Battery Pack

[Suraj_madhu (Suraj M)]

Is it safe to shutdown the vehicle on a daily basis?

For the Ather 450, the shut-down or vacation mode was designed for prolonged periods of non-usage. However, some of our initial owners were using the feature frequently and at high charge levels, which increased the risk of a particular electronic component in the battery failing, and the vehicle not waking up in a few cases. Here’s what we did once we found out about this usage: We have communicated the expected usage of the feature and recommend that you use shutdown mode as a vacation mode,…

Hey so, if it’s not covered after 3 yrs, is it something we have to be worried about throughout its life ? Am I better off inducing it to happen now within warranty and get it sorted out and not worry about it ?