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As I understand Li plating happens when the battery is being charged at low temperatures? Right? I'm still new to EVs, just trying to figure out when is the best time to charge my Leaf to minimize battery degrading during cold winter times. So, my friend was right? It's better to charge after...

Hello, everyone. I'm looking for advice on the correct way of charging my 2015 Leaf in cold conditions. The weather hit us pretty hard today. It's -26 C or -14.8°F at night and in the morning. I don't have a garage and my Leaf is parked in my yard under a canopy. Initially, I thought that it's...

Thanks, everyone for your response! I'm glad that we sorted this out. Now I can safely continue learning how to drive and getting to know my new electric companion better. I'm really happy that there is such a supportive community.

No worries, I just want to know for sure that it's ok to have this battery warning in "ON" mode. If other Leaf owners could confirm this for me, this would've been great!

It's not lit while driving, only when in "ON" mode. Today I disconnected the battery and charged it to 100% with the external charger, it took about an hour or so. So, the car was off at least an hour. The warning still shows up in "ON" mode though.

Ok, so following your advice I tried disconnecting the 12-V battery for a few minutes, charging it up to 12.74V with an external smart charger, driving the car for about 2 hours straight, - the warning still shows up when in "ON" mode. As GerryAZ mentioned, maybe it's not a problem at all and...

Hello everyone. I'm new to electric cars and cars in general. Recently, by the virtue of chance, I became the owner of a 2015, 24 kW/h Leaf. Unfortunately, after the purchase, while I was busy with all the paperwork and other bureaucratic issues, it sat in a garage unplugged for a month or...