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Agreed, the car's battery condition is not too bad after 5 years and 100,000 kms. Also agreed, the reality is that a battery replacement is not a particularly viable option in my case. A less obvious consideration to keep in mind when purchasing an electric vehicle. Looks like I got pretty much...

Yes, this is an older thread but it is worth asking again if anyone has any practical experience with a main battery replacement (or upgrade) in Canada. Bonus points if you are located in the Winnipeg area and if you are dealing with a 2012 Leaf SL. BTW, it is a US import which seems to...

Well, just for the record, "CarWings" for my US import 2012 Leaf SL is working just fine, both the charging report emails and the semi-daily "your energy rating is Silver, etc." reports. I am connecting to USA Nissan portal. My 3G upgrade route was to purchase a TCU module from a Nissan parts...

I too am connecting/logging in with the Nissan USA site. If there are Nissan dealers in BC who will do the upgrade for $199 CA, I would say jump at the opportunity very quickly before someone higher up notices the loss on the exchange rates or whatever. Maybe nearby US owners will even start...

So yet another week has gone by ... Yesterday, I went to another Wpg Nissan dealer on the far side of town. On the phone they had said "yes, can do" and did not run away when I mentioned a US spec Leaf. After explaining my situation and having the hourly shop rate carefully pointed out to me...

Well, another week has gone by. Went back to the same Nissan dealer in Wpg to ask about getting a copy of the PC499 document to see if it had any secrets about installing a new 3G TCU. Ended up talking to the same service manger as before. Got the same "it's a US spec Leaf, can't do a thing"...

I am using the US Nissanconnect as that is where the car was connecting OK as late as Jan 7th. Would that be $248 US$ or CDN$? If the latter, a good deal! As you have seen, the physical changeover is pretty straightforward. I passed on the "Unit ID", the "TCU ID" and the "SIM ID" to Nissan in...

Would be much appreciated! Thanks.

No luck as yet. One positive development though, today I was able to get into the NissanConnect Owner Portal and accept the conditions and consent buttons so it appears my VIN and/or vehicle is now active there. However, out in the car, I tried to get CarWings to connect but no success. The...

Apparently the required 3G part depends on the date of manufacture of the vehicle. That's according to the PC499 document that describes the upgrade process. Couldn't get my snip of the pdf to insert so here goes 12/1/2012 - 9/30/2015 P/N 283B0-3NF2A 9/20/2011 - 11/30/2012 P/N 283B0-3NA2A...

This seems round about and far fetched enough to be good info! This would make a degree of sense - if you don't have a valid Nissan VIN as reported by a co-operating TCU response, then Nissan could say you have no need to access the NissanConnect system and this would be a way of freezing...

The problem is my local dealer simply recoils from anything to do with a US spec Leaf (claims the part numbers are different and not available on a Cdn parts system, yeah sure, farfetched I know ...) and is not prepared to do anything re: the TCU chngeover. Any suggestion of how or where to...

Installed my new 3G TCU module (ordered online from TX) the other day. It's a simple enough DIY, remove 8 screws out to take out the glove box, two screws to remove the TCU mounting tray, and then 4 Torx screws to change out the TCU. Connect three coded connectors and reassemble. About 30...

Update on my 3G TCU Install I went ahead and put my new 3G TCU in the car today. For average DIYers, it should be about a 30 minute job. The unit installs just to the right of the glove box compartment against the side wall of the car forward of the passenger door. Step 1, Remove the glove...

I am also floating about in the 2G shutdown boat here in the GWN. I'm just north of Winnipeg with a 2012 SL imported from the US. I purchased a US sourced TCU upgrade unit from an online Nissan parts store in Texas, p/n 283B0-3NA2A. Cost was US$205 +US$11 for shipping to Pembina ND and then CDN...

Hi all; Back after a few weeks away. Thanks for all the replies/comments to my questions. Some added info: 1. The car was operated first in MI then in MN. My friend bought it through Waysata about 18 months ago and imported to MB. Lots of paperwork but no major snags. 2. The car was built in...

Hello everyone; I am a new (to me) Leaf owner in Canada as well with a lot of the same questions as Paulcf and maybe a few others. Location: just north of Winnipeg, Manitoba (think 100 miles north of North Dakota, FWIW) My Leaf: It's a 2012 SL, American spec, purchased in MN, imported to MB...