I have 2015 Leaf, first sometimes the door would not open upon my touch, I had to use the mechanical key to open. And then sometimes after I am in the car, it says "key not detected", after trying a few times, it worked for the day. The next day I may or may not have the same problem. I tried to read the user's guide, it is really not clear how the remote key works. A few questions:
1. since I can use the mechanical key to open the door, can I not replace the battery to start the engine?
2. While inside the car, when I depress the pedal and then put the remote about 0.5 inch away from the ignition, I can see the ignition button is lighted, what does this mean? When the ignition button is lighted, does it mean the remote key is in active mode or passive mode? (active=RFID is powered by battery; passive=RFID no battery is needed). I am hoping it is passive, so that I don't have to replace the battery for the remote key.
3. I assume the door opening does not work because the distance is longer that it needs active RFID, while the ignition works because it only requires passive RFID, am I correct?
Thanks.
Update: After asked the question here, I had done some experiments, here are the results:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fotx7p8ZDRM[/youtube]
1. since I can use the mechanical key to open the door, can I not replace the battery to start the engine?
2. While inside the car, when I depress the pedal and then put the remote about 0.5 inch away from the ignition, I can see the ignition button is lighted, what does this mean? When the ignition button is lighted, does it mean the remote key is in active mode or passive mode? (active=RFID is powered by battery; passive=RFID no battery is needed). I am hoping it is passive, so that I don't have to replace the battery for the remote key.
3. I assume the door opening does not work because the distance is longer that it needs active RFID, while the ignition works because it only requires passive RFID, am I correct?
Thanks.
Update: After asked the question here, I had done some experiments, here are the results:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fotx7p8ZDRM[/youtube]