Re: How can I tell "Drive Cycle" procedure is complete?
The answer to your last question is no.
DRIVE THE CAR, that is all there is to it. And a drive cycle has an actual definition. I once could quote it but can't right now.
It would involve the car warming up to operating temperature and then cooling off past a certain point. I don't see any shortcuts - you've got to drive the car.
What is needed here is driving history - and you have none.
Had the batter not been allowed to discharge, you'd not be fighting this, of course.