BillThompsonMIEV
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Hello out there. As you may know, I am a new Miev owner here in San Antonio,TX. I have only done one charge up to a full 16 bars. My questions centers around the charging indicator light on the instrument cluster and the orange charging indicator light on the manufacturer provided Level 1 charger. I did not use the remote control capability to do the charge. I began the charge and periodically checked the energy level gauge and noticed the bars rising. When it reached 16 bars I checked the orange light on the Level 1 charger and it was still illuminated. In time the orange light on the Level 1 charger went out, and I figured the battery conditioning process was over. So I checked the red charging indicator light and observed it was still illuminated. I waited awhile, and no change to the charging indicator light on the instrument cluster. I then disconnected the Level 1 charger, and the instrument cluster light went out. Page 1-25 of the owner's manual states the charging indicator light goes out when charging is complete. The question is this: Should I have waited longer before I disconnected the Level 1 charger? When the orange light on the Level 1 charger goes out, does that mean charging is complete and the battery has gone through its conditioning and balancing processes? Any thoughts/advice is appreciated. Bill Thompson.