2k1Toaster
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I gather that the annual battery check is nothing more than plugging it into the Nissan Consult-III, navigating a menu to the correct screen, pressing a button, and waiting some time. 5minutes? 15 minutes?
Is there anything more than that? I figure the software, as clunky as it is, manages all the data pulling and storing to the Nissan servers. The tech really doesn't do anything other than press buttons and connect the connector.
The reason I bring it up is because my dealership, like many it seems, is completely inept when it comes to Leaf "service". The first time I went in for my check (I was scheduled for it) they bring out a little portable battery tester that is obviously a 12v battery tester, like for cold cranking type tests. I laugh and tell them no, go get your Leaf tech. They say he isn't there and there is nothing they can do other than this test. "Is that OK?" Uhhh. No... So try 2 I go in for my second scheduled service after being assured the Leaf tech would be there, so I bent my schedule for him, and he didn't show up that day. I again told them to just hook it up and do it, but was told he is the only person at that dealership that is allowed to do more than stare at the pretty car. They also then told me that the process takes between 1 and 3 hours and I can't just "drop it off". I told them that was malarkey.
I am extremely knowledgeable on how the Prius and its diagnostics work. Not so much on the Leaf. Does anyone know the exact procedure and steps it takes for the battery check? I know since it is "phoning home" the data, I can't do this in my garage with my custom built CAN processor, but I am running out of patience and every time I go down there it is a waste of my time which I value greatly. The only other dealer is an hour away, and it is a one-way trip without a DCQC (which they have...).
This is why I hate dealerships. Monkeys I tell you...
Is there anything more than that? I figure the software, as clunky as it is, manages all the data pulling and storing to the Nissan servers. The tech really doesn't do anything other than press buttons and connect the connector.
The reason I bring it up is because my dealership, like many it seems, is completely inept when it comes to Leaf "service". The first time I went in for my check (I was scheduled for it) they bring out a little portable battery tester that is obviously a 12v battery tester, like for cold cranking type tests. I laugh and tell them no, go get your Leaf tech. They say he isn't there and there is nothing they can do other than this test. "Is that OK?" Uhhh. No... So try 2 I go in for my second scheduled service after being assured the Leaf tech would be there, so I bent my schedule for him, and he didn't show up that day. I again told them to just hook it up and do it, but was told he is the only person at that dealership that is allowed to do more than stare at the pretty car. They also then told me that the process takes between 1 and 3 hours and I can't just "drop it off". I told them that was malarkey.
I am extremely knowledgeable on how the Prius and its diagnostics work. Not so much on the Leaf. Does anyone know the exact procedure and steps it takes for the battery check? I know since it is "phoning home" the data, I can't do this in my garage with my custom built CAN processor, but I am running out of patience and every time I go down there it is a waste of my time which I value greatly. The only other dealer is an hour away, and it is a one-way trip without a DCQC (which they have...).
This is why I hate dealerships. Monkeys I tell you...