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A routine replaces a figure that does not exist
Charge it first. Then stop looking for a figure for how long that took, because SOSA does not publish one, and what it does publish is the other end of the cable.
What people want a charge figure for is a routine. The routine is available without the figure: the unit goes on the cable whenever it is not in the car, and the question of how long never has to be asked.
The answer in 30 seconds
Should I charge SOSA Safar fully before the first use, and how will I know?
- In one line. Charge it on the cable in the box before the first run. No charge duration is published, so there is no clock to watch, only the runtime afterwards.₹3,999
- The short answer. Charge it on the Type-C cable in the box before the first run, because every runtime figure SOSA publishes is per charge and a part-charged unit tells you nothing. No charge duration is published, so there is no figure to wait for. Safar is Rs 3,999.
- If you only do one thing: charge it before you fill it, so that the first week you drive is a week on a full battery rather than on whatever arrived in the box.
- Should I charge it before the first use? Yes. Put it on the Type-C cable from the box before you judge anything, so that what you are judging is a full 2000 mAh battery.
- How long does that take? SOSA publishes no charge duration in any form, so there is no honest figure to give you, and I am not going to invent a vague one instead.
- How will I know it is ready? Not from a published indicator, because SOSA states nothing about one. You will know from the runtime: up to ten hours of continuous diffusion is the figure to hold it to.
The answer, in full
Yes, and for one plain reason: every runtime figure SOSA publishes is a figure per charge. Up to ten hours of continuous diffusion, or thirty hours intermittent, from a 2000 mAh battery, over Type-C with the cable supplied. Start on a part charge and you have no idea which of those two numbers you are looking at. What SOSA does not publish is any charge duration, in any form, so I cannot tell you to allow an hour or a night, and I will not pretend there is a light to watch. Charge it, fill it, drive it, and let the runtime answer. A portion of every SOSA order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Why the first charge matters, and where the published figures stop
Two questions sit inside this one. The first has an answer and it is yes. The second, which is the one most owners actually want, has none, and saying so is more use than filling the gap.
The answer: charge it before the first run
Safar carries a 2000 mAh battery and charges over Type-C with the cable supplied in the box. Every figure SOSA publishes about how long it runs is a figure per charge: up to ten hours of continuous diffusion, or thirty hours intermittent. Begin on a part charge and the first thing you learn about your own driving is simply wrong.
The runtime figures are per charge. Start from a full one.
The non-answer: no charge duration is published, in any form
There is no published figure for how long Safar wants on the cable, and that includes the vague versions of it. I am not going to tell you it is quick, or that a night is enough, because SOSA has stated neither and I have not measured your socket. The ten and thirty hour figures describe the 2000 mAh battery per charge, not how long the oil lasts.
The test: what a full battery lets you check
With a full battery you can check the one thing the specification promises, which is that it runs. Note the time you start it, run it as you ordinarily would, and see whether what you get is anywhere near the published ten hours of continuous diffusion or thirty hours intermittent. If it stops far short, message SOSA on WhatsApp at +91 96192 18531 rather than quietly lowering what you expect.
This is the one Safar figure you can hold the specification to.
What to do while it is on the cable
Decide which of the three oils your variant carries goes in first, because that decision is free and the charge is not costing you anything. SOSA publishes no ranking of the nine car scents by strength or by longevity, so there is no correct order to work through. Start with the name you like the sound of, and keep the other two sealed.
Not sure which of the three to open? The three-spray discovery sets, ₹709 to ₹909, let you smell a trio in your own car before you commit the bottle. See the discovery sets →
What the first charge tells you, and what it cannot
| What the record says | |
|---|---|
| Whether the battery holds a charge | Yes. Up to ten hours continuous or thirty hours intermittent per charge is published, so a unit that stops far short of that is worth a message to SOSA. |
| How long it wants on the cable | No figure. SOSA publishes no charge duration in any form, including the vague forms, so the only honest answer is that none exists. |
| When the charge has finished | Nothing is published about an indicator, so build no routine on one. The unit sits on the cable while the car is parked and comes off it when you drive. |
| How much oil a full battery gets through | No figure, and none from me. No oil-consumption rate is published; the refill prices are, at ₹1,049 for 100 gm and ₹1,849 for 300 gm. |
Once the battery has done what the specification says it does, the setup question is closed. Everything left to learn about Safar is about oil, speed and your own nose, and those are the questions with no published answers at all. A month of ordinary driving settles them better than any figure would.
“The charge figure you want does not exist. The runtime figure it would feed into does, and it is published per charge.”
The first charge, in four moves
- Find the Type-C cable in the box before you open anything else.
- Set Safar on the cable while the car is parked and you are not waiting.
- Fill the 20ml bottle only once the unit is off the cable.
- Judge it against ten hours continuous, the one published runtime.
SOSA car fragrance
Charge it once, then stop thinking about charging it
The published specification is on the product page. The charge duration is not there either, and that is the whole of the point.
10 ml sprays ₹459–₹559 · 12 ml hanging bottles ₹459–₹519 · 15 ml refills ₹399–₹449 · 50 ml spray ₹1,509 · three-spray discovery sets ₹709–₹909 · SOSA Safar ₹3,999, ₹4,499 hotel-inspired
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Should I charge SOSA Safar fully before the first use?
Is there a way to tell when the charge has finished?
Can I run SOSA Safar while it is on the cable?
Does SOSA Safar arrive with any charge in it?
What if it runs for far less than the published figure?
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Safar is ₹3,999, or ₹4,499 for the hotel-inspired variant. A portion of every SOSA order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
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