Recent content by drbrake

I have heard here and elsewhere that if you have a choice it is better for your long-term battery life only to charge to around 80%. I know that some automatic battery management takes place anyway but is there anyway either through the standard controls or using third-party software to tell it...

It appears that charging to 100% is bad for my battery and also normally unnecessary. Is there any way to set the charge timer so that it switches off when it reaches 80% instead of 100%? Is that something I could do with leafspy perhaps? Or does the car automatically do something behind the...

Actually I did get a Leaf in the end - a 2018. And the info I got was very useful! I just didn't get that particular car. So please keep posting!

I noticed when I charged my 2017 Leaf on an L3 for the first time (briefly) that it appeared to charge at 40KWh then dropped down to 20KWh (might have gone further but I was just testing it). Is that a feature of the way that the charger reports or a real thing? I just read, "When the vehicle...

I thought that that is what would work. And it is what I have tried in the past, but In this instance, only the fan goes on, not the heater. Moreover, after a while, even that turns off and you have to switch the car on again.

I don't have a navigation system on my 2017 Leaf alas - I have the basic trim model. Any way to get around that?

My 2017 leaf says in the manual under " climate control " it will always try to get to a manufacturer specified temperature but a) what is it? And b) is there any way to alter it? (I find my car is always too cold in winter and wouldn't mind falling short a bit in charging speed if I could gain...

As far as I can see while I can see the outside temperature and the "target" inside temperature (on my standard, "no frills" 2017 model)? It must know the temperature if it is going to try to get to a certain temperature. Why not show it? Or is there a setting I have missed?

I just read in my manual something to the effect that if you are plugged in to charge, you can ventilate the car but not heat or cool it at the same time. I would like to be able to get the car to the temperature I like while I am inside it! Surely it is better to do the climate control while...

I am a bit disappointed to discover the wiki is offline! Is there a new one elsewhere? Either from this group or another?

You mean LeafSpy or NissanConnect? Because there's no description of a cabin temp adjustment function in the LeafSpy app's description https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Turbo3.Leaf_Spy_Pro&hl=en_CA&gl=US. Is there any way to verify whether it would be different for a 2017 Leaf...

In my manual for my 2017 Leaf it says "As the temperature is set to the factory default setting, the user cannot adjust the temperature." Is there no way around this? If I install Leaf Spy or similar? For whatever reason, I find the default temperature too chilly in winter and it doesn't demist...

Has anyone done a "Leaf University" guide specifically to help keep battery life and/or maximise range? One thing I wondered about - does "B" make any difference to battery range or brake pad wear compared to "D" or is it just a matter of taste?

Not sure what you mean by SOH and I haven't installed LeafSpy. I have all my capacity bars so far!

I have been looking at battery university and it says https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_charge_when_to_charge_table, battery lasts longest when operating between 30 and 80 percent SoC. But I also remember reading somewhere that some vehicles don't actually use some of the...