[cje]

Hi all, I own a 2019 CR-V Hybrid (I'm the second owner).

Sometimes on start the petrol engine starts running immediately (as opposed to starting in EV mode, which seems to be the norm). This is when I am in Drive, but with my foot still on the brake, before I pull away.

The display on the dash shows that the motor is charging the battery (as per photo), however I've also noticed this happening when the battery gauge on the left shows it as fully charged.

Is this expected behaviour, and if the engine is still running after the battery is fully charged is it also serving another function? Or do I have a fault?!

Thanks for any insights

 

[cje]

Thanks both for the replies and welcome, good to hear it doesn't seem to be a fault. I had guessed it was probably trying to maintain the battery charge, but was left scratching my head when it carried on running after the battery was showing as full. Of course, if it could also be pre-emptive as JeffJo suggests, then that would explain it, especially as I always have ACC on. Thanks guys