Amazon type packing before shipping to Bengaluru😂. An old treadmill box and its plastic packing materials were of the right size to accomodate Ather.
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Hi Sachin, really sad to read about the happening. But yes as you rightly mentioned it’s a calculated risk that some of us have taken to have it at tier 2 & 3 cities inspite of no assurance from Ather. But yes i can really feel your spirit of being bold & confident in managing the issue. Hope to see your 450 back on roads of Shivamogga.
Please do update on the process…
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Namaskara Sir, read that you have taken the scooter to Dharwada. Hope you are enjoying the experience. A small suggestion from my end would be to use the SHUT DOWN feature as rarely as possible, only when the scooter will not be used for days together. I dint know that and used it regularly, which might have caused this issue. Some others who have used the SHUT DOWN feature frequently have faced the same issue. Since even you are using the scooter away from Bengaluru, I dont want you to repeat the mistake I did and get in this hassle. Hope you have a great expereince with the scooter. 
. I will update once I get the scooter back.
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Namaste Sachin, ತುಂಬಾ ಖುಷಿಯಾಯ್ತು for you sharing your experience. Will make the best the suggestion. ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.
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That’s quite an adventure you’ve had Sachin😅.
Hope your Ather is all fine and you get it back at the earliest.
Just pre-ordered it, will mostly be using it for city travel.
But reading this post has given some me confidence to try traveling (probably somewhere close by Bengaluru initially😁).
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Received my scooter on December 1st, that is, Sunday after it spent one month in the service centre. Shipped it to my home yesterday. Ather offered to give it back on a temporary loaner battery. But I insisted them to return the scooter after repairing the original battery itself. Was a long frustrating wait. Happy to have received it now. One thing is for sure; I will never touch that ‘SHUTDOWN’ button again. 
. I know it is to be used only as ‘VACATION MODE’. But I am now feeling hesitant to even use it like that. Probably, I now have another anxiety added along with the range anxiety ( only during highway use; not for city), that is the SHUTDOWN anxiety. 
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Shaastrigale,
you may use ‘shut down’ if the SoC is below 60%. As you said, do not use it regularly. Use it only when you are NOT going to use vehicle for several days.
Thanks for the update and wish you safe riding.
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Dear Sachin,
I am expecting my Ather 450 shortly. All the paper works have been done and now only the delivery part is left, which will happen in a day or two at Chennai Delivery Point.
I’ve read through your experience with the unit. Delighted overall, but I thought you are the right guide at the moment for the below given queries of mine, and request your suggestion for the good-health of the vehicle.
On receiving my long-desired EV, after initial thrill and crazy rounds with it, I wish to keep the vehicle straight away on a long storage. The reasons for this is that, I am not in town and would not be for at least another 6 months from now. I am authorizing a close friend of mine to pick the vehicle from the showroom and drop it at my residence. I read about the Vacation / Shutdown mode and the experience that you have had. A bit concerned on not knowing how exactly I need to opt the storage modes available within. I have my daughter in town, who could in a while, say once in a month, be able to recharge the EV to its full and again put it back to Vacation / Shutdown mode. Only when I am in town, I would need to use this vehicle on a daily basis, like say at least for 40 days and then again back to square one as stated above viz. storage mode. Please give me your technical advice and also any other additional inputs to maintain it in this manner. Other parameters like tyre to be inflated to suit the storage & avoid flat spots, petroleum-jelly greasing at terminal points etc. could also be touched upon. Hope you wouldn’t mind, I have put forth a lengthy tale.
Best Regards
Rajan Babu
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I would suggest that your friend use it for daily/weekly errands. Keep it running so the battery is in good health and tired don’t develop bald spots due to being parked for a long time.
Or you could just defer your delivery to when you are back in town.
