vrwl said:
It's not a lock on the "brick" or the plug on it... its a lock at the receptacle on your car where the plug plugs in. Most useful when you are using public EVSE's, not so much when using your Nissan supplied brick.
How do you figure? Yes, the lock can keep someone from unplugging you and using the EVSE for their own car, but that's just an inconvenience. With your own brick, it discourages theft, and that would be expensive. True, a determined thief could cut the wire at the J1772, and make off with the brick and the wire, but they would be leaving the J1772 connector behind. What they took would not be usable (except for copper) without purchasing a new connector and doing a repair job. Much faster and more effective to take one that is not locked. And if you just want copper, take a public EVSE cable that is not in use.
I'm not sure about the SV or SL, but on my S the lock is controlled by a three-position rocker switch down where the port cover unlatch and timer override switches are.
Ray