Recent content by leafydragon

Yep, this is exactly what I do. AUTO then RECIRC. But the next time the car is turned on, it goes back to OUTSIDE AIR. It used to be able to stay on RECIRC. For the first 2+ years of use. Then after some battery module replacement job, it cannot stick any more.

My mid-2012 Leaf used to be able to remember the last setting for freshair/recirculate. But after some battery module replacement jobs, it no longer stays where I leave it. It is back to outside-air intake mode every time I start the car. Am I missing something? Thank you!

Just lost my second bar at 8886 miles (14,300 km), at 21 months. I only used the 80% charging mode for the first 2 months or so. Tropical climate. Is mine a new record?

Another update... I found that my 18mth old FIAMM AM80S is indeed faulty, verified with a bench power supply, the symptom is that sometimes when 12V is applied it just makes a single "clunk" sound, and draws high current while being silent. Sometimes it horns normally. This probably caused the...

Hi all, After much futzing around trying to understand the problem, I removed the horn relay for testing, and found the the coil pins were shorted out. And the output leg was open relative to the other two legs. Anyway, most importantly, I finally realized that the wimpy horn sound was the...

Wow, my pair of Fiamm El Grande AM80S suddenly lost its normal sound, and now sounds wimpier than the stock horn. This is after about 18 months too. I installed them soon after getting the LEAF. I pulled removed the horns from the car for bench testing, using a 12VDC bench supply, and they...

I agree about the D-ECO-P! I like to watch the 3 energy pies too. Is it just me or does it take about 3 touches to get to the energy pies? (there's that disclaimer screen to OK away, every single time!)

Because inevitably, there will be a kind soul who will approach you to inform you that you forgot to switch off the headlights to save you from a flat starter battery?

Nissan sales guy pointed out to me that pull-to-set-brake is the same direction as mechanical handbrake levers. The form factor is very different though... MercBenz has step to set, pull short lever to release. Anyway, I agree that the puck and parking brake should go somewhere else, for the...

I want to see this too.

Perhaps. I agree the ergonomics are OK, it is just pragmatism, that I don't want them taking up valuable space that could be used for storing stuff.

Off-topic question: Is it possible to use AUTO and switch off the "fog-lamps" the incandescent-looking lights at the lower-left and lower-right?

The puck-shifter and electric parking brake have OK ergonomics, but I too would prefer the center console freed up for storing stuff. The electric parking brake feels a lot more "premium" than the puck shifter. I just don't like the lack of immediate feedback... The puck shifter has...

Yes! From what I understand from the pro-tree people, it sounds like the trees are supposed to be a measure of efficient-driving-behavior, after normalizing away circumstances outside of the driver's control. (which circumstances? traffic lights? stop signs? congestion? outside-temperature...

I agree, I forgot about the power limiting indicators. Should be simple to add. I only realized after a 2 weeks that the Guess-O-meter wasn't going to learn from my driving history, or from the average kW/km figure in the center display. So the GOM is equivalent to a strictly unchanging...