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Well noted! Thanks
Sir, the shutdown button can be used occasionally, i.e, when the vehicle will not be used for a long time. My case was different because it was uses very frequently. Maybe once a month is ok. Rajesh sir, @rajeshkav has mentioned that the shutdown feature may be used if the SoC is below 60%. I request him to clarify regarding this once. I also suggest you to go through the user manual once. Not reading the manual was a mistake which I did. I feel it would be better if the scooter is uses atleast once or twice in a month rather than keeping it idle. Even I dont know what effect keeping the scooter idle for a long time will have on the battery. Memory effect is an issue with lead acid batteries. I dont think lithium ion batteries experience it. Only thing is that they should not be left in discharged state for a long time. I hope @hemanth.anand can confirm regarding this.
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True… Whenever you shut down , please make sure SoC is below 60%. If the SoC is above, there is high chance of failure of BMS circuitry over the period of time.
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Reason for that, sir?
There is an issue with the BMS hardware. Please read the below FAQ.
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@Ather.Team
The information not to shutdown scooter should have been sent in mail. I do face M027 error code may be due to shutdown.
Did he take the vehicle to vijayawada? If yes , is he on the forum?
Hello Sachin @sachinshastry12 . I am resident of Shivamogga. I would like to have conversation with you regarding Ather Scooter. Please do reach out me @ 9035906062 or share me your contact details to reach you out soon.
Thank you
ನಮಸ್ತೆ, ನಾನು ಹಾಸನದಿಂದ 450x ಬುಕ್ ಮಾಡಿರುವೆ. ನೊಂದಣಿ ಕೂಡ ಮುಗಿದಿದೆ ಎಂದು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕಡೆಯಿಂದ ಮೇಯ್ಲ್ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಹಾಸನದವರೆಗೆ ಯಾವ ಮೋಡ್ ನಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಗಾಡಿ ಓಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಬರಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ( ಸಿಂಗಲ್ ಚಾರ್ಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ) ಬೇರೆ ಯಾವ ರೀತಿ ಹಾಸನಕ್ಕೆ ತರಬಹುದು? ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ಇಕಾನಮಿ ಮೋಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನೂರು ಕಿ.ಮೀ. ವರೆಗೆ ಗಾಡಿ ಓಡುವುದೇ ಆದರೆ ನಡುವೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿಯಾದರೂ ಚಾರ್ಜಿಂಗ್ ಗೆ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಹಾಸನಕ್ಕೆ ತಲುಪಬಹುದು. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಿಂದ ಹಾಸನಕ್ಕೆ ಒಟ್ಟು ಅಂತರ 180 ಕಿ.ಮೀ. ಇದೆ. ಈ ಕಮ್ಯೂನಿಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಡ ಈಗಾಗಲೆ ಹಾಸನದವರು ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಏಥರ್ ಗಾಡಿ ಕೊಂಡಿರುವವರು ಇದ್ದರೆ, ನೀವು ಹೇಗೆ ಸಾಗಿಸಿದಿರಿ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಿ. ( ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಹಾಸನದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದೇ ಒಂದು ಏಥರ್ ವ್ಹೈಟ್ ಕಲರ್ ಗಾಡಿ ಓಡಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ)
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Hello,
I’ve booked 450x from Hassan. Registration is completed and I’ve got emails. Till hassan it’s impossible to ride the vehicle in any mode (in a single charge). How else can I transport till Hasaan? Or else if it can really run for 100kms in eco mode, charging can be arranged somewhere midway and reach Hasaan. Hasaan is 180kms from Bengaluru. If someone in this community has purchased Ather vehicle from Hassan, please let me know how you transported. (Because i see one white Ather running around in Hassan)
Thanks
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@rohithagasarahally, congratulations.
@banavara.manjunath is most probably the owner of that 450 that you see in Hasana. You can DM him for more details. Below are some of his post related to your query
But if you really can make an arrangement for a charging point midway…somewhere between Kunigal and Yediyur (Koppa) will be the best place. I’ve ridden my 450 to Mysuru and I can confirm that 100km on a single charge is easily achievable. I’m more confident about it in Ride mode that Eco mode.Till Hasana road is also nice and almost flat. You just have to keep it at around 40kmph and use regeneration and cruise as much as possible. But if you Don’t want to risk it, lot of small transport vehicles can be arranged.
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I am surprised that you never encountered earth problems during your charging in many places
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