers of the Porsche Software - gets a car them self and finds out ... how complicated they in fact made it for the user ... -

[@BillB33525]

@@paulsteinbruner2129 install heavy duty 220V timer on the 14-50 outlet.

[@TheOlivermasterson]

I thought there was a buffer to prevent the wear of battery?

[@PaulBroere]

yup, the buffer is present. With the PB+, 83 of 93 kWh is available. But a LiIon battery wants to be between 20-80% (or even better, as much around 50% as possible). In despite of the buffer, you still need to take care of your battery for maximum longevity :)

[@DavidHu]

What a mess. What if i want my direct charge to next exceed 85%?

[@andrewdoane6558]

This is frustrating. I want to only charge between 1-5am and only to 85%. Additionally, I don’t want it to charge AT ALL when I plug in if it’s not after 1am. Charge to 5% minimum if it’s really low, but 25%? Requiring the car to preheat to combine scheduled charging and a set point other than 100% is nuts. I hope Porsche fixes this in a software update.

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

See the updated video description. Unfortunately there is no way to select a specific charging times.

[@BillB33525]

Get a wall charger with a timer feature.

[@BillB33525]

Heavy duty timer attached to the 14-50 outlet will also provide this functionality.

[@ehyeoh3657]

Why do you limit the amount of charge to 85%? Any reason you don’t charge until 100%?

[@paulsteinbruner2129]

Porsche recommends 85% for battery longevity.

[@tonesedal4274]

@@paulsteinbruner2129 How important is this? I like my car to be to charged 100%

[@joaocdestro]

@@tonesedal4274 From apple devices to DJI drones, they recommend 85% if you will store your device If you go everyday to 100% your battery will have lower longevity. I charge to 100% only before travel. But for everyday use maximum 85%.

[@tonesedal4274]

@@joaocdestro Thank you. I will change my routines.

[@hamza040103]

I feel like the infotainment system is based on android

[@cnewt00]

Tesla > Porsche

[@nosiestaguiding]

That’s pretty damn slow