OakLeaf
Well-known member
Hi Marc,
Received the test unit yesterday and just wanted to mention a few things about the experience so far:
Watched the videos, and felt they were very helpful, clear and well paced, but would suggest adding some additional detail.
First, it's difficult to see the LED colors in the video, so a closer shot of that during the walk-through would be an improvement.
Secondly, a closer shot detailing the connector release (where and how to press) would have been helpful in knowing what exactly to do once under the dash during the install.
As far as installation went, it didn't take too long (about a half hour) on our 2012 SL, but I did have to resort to removing the 10mm bolts and proceeding down that route. Although I was able to get both hands up, into and around the plug area, there was not enough slack in the harness to work with given the extra distance created by the new in-line module. There was also another cable bundle present over the area where the new assembly intrudes, creating an interference. Removing the tape on the plug wire harness (as suggested in the video) was helpful, but some force was still required to get the accelerator assembly bolted back into place. Not sure I really like to see that sort of stress on the wires & connector pins.
Went through and did the one time throttle limit calibration, plus setting the operating mode, no drama there and all went as expected.
Maybe it's not a big deal to most folks as it's probably not something you'll do every day, but I'm not liking the exclusive use of the LEDs for operational feedback. Once installed, the only way to see the LED is to crawl into the foot well and look up under the dash, something I'd rather not do any more of today. Not trying to be critical, just giving some honest impressions and feedback. Instead of, or in addition to the LED, perhaps add an audio signal of some sort?
Decided to "go for it" and tried the Mode 5 in "D" first. On the positive side, the small test run I did showed 6.8mile/kWh on the display where I would normally have expected around 4.5 to 5. However, there really is a lot of delay between pressing the pedal and the vehicle response, so I can't say I'm a fan of this mode so far.
Lots more to try, but I wanted to let you and the others here know of my experience so far.
Looking forward to seeing how this all works out!
Received the test unit yesterday and just wanted to mention a few things about the experience so far:
Watched the videos, and felt they were very helpful, clear and well paced, but would suggest adding some additional detail.
First, it's difficult to see the LED colors in the video, so a closer shot of that during the walk-through would be an improvement.
Secondly, a closer shot detailing the connector release (where and how to press) would have been helpful in knowing what exactly to do once under the dash during the install.
As far as installation went, it didn't take too long (about a half hour) on our 2012 SL, but I did have to resort to removing the 10mm bolts and proceeding down that route. Although I was able to get both hands up, into and around the plug area, there was not enough slack in the harness to work with given the extra distance created by the new in-line module. There was also another cable bundle present over the area where the new assembly intrudes, creating an interference. Removing the tape on the plug wire harness (as suggested in the video) was helpful, but some force was still required to get the accelerator assembly bolted back into place. Not sure I really like to see that sort of stress on the wires & connector pins.
Went through and did the one time throttle limit calibration, plus setting the operating mode, no drama there and all went as expected.
Maybe it's not a big deal to most folks as it's probably not something you'll do every day, but I'm not liking the exclusive use of the LEDs for operational feedback. Once installed, the only way to see the LED is to crawl into the foot well and look up under the dash, something I'd rather not do any more of today. Not trying to be critical, just giving some honest impressions and feedback. Instead of, or in addition to the LED, perhaps add an audio signal of some sort?
Decided to "go for it" and tried the Mode 5 in "D" first. On the positive side, the small test run I did showed 6.8mile/kWh on the display where I would normally have expected around 4.5 to 5. However, there really is a lot of delay between pressing the pedal and the vehicle response, so I can't say I'm a fan of this mode so far.
Lots more to try, but I wanted to let you and the others here know of my experience so far.
Looking forward to seeing how this all works out!