What is Hybrid Mode on ZL1?

htron50 · 07-10-2017, 10:13 PM

Went into "Hybrid" mode. DIC center config changed as well. No performance modes available. Soon thereafter DIC warned "Service Rear Axle".
I did not dismiss. After 25 min of driving all warnings cleared out on own, hybrid mode disappeared, and normal operations continued. Any guesses on what's going on?
Has not re-presented.

FYI, battery had run down day before it happened but overnight charge and jump it started right up. Caused by possible drained battery? Note, volts show fine.
Hybrid DIC came up after jump start. Had car not been backed in- nose out, it would have been most difficult to jump car to get power to unlock doors and open good to get to battery terminals.
Anyone knows for sure why this did this, plz advise.

edc901 · 07-10-2017, 10:29 PM

Pop some D-cells in your gas tank, you're good to car.

ETA: Boost gauge disappeared too. It's almost as if you got the gauge programming from a Hybrid Tahoe or something else that may use the same cluster. hah

htron50 · 07-10-2017, 10:39 PM

Yeah, I thought I was demoted. Had the old folks gear choices too! Someone knows what's lurking in the ECM! Note the "flower" symbol for hybrid! Spot me 20 cars???

Ian SS · 07-10-2017, 10:42 PM

I've seen it before on cars with run down batteries, nothing to worry about if it went away.

htron50 · 07-10-2017, 10:55 PM

Anything formal on it?

*mlee* · 07-10-2017, 10:55 PM

That's a new one on me...

htron50 · 07-10-2017, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlee

That's a new one on me...

Your kidding? You of all folks mlee! I bet you can find some scoop. Hell, even the onstar lights were out. Keyfob no use. 1st attempt to jump failed. Only after all night charge did jump work. Very nervous due to fact that if I had to tow it there was no way to get it out of park. Zero. It doesn't go to bed without a tender now. I'm tempted to leave it in neutral while parked in case it would need a tow. Unnerving the ramifications

sengli · 07-11-2017, 06:59 AM

My Gen5 did this same scenario to me too. Where for no reason it was just stone cold dead one day. Eventually had the dealer replace the battery under warranty, which made sense. Anyway I also leave mine on a battery tender when not in use. Beware though...a couple of years ago a bad thunder storm rolled through. Had a close lightning strike, and it blew up my tender while attached to the car. It blew up the BCM, and anti-lock module and two sensors on my C6 Z06. Cost pretty close to $3k to get it fixed, thankfully with insurance. If I even think there is chance of a storm now...I unplug it.

BMWM.D. · 07-12-2017, 09:26 AM

Sounds like typical low voltage stuff to me. New cars go crazy when voltage drops that low. Probably would have been wiser to do a good slow charge on the battery opposed to jumping it, but it sounds like no harm was done.

07-10-2017, 10:13 PM	#1
htron50 Drives: 2017 ZL1 Status "Thank You!" Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,498	What is Hybrid Mode on ZL1? Went into "Hybrid" mode. DIC center config changed as well. No performance modes available. Soon thereafter DIC warned "Service Rear Axle". I did not dismiss. After 25 min of driving all warnings cleared out on own, hybrid mode disappeared, and normal operations continued. Any guesses on what's going on? Has not re-presented. FYI, battery had run down day before it happened but overnight charge and jump it started right up. Caused by possible drained battery? Note, volts show fine. Hybrid DIC came up after jump start. Had car not been backed in- nose out, it would have been most difficult to jump car to get power to unlock doors and open good to get to battery terminals. Anyone knows for sure why this did this, plz advise. Attached Images Last edited by htron50; 07-10-2017 at 10:31 PM. Reason: Add info

07-10-2017, 10:29 PM	#2
edc901 Drives: 2017 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Memphis Posts: 95	Pop some D-cells in your gas tank, you're good to car. ETA: Boost gauge disappeared too. It's almost as if you got the gauge programming from a Hybrid Tahoe or something else that may use the same cluster. hah __________________ 2017 Camaro ZL1 Hyper Blue - A10

07-10-2017, 10:42 PM	#4
Ian SS Drives: 2016 1SS, 2017 JKU Wrangler Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: San Diego Posts: 876 View My Garage	I've seen it before on cars with run down batteries, nothing to worry about if it went away. __________________ SLO 1SS - sold 1SS MRC NPP 6MT 2018 Ram Rebel 4x4 5.7

07-10-2017, 10:55 PM	#6
mlee CamaroFans.com Drives: ZLE & ZR2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 37,496 View My Garage	That's a new one on me... __________________

07-11-2017, 06:59 AM	#8
sengli Drives: 2015commemorative vert 2SS Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: northern Indiana Posts: 948	My Gen5 did this same scenario to me too. Where for no reason it was just stone cold dead one day. Eventually had the dealer replace the battery under warranty, which made sense. Anyway I also leave mine on a battery tender when not in use. Beware though...a couple of years ago a bad thunder storm rolled through. Had a close lightning strike, and it blew up my tender while attached to the car. It blew up the BCM, and anti-lock module and two sensors on my C6 Z06. Cost pretty close to $3k to get it fixed, thankfully with insurance. If I even think there is chance of a storm now...I unplug it. __________________ 2018 ZL1 Bright Yellow, A10, PDR, sunroof, carbon hood, and dash- sold 2020 2SS A10 sunroof..shock and steel special-traded 2015 commemorative vert 2ss

07-10-2017, 10:39 PM	#3
htron50 Drives: 2017 ZL1 Status "Thank You!" Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,498	Yeah, I thought I was demoted. Had the old folks gear choices too! Someone knows what's lurking in the ECM! Note the "flower" symbol for hybrid! Spot me 20 cars???

07-12-2017, 09:26 AM	#9
BMWM.D. Drives: ZL1/335i Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Santa Barbara Posts: 870	Sounds like typical low voltage stuff to me. New cars go crazy when voltage drops that low. Probably would have been wiser to do a good slow charge on the battery opposed to jumping it, but it sounds like no harm was done.

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