Back to my original question:RegGuheert wrote:Actually, the service manual was revised with these changes in April 2011.DarkStar wrote:So with the software update back in April (?), we now have no idea what these bars actually reflect. Interesting...
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.p ... start=2840" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;I've asked several times, of those that have access to this source, that they please post this entire table (?) and any associated text.
IMO, if you choose to rely on Nissan for this information, you should at least try to discern exactly what Nissan is stating. The terms "Capacity" and "15% loss", for example, have multiple possible interpretations.
Most importantly, perhaps, is whether Nissan is saying that these percentage losses are of total battery capacity, or rather of that percentage (possibly variable) of the capacity that the BMS allows us to use between a "100% charge" and the low state of charge warnings, and/or shut down.
The Wiki States:
http://mynissanleaf.com/wiki/index.php? ... acity_Loss" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;The twelve smaller segments at far right of the battery gauge represents the battery's current maximum capacity. As the battery's capacity degrades, these bars disappear one by one. This table shows the approximate battery capacity represented by each bar [6]:
Segments Retained capacity (%) — Note
12 85 or more T12 —
11 85 T11 Value at which segment 12 turns OFF
10 78.75 T10 Value at which segment 11 turns OFF
9 72.5 T9 Value at which segment 10 turns OFF
8 66.25 T8 Value at which segment 9 turns OFF
7 60 T7 Value at which segment 8 turns OFF
6 53.75 T6 Value at which segment 7 turns OFF
5 47.5 T5 Value at which segment 6 turns OFF
4 41.25 T4 Value at which segment 5 turns OFF
3 35 T3 Value at which segment 4 turns OFF
2 28.75 T2 Value at which segment 3 turns OFF
1 22.5 T1 Value at which segment 2 turns OFF
0 16.25 T0 Value at which segment 1 turns OFF
Is the explanation above the table, and the table itself, directly copied from the pre-April 2011 manual, or did someone else summarize this information?
Was that all the manual said on the subject?
What was the context of the table? Was it presented as a way too accurately diagnose capacity problems, to determine "current maximum capacity", and is that term defined anywhere else in the manual?
Do we have any way to know whether revisions were made to LEAFs, prior to any US deliveries, which make the "approximate battery capacity represented by each bar" in the table, inaccurate?