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turbo2ltr

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Just making sure I'm not crazy, the car has a two stage button in each direction for the power drivers power window, correct? Up, auto-up, down, auto-down?

My auto-up stopped working.
Auto down still works.
Very odd.

I pulled the 12V power today. Wonder if that did something..
 
turbo2ltr said:
Just making sure I'm not crazy, the car has a two stage button in each direction for the power drivers power window, correct? Up, auto-up, down, auto-down?

My auto-up stopped working.
Auto down still works.
Very odd.

I pulled the 12V power today. Wonder if that did something..

ya think?
nah, just a coincidence.
 
turbo2ltr said:
I pulled the 12V power today. Wonder if that did something..

My Prius did the same thing when the 12v battery is removed. You just have to manually power it all the way up and all the way down (not using auto) and then it will reset the switch and allow auto. I don't know for sure that that is how it works on the Leaf, but should be a simple test to see if it resets that way.
 
palmermd said:
turbo2ltr said:
I pulled the 12V power today. Wonder if that did something..

My Prius did the same thing when the 12v battery is removed. You just have to manually power it all the way up and all the way down (not using auto) and then it will reset the switch and allow auto. I don't know for sure that that is how it works on the Leaf, but should be a simple test to see if it resets that way.

my Mercedes did the same thing. I called my mechanic and he told me it was related to disconnecting the battery. It reset itself. Probably the same on the Leaf.
 
Mine did that too after pulling the battery. As per the owners manual, just pull the switch up and hold it for three seconds after it reaches the top to reset it. That worked for me. :D
 
GeekEV said:
Mine did that too after pulling the battery. As per the owners manual, just pull the switch up and hold it for three seconds after it reaches the top to reset it. That worked for me. :D

Wow, never would have guessed to do that, but it fixed it! Thanks!
 
Since the issue seems to be resolved, I'm going to try to hijack the thread. I hadn't read the window section of the owner's manual before, and find myself dismayed. It seems clearly to be saying that if I have passengers, and want to be able to let them control their own windows, but want to roll my window up or down, I have to:
  • Push the lock button
  • Push or pull my own window button
  • Push the lock button again.

Is this for real?

Ray
 
f I have passengers, and want to be able to let them control their own windows, but want to roll my window up or down, I have to:

I suspect you meant if you *don't* want everyone to control their own windows.

If the lock is unlocked, everyone can control their own windows.

If it's locked then no one can control their own windows, and you can't control any window except your own. If you want to move someone elses window, you have to unlock first.
 
GeekEV said:
Just to elaborate, you CAN control your own windows even when the others are locked.

You mean your own window (no S)

I tried it before I posted, and naw that you posted I tried again to be sure. If the window lock button is pressed, the only window that can be moved from *any* controls is the drivers window. The driver cannot move the rest of the windows nor can the passengers.
 
It's strange. All automakers do that. Driver should be able to operate ANY window irregardless of the lock status as driver is in command of the vehicle. But no. You have to unlock to operate passenger window and so on. It's baffled me for the last 30 years.

My Leaf is in Long Beach. The last transport day before the tsunami. I am told they fixed that cool down charging/dead car problem by reverting to the original software -- the way they had it originally. It was some sort of an upgrade that caused that the car would not start if the "freon" level was anything but 0.9. Crazy. I put the rep under klieg lights on that one. He said, no problems from now on. I need a reliable car. Commuting 84 miles a day. BTW, I plan to charge 100% every time. I want to kill that battery before 100 thousand miles or 8 years (or whatever that warranty is) so I get a new one free. If it lasts, more power to Nissan. Plus -- I need all the juice I can get to make it both ways. See how it goes...
 
ILETRIC said:
BTW, I plan to charge 100% every time. I want to kill that battery before 100 thousand miles or 8 years (or whatever that warranty is) so I get a new one free. If it lasts, more power to Nissan. Plus -- I need all the juice I can get to make it both ways. See how it goes...

I don't believe you will kill it, but the capacity will be diminished and that "gradual loss of capacity" isn't covered.
 
turbo2ltr said:
f I have passengers, and want to be able to let them control their own windows, but want to roll my window up or down, I have to:
I suspect you meant if you *don't* want everyone to control their own windows.
No, I meant what I said, but I wasn't thinking straight. I totally misread a statement in the manual:
"The main switch will open or close all the windows."
Yes, I left out an important qualifying parenthetic expression, which my brain glossed over. Forget the whole thing.

Notice: Please engage brain before posting.

Ray
 
garygid said:
Unless you can charge on your 84 mile trip, the "gradually decreasing" battery capacity is likely to "bite" you.

Never mind the gradually decreasing battery, 84 miles at highway speeds is going to be tight right from the get-go, without any intermediate charging. It'll actually be very interesting to see how the poster does! Exciting even! :D
 
Wow, I come back into this thread to see whats happening and jump to the end and its about range. How many times do you need to put the window up and down before you see the range change. Is there a display on the dash that says -15 miles if you put your windows down 1000 times?

Glad to hear you got things working again (after going back up and finding the real end of the thread).
 
I don't believe you will kill it, but the capacity will be diminished and that "gradual loss of capacity" isn't covered.[/quote]

I am under impression it is covered. If I read that correctly, Nissan said that if the battery charging capacity drops below certain level (80%?)they will replace it.

The car is coming next week. It's going to do some heavy lifting, poor thing. The whole family will be driving it and the CRV is going to sit tight in the driveway. The famous last transport out of pre-tsunami Japan.
 
ILETRIC said:
If I read that correctly, Nissan said that if the battery charging capacity drops below certain level (80%?)they will replace it.
At the risk of a potential thread hijack, Nissan warranties the functionality of the cells, not the capacity. They've publicly stated that customers should expect 80% of the pack capacity after 10 years, however pack capacity is not covered in the warranty, just that each and every cell will function properly. For example, if a cell in a pack stops accepting any charge, the cell is replaced under warranty.

With that said, Nissan has taken many, many precautions to extend the pack capacity as much as possible and the annual included battery diagnostics performed at the dealerships will hopefully provide insightful information!
 
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