It looks like Dave has spotted my problem. I was letting the shifter go back to the neutral position, but not all the way back to home.davewill said:What I found is that it's necessary to let the shifter return to it's home position between shifts. If you don't, you can try all day and not get the second try to get into ECO. Conversely, no matter how fast I did the shift, it didn't miss one as long as I let the shifter return to home.
So that's a different problem from mine.TimeHorse said:It's not that it's missing a shift; it's that it thinks the first is N.
Don't tell me you put your left foot on the brake pedal! :lol: Nissan was very thoughtful. They put in that special immoveable "pedal" over next to the door just for folks like us who learned on a stick shift.TimeHorse said:Also, I learned on a clutch so I'm used to hitting a petal to shift.
planet4ever said:Don't tell me you put your left foot on the brake pedal! :lol: Nissan was very thoughtful. They put in that special immoveable "pedal" over next to the door just for folks like us who learned on a stick shift.TimeHorse said:Also, I learned on a clutch so I'm used to hitting a petal to shift.
drees said:LOL - summed up very nicely. I agree on all points - would love to be able to just blow fresh air through the vents without any risk of AC or heat coming on (in addition to defaulting to ECO, turn off VSP, push OK on nav, push Auto on A/C, then Recirc when I want recirc).trentr said:I don't mind the extra shift to ECO, but then I also have to press the annoying VSP to turn off and then press that MODE climate control button once to change air direction to blow on my face instead of my feet. I don't know why it defaults to blow down all the time. And then don't get me started in lowering the temperature to maybe 62, turning the fan on to low and finally double checking the energy screen to make sure climate energy is 0. But then on other days, I actually need A/C so, I have to raise the temperature up. Rinse and repeat depending on the weather outside. This is probably why I get dizzy driving this car..
I feel like I'm prepping a plane for takeoff when I'm getting ready to go:
1. Press Brake
2. Put on seatbelt
3. Push Start
4. Turn off VSP
5. Push OK on nav
6. Check Mirrors
7. Release parking brake
8 Wait for parking brake light to go out
9. Check dash for warning lights
10. Set destination in NAV
11. Put in reverse
12. Check camera
13. Check mirrors
14. Look over shoulders
15. Put in Drive
16. Put in ECO
17. Push Info button
18. Push Energy monitor button
19. Turn on radio
20. Push Info/Energy monitor buttons again
21. Forget notebook in garage
22. Repeat 1-20 again
dgpcolorado said:I also wish the D and Eco display was higher on the panel so it isn't blocked by a partially turned steering wheel. My preference would be putting it in the upper display.
Ingineer said:After LEAFSCAN is finished, I plan on creating a system that allows user-adjustable powertrain parameters, such as pedal response, regen strength, etc. This will eliminate the need for ECO.
Right now I've already solved the VSP default to off problem, (free) and the press OK problem. (maybe soon) So there isn't much left except the fully autonomous Leaf hack. (self-drives) :lol:
-Phil
TimeHorse said:One of these days we need to see if it is just a missing wire and button to get the VSD on a 2012.
Reprogramming a new cruise control system from the ground up should be possible, as all the CC signals are available on the CAN bus. Just effectively bypass the VCM's system and implement one from scratch. This way you could set parameters for efficiency.TimeHorse said:Also, my suggestion for this mod to eliminate the need for ECO is make it so that using cruise control the car will be very weak on hills such that I could effectively change the cruise to be ±5 MPH or so instead of ±1; since by my observation the cruise adjustment is attenuated by the ECO aspect, i.e. in ECO mode the pedal is more sluggish so the Cruise is more sluggish, I think by just increasing the sluggishness of the pedal would do the trick. It wouldn't allow for the ideal ±5 MPH when going up a rather long, steep grade, but at least it would further reduce the time and thus power used to recover speed when the slope is first reached.
Wow! :shock: Please tell me that you used an actual checklist when going through that preflight/postflight routine. I used to preflight sailplanes but they didn't have engines or guns. As long as the main wing pins and the "Jesus pin" were secure and it passed control checks I was pretty much good to go. Then it was the launch mnemonic:CWO4Mann said:Her ya go, try this one:
FUEL GAUGE , HOBBS METER SQUAWKS: check Battery : Connected
<snip>
PILOT REMAIN AT FLIGHT CONTROLS UNTIL
ROTOR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP
Ingineer said:After LEAFSCAN is finished, I plan on creating a system that allows user-adjustable powertrain parameters, such as pedal response, regen strength, etc. This will eliminate the need for ECO.
CWO4Mann said:3. Make sure Sig P236 is in center console and loaded
Dave
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