I've asked this before, but still don't know an answer:
If I drive my Leaf, stop, press the power switch (vehicle turns off), get out, close the door, and press the "lock" button on the Intelligent key, then I get three chimes and nothing else.
If, at this point, I press the button in the driver's door exterior, the doors lock.
If, instead of pressing the door button, I wait a minute or two, then the car locks with the press of the lock button on the key.
I can sometimes persuade the doors to lock sooner by pressing "unlock" on the key fob first (whilst the car is already unlocked). But this doesn't always work.
Is this behaviour trying to tell me something, or is it a fault that I could get rectified?
The three chimes is documented as "The Intelligent Key is inside the vehicle or cargo area" or "A door is not closed securely". As far as I can tell, neither of these are true, although it is possible that the prior owner has somehow left an intelligent key somewhere where I can't find it. I added a second key (the vehicle had only one key when I bought it, used) so if there had been a lost key somewhere inside, it would have been de-registered when the new key was added. It's unlikely to be an open door, as the lock function (using the key) works if I wait long enough.
If I drive my Leaf, stop, press the power switch (vehicle turns off), get out, close the door, and press the "lock" button on the Intelligent key, then I get three chimes and nothing else.
If, at this point, I press the button in the driver's door exterior, the doors lock.
If, instead of pressing the door button, I wait a minute or two, then the car locks with the press of the lock button on the key.
I can sometimes persuade the doors to lock sooner by pressing "unlock" on the key fob first (whilst the car is already unlocked). But this doesn't always work.
Is this behaviour trying to tell me something, or is it a fault that I could get rectified?
The three chimes is documented as "The Intelligent Key is inside the vehicle or cargo area" or "A door is not closed securely". As far as I can tell, neither of these are true, although it is possible that the prior owner has somehow left an intelligent key somewhere where I can't find it. I added a second key (the vehicle had only one key when I bought it, used) so if there had been a lost key somewhere inside, it would have been de-registered when the new key was added. It's unlikely to be an open door, as the lock function (using the key) works if I wait long enough.