Ingineer
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Yes, pay attention to everything they do and let us know the outcome!
If you can take pictures, that's even better!
-Phil
If you can take pictures, that's even better!
-Phil
This is the very first report of a Yazaki handle failing in this manner. We've had a few reports of "no-name" Chinese handles getting stuck, but never an OEM brand. I chalk it up as a one-time defect. It would therefore be silly to add some method to remove a latched handle when it's an extremely rare problem. Given that the lock pawl on the new Yazaki handle is plastic (the older ones were cast metal), It's a trival matter to pop it off with a flat blade. I bet you don't even need to remove anything if you're adept.tjlyerly said:Suggestion for Nissan from me is to design a way to safely "pop out" a charger if it gets stuck in place like this again. Something like a safety release button under the hood. Seems like a smart thing to do because there are plenty of 3rd party manufacturers of these handles and cords and they can't control the quality on all of them.
Is it too much trouble to unplug before running people over? Some people are pretty lazy.gbarry42 said:someone complaining that you could still run people over with the EVSE attached. So I went home and tried it.
That was "Take a break". This is the "Driver alert" option you can set under "Alarms" in the Trip Computer Options menu. The Trip Computer is the display in the bottom center of the dash, controlled by the top two buttons in the group of four on the left side of the steering wheel. I always turn that option off.isthmus said:Today i was driving and I see in the display a picture of a coffee mug with a message to "Take a brake".. never seen that before
Please get your terminology straight. See http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=262630#p262630" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. For L1 and L2 AC charging, the charger is on-board the car (either under the hood or in the hump in the back if you have a '11 or '12 Leaf).ehwang114 said:I had the same issue as was described in the original post. Luckily, I was able to unhook the EVSE with a clothes hanger. It seems like the EVSE release button won't depress all the way down. I took the charger to the dealer's service dept and they told me that they cannot do anything about it since it's not a Nissan part. Does this sound right? Also, he told me the the charger is made by Aerovironment. Is that correct? Lastly, who else can I contact besides my dealer?
So you are talking about the Level 1 (120 volt) EVSE that came with the car, also known as the "trickle charge cable". That should have a manufacturer label on it, but I think they are all made by Panasonic.ehwang114 said:OK, cwerdna, let me rephrase for the uneducated folks like myself. That thing that came in the black bag in the trunk of my Leaf is broken. You know, it plugs into the wall on one end and the other end goes directly into my Leaf. Well, the part that goes directly into my Leaf won't unhook.
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