Hamburg eBus recharging.

[®Ø™]

Can the eBus from hamburg recharge on other maps or can it only be recharged on Hamburg?

[7817]

HAMBURG E-BUS - A Further Problem

Thanks to Prekratic pointing me to a YouT**e video, I have found how to recharge the batteries in the E-Bus.

However, I have another problem that is not covered in the manual.

When the batteries have been recharged and I have removed the charging cable, I am unable to put the bus in gear and, hence, it will not move.

I can depress the footbrake and press the 'D' gear select switch but the bus obstinately remains in neutral - as shown on the digital console in the centre of the dash.

This happens at least 50% of the times I recharge the bus and I cannot find any solution to it.

Has anybody else experienced this?

[TheFireLauncher4]

I am not sure at first I think you could double tap e or something. Yeah after charging it check the display it shows how much it's charged on the display. then you press e for electronics while it's in neutral and hold m then switch to drive and release the parking brake and then hold e again. try that. It is weird at first because it's an electric bus and different from the others.

[Jimbow]

It will recharge on any map if the depot supports refueling, or at any garage

[®Ø™]

You must be thinking of another bus then because I just tried recharging it at a depot that supports refueling and it didn't work. I know recharging and refueling are two different things, but I figured it would've worked on practically any map.

[Jimbow]

you need to open the flap above the wheel arch first.

[®Ø™]

Already did that more than once on multiple maps. Still doesn't work. It only works on hamburg.

[Jimbow]

I've tried a number of maps and it works fine, make sure the bus is shut down, then open the flap and press the refuel button in the menu.

[®Ø™]

Alright, I'll try that then.

[®Ø™]

Thank you, that worked! I guess I kept trying to charge it while the bus was still on.

[Jimbow]

Originally posted by 7817:

HAMBURG E-BUS - A Further Problem

Thanks to Prekratic pointing me to a YouT**e video, I have found how to recharge the batteries in the E-Bus.

However, I have another problem that is not covered in the manual.

When the batteries have been recharged and I have removed the charging cable, I am unable to put the bus in gear and, hence, it will not move.

I can depress the footbrake and press the 'D' gear select switch but the bus obstinately remains in neutral - as shown on the digital console in the centre of the dash.

This happens at least 50% of the times I recharge the bus and I cannot find any solution to it.

Has anybody else experienced this?

On the console on the dashboard make sure there is a green bar and the word ready shown around the gear indicator, if not press "M" to start the bus back up.

[7817]

You can recharge the Hamburg E-Bus on any map but you need to add an object from the Hafen City map first.

Assuming that you have the Hafen City - Hamburg Modern map proceed as follows...

Go into the editor of the map you want to recharge the E-Bus in and, on the right hand side, make sure you have the 'Objects' tab highlighted. Navigate to the location on the map where you want the recharging point for the bus to be - this can be a bus garage or a terminus or wherever you like.

Half way down the box on the right-hand side, click the 'Load...' button.

In the top right hand corner of the window that appears - in 'Search Sceneryobjects' type...

3_BBD_elektro

That object should then appear on the left of the window. Double click it and the object will be transferred to the list of objects in the editor under the 'Actual Object Types' box.

Its title is 'HHA Betriebshof Alsterdorf (Ladebereich)'.

Click on the object name, press the 'N' key and the object will appear and you can use the left mouse button to place it exactly where you want it.

If the object doesn't appear it may be because it is below the existing terrain and you may need to adjust its height. You can adjust the object height in the box maked 'z:'.

The charging point object, when placed, is a large rectangle. If this looks unsightly on the map, you can adjust its height so that it is just below the surface of the existing terrain and is therefore invisible - it will work just as well.

[®Ø™]

Originally posted by 7817:

You can recharge the Hamburg E-Bus on any map but you need to add an object from the Hafen City map first.

Assuming that you have the Hafen City - Hamburg Modern map proceed as follows...

Go into the editor of the map you want to recharge the E-Bus in and, on the right hand side, make sure you have the 'Objects' tab highlighted. Navigate to the location on the map where you want the recharging point for the bus to be - this can be a bus garage or a terminus or wherever you like.

Half way down the box on the right-hand side, click the 'Load...' button.

In the top right hand corner of the window that appears - in 'Search Sceneryobjects' type...

3_BBD_elektro

That object should then appear on the left of the window. Double click it and the object will be transferred to the list of objects in the editor under the 'Actual Object Types' box.

Its title is 'HHA Betriebshof Alsterdorf (Ladebereich)'.

Click on the object name, press the 'N' key and the object will appear and you can use the left mouse button to place it exactly where you want it.

If the object doesn't appear it may be because it is below the existing terrain and you may need to adjust its height. You can adjust the object height in the box maked 'z:'.

The charging point object, when placed, is a large rectangle. If this looks unsightly on the map, you can adjust its height so that it is just below the surface of the existing terrain and is therefore invisible - it will work just as well.

You know I was actually going to do that the other day. That is until Jimbow explained to me exactly what I need to do. You don't need the carports to charge the bus. You just need to pull up to a refueling station or spot and once the sign comes, turn the bus off, open the charge port and it'll start charging the bus.

[7817]

You are correct.

I had not pressed 'M' to turn off the power to the bus - that is why I couldn't get the battery charging to work. You therefore CAN charge the bus on any map.

However, what I wrote above still holds good if you want to be able to charge the bus at a location other than the bus garage or a petrol filling station - for example, at a bus terminus.