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Hello --
I'd like to hear from any Leaf owners who have gotten the upgrade to fix the software glitch that had cars turning off from pre-AC usage. I never had the problem (but I don't think I ever turned on the AC remotely), but got a recall notice (envelope with red stripe on it) to bring it in. After the upgrade, I noticed some differences: First, the low-charge alert no longer comes on when SOC reaches two bars (or around 10-15 miles left) as it used to. Second, the daily commute is using more SOC bars than it did before.
When I asked the technician about it, he told me that part of the upgrade changed the algorithm for the SOC, leaving more charge in "reserve" (I assume he means turtle mode) for when the low-charge warning does come on. He said they had gotten complaints about people running out of charge on the road, so they "fixed" the problem by shifting more charge to the last few bars.
But I don't understand why this would cause the car to not alert the driver when the SOC reads one bar, or 5 miles left, which is the case with our car.
I have to say that I do not have much confidence in the Nissan technicians. The ones I've talked to seem to be playing it by ear.
If anyone has any other post-upgrade changes they've seen, please post here.
Best,
Josh
I'd like to hear from any Leaf owners who have gotten the upgrade to fix the software glitch that had cars turning off from pre-AC usage. I never had the problem (but I don't think I ever turned on the AC remotely), but got a recall notice (envelope with red stripe on it) to bring it in. After the upgrade, I noticed some differences: First, the low-charge alert no longer comes on when SOC reaches two bars (or around 10-15 miles left) as it used to. Second, the daily commute is using more SOC bars than it did before.
When I asked the technician about it, he told me that part of the upgrade changed the algorithm for the SOC, leaving more charge in "reserve" (I assume he means turtle mode) for when the low-charge warning does come on. He said they had gotten complaints about people running out of charge on the road, so they "fixed" the problem by shifting more charge to the last few bars.
But I don't understand why this would cause the car to not alert the driver when the SOC reads one bar, or 5 miles left, which is the case with our car.
I have to say that I do not have much confidence in the Nissan technicians. The ones I've talked to seem to be playing it by ear.
If anyone has any other post-upgrade changes they've seen, please post here.
Best,
Josh