I plan to purchase the Maruti Suzuki Fronx, however I’m confused about which engine to go for. My month-to-month operating is round 900km within the metropolis. I learn that the 1.0 has an extra lithium-ion battery that must be charged for half-hour each 15 days if the car isn’t used for lengthy durations. Is that true, and in that case, can we begin the car? Also, what would occur if the secondary battery will get totally discharged?

Krishna Prasad C, Hyderabad

Autocar India says: The Maruti Suzuki Fronx with the 1.0-litre Boosterjet engine comes with Suzuki’s 48V Smart Hybrid Vehicle System (SHVS), which deploys an built-in starter generator (ISG) as an alternative of a standard starter motor. It additionally will get an auxiliary 12V lithium-ion battery positioned beneath the entrance passenger seat. The SHVS performs three key features: help the engine in energy and torque, recharge the principle and auxiliary batteries throughout deceleration, and provide computerized engine start-stop functionalities when idle.

The system is primarily designed to boost gasoline effectivity by mildly decreasing the engine load throughout acceleration or shutting off the engine fully when the car is idle, like at a site visitors sign. It is a totally optimised system and doesn’t require the 12V lithium-ion battery to be charged for a minimal length.

The SHVS fees and discharges the auxiliary battery based mostly on when the automobile is being pushed, and even when the car stays stationary for an prolonged interval, there can be no influence on the automobile. In case the lithium-ion battery is totally discharged, the car will nonetheless begin usually, nevertheless it might restrict functionalities comparable to energy help beneath acceleration and idle start-stop for just a few kilometres till the battery regains adequate cost. Hope this explains how the expertise works.

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