Had my leaf for 2 weeks so far and realized I couldn't figure out how to move the car around in the garage by hand. Our garage is just barely long enough for two cars, so with the ICE I normally get close enough for the parking sensors to give a continuous beep (maybe 30cm gap), then turn off the engine, put it in neutral, hop out, grab the rear quarter panel, and manually push the car by hand to within a centimeter of the wall. Pushing by hand is the safest way to get it right up to the wall without hitting it.
With the leaf, I can put it in neutral just fine, but as soon as the driver's door is open, it give the "shift to park range" warning, shifts back to Park, and thereby locks the drive wheels with the pawl in the gearbox.
I could 3D-print a gadget to keep the door sensor pressed to permit manually moving the leaf while the door is physically open, but I wanted to post the question here first. Is there a more elegant way to push the leaf around by hand without defeating the door sensor?
With the leaf, I can put it in neutral just fine, but as soon as the driver's door is open, it give the "shift to park range" warning, shifts back to Park, and thereby locks the drive wheels with the pawl in the gearbox.
I could 3D-print a gadget to keep the door sensor pressed to permit manually moving the leaf while the door is physically open, but I wanted to post the question here first. Is there a more elegant way to push the leaf around by hand without defeating the door sensor?