[rcdancer]

Be careful who you buy a Ctek from. They will not honor their warranty if not bought from an authorized dealer, and Amazon nor eBay are authorized dealers.

See https://smartercharger.com/?s=amazon&x=0&y=0

Thanks!

 

[rcdancer]

Question. If I get a C Tek charger, I want to plug it into the cigarette lighter. However, the Macan shuts down the cigarette lighter after 30 mins - so how can I use it there???

"Note that the vehicle needs to have power on the cigarette outlet when not in use."

Which C Tek charger should I get?

 

[rcdancer]

Question. If I get a C Tek charger, I want to plug it into the cigarette lighter. However, the Macan shuts down the cigarette lighter after 30 mins - so how can I use it there???

"Note that the vehicle needs to have power on the cigarette outlet when not in use."

Which C Tek charger should I get?

I went ahead and ordered the Porsche trickle charger since it had great reviews.

 

[rcdancer]

I plug my charger into cig lighter receptacle with key off, then turn on charger then turn key on and off. Charger stays active until unplugged. The ctek cig lighter charger has 3 colored lights to indicate status. Above directions lead to green light on charger plug.

thank you

 

[rcdancer]

Question for those charging through the cigarette lighter - do you run the cord through the window or over the door threshold? The instructions recommend running it over the door threshhold, but then you can't close the door? And I don't want critters getting into the car through a cracked door.

Where are you running the cord?

 

[rcdancer]

You can close the door. Idid it on my Targa. Rubber molding is very forgiving

thanks

 

[rcdancer]

It's happily charging.

Another question - a couple of times when starting the car, I had been hearing a warning that the battery was low. Is that something to worry about? (I think it had to do with the fact that I was leaving the radar detector plugged in and the car keeps power to the outlet for 30 mins after shutoff.)

 

[rcdancer]

Why would you leave anything running, ever?

I don't now. But when I first got the car, I assumed the cigarette outlet shut off when the ignition was turned off .... I didn't realize it was still active for 30 mins. Once I realized that, I faithfully disconnect the RD when I shut down.

 

[rcdancer]

More than 24 hours now on the charger and the battery still doesn't have a full charge. I'm gonna give it another day and if it still isn't fully charged, assume it's a faulty battery?

 

[rcdancer]

More than 24 hours now on the charger and the battery still doesn't have a full charge. I'm gonna give it another day and if it still isn't fully charged, assume it's a faulty battery?

36+ hours and the battery is still not fully charged. I went by the dealer and spoke to the service manager. He said the CTEK can take a really long time (several days) to charge depending on how low the battery is. If by Monday, it's still not fully charged, bring it in and he will fast charge it.

 

[rcdancer]

If you bought a Porsche charger, its probably the 3300. Did you read the manual? What did it say? Go download from the ctek 3300 manual from their website. It can take more than 48 hours for the 4.3 if the battery is drained. The 3.3 amp will take longer. The 7000 less time.

Really bad idea to leave anything plugged in these days. The cars eat energy.

Manual doesn't say how long it can take to charge. Also I read online that it takes longer to reach a full charge through the cigarette lighter outlet, as compared to connecting directly to the battery terminals.


I also shortened the time the lights stay on after the ignition is off to 10 secs (shortest allowed).

 

[rcdancer]

The charts don't seem to make much sense. Car was finally fully charged when I came home - so somewhere between 38 and 48 hours to switch to maintenance mode. (And I had read online that is could take more than 48 hours.)

 

[rcdancer]

They do to me!! Which bit is unclear?

In the sense of giving a time estimate to full charge.

 

[rcdancer]

Hmmm. 8 + 20 + 8 + (3mins) = 36 hours 3 minutes! (plus another 2-6 hours if you selected a reconditioning option).


Of course those figures are estimated maximums for a serviceable battery, but of course no charger can guess the state of charge of your battery when charging commences, hence should be viewed as an approximate guide.

Thanks