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Battery and High Voltage
2026 STARRAY EM-i Losing Charge? Check Battery Hold Settings Before Considering Battery Replacement
Distinguish Battery Hold settings, charge changes and diagnosed battery faults on the Australian MY26 STARRAY EM-i Complete/Inspire.
A driver wants to save charge during a long trip for later urban use, but the charge level continues to fall. For the Australian MY26 STARRAY EM-i Complete/Inspire, recording the Battery Hold setting first is more useful for repair assessment than immediately concluding that the battery cannot retain charge.
The factory lists distinct Battery Hold options
Geely Australia's Flyme Auto S 2.1.3 update notes explicitly cover MY26 STARRAY EM-i Complete and Inspire. Among the settings that can be saved in Drive Setup, Battery Hold lists OFF, Smart Battery Hold and Forced Battery Hold. [Factory update][P05]
This provides a specific intake question: when a driver says Battery Hold was enabled, establish which option was selected. OFF and a selected hold strategy are different operating contexts.
“Forced” does not promise a fixed charge level
A common misunderstanding is to read the menu name as a promise of a constant SOC, then judge battery condition by whether charge stays at that figure. These factory notes list the options but do not specify target SOC or intervention thresholds for each. They do not support an invented rule guaranteeing a particular retained charge level. [To be verified]
Battery Hold selection is control-function information, not a battery-capacity test result. Charge falling during a trip and a diagnosed capacity abnormality require different evidence.
Put the charge change back into the trip context
For a repair report, retain departure SOC, arrival SOC, the Battery Hold option, driving mode and any abnormal messages. Describing the settings, journey and charge change gives the repairer more to check than “charge drops quickly.”
These are intake records, not a method for independently measuring battery health. Any subsequent proposal to replace a battery pack or control component should identify its diagnostic basis. The presence of Forced Battery Hold in the menu does not mean every drop in charge proves hardware failure.
Scope and verification
This article is limited to Australian MY26 STARRAY EM-i Complete/Inspire and the Battery Hold options in the historical factory S 2.1.3 update. It does not extend to other model years, markets or powertrain versions. [Scope basis][P05]
No public data were available for the software applicable to the current vehicle, target SOC for each option, engine intervention and charging/discharging strategies, battery-capacity tests and pack-replacement criteria, component OE numbers, separate parts availability or interchangeability. [To be verified] This article does not infer constant charge from the word “Forced” or use equipment information as a fault criterion. Compatibility or interchangeability must be checked using the VIN and the local factory parts catalogue in Australia.
Once a battery-control parts requirement is confirmed, use the parts enquiry page.
[P05]: https://a-ap.storyblok.com/f/3000753/x/7d55d60f4b/ota-update_starray-em-i_q1-26.pdf