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    charging does not complete on home L2

    It looks like my j1772 connector was overheating. connector and cable was replaced under warranty. problem solved.
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    charging does not complete on home L2

    thanks, I will check that !
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    charging does not complete on home L2

    Hello everyone in the last 2 months, the charging does not complete to 100% on home L2 station (EvDuty). Last night, battery was a 20% and this morning, it was at 70% after 8 hours. Port light was white, iRemote did not show charging status or the connection icon. tried do disconnect and...
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    every time I lock car door the alarm goes off now.

    you can deactivate the tilt sensor and internal motion detect by pressing a second time on the lock button of the remote. within 10 sec of locking the details are in the manual.
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    First experience winter driving in Wisconsin with my i3 REx

    what about switching to dynamic traction control (DTC ) instead of DSC In the manual they suggest switching to DTC in snow or slippery condition. does the DTC mode also modify the regenerative braking ?
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    Is my new i3 buggy?

    From the I3 manuel ( ipad version in canada ) there is no TPMS sensor in the tires and it does not measure the tire pressure The system detect a tire pressure change by comparing the rotation speed of the tires when pressure is lost, tire diameter change.
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    maximum charging rate for 120V?

    Hi I have an Evduty adapter, that can charge at 30A on 240 V But when the electrician installed the unit, there was a wiring error and it was connected on 120 V instead of 240 V Even if this is not part of the specification for the adapter, it was working. the I3 was charging at about half...
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    Involontary window open

    thanks, I did not know the remote could do that.
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    Involontary window open

    Hi The other day, when i was leaving. Press the start button to start the car, Press the parking brake to release it, and both windows opens, but brake did not released pressed a second time and brake released. Also, Yesterday, plug the car at home , go inside and a bit later check the phone...
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    USA charging times

    I had a similar problem with my L2 charger ( EvDuty, 240 V , 30 Amp ) The electrician installed 240V circuit, with 40 A breaker in the panel. ( red and black ) but In the junction box, he connected the charger between black and white, and did not connect the red wire So my I3 was charging at...
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    charge time are longer then expexted

    Tonight, I did some measurement with a Kill-a-Watt meter I plugged the L1 adapter and checked the 3 charging levels Low setting 5.7 Amps / 682 Watts Medium 8.6 Amps / 1000 watts Max 11.7 Amps / 1350 watts I was hoping for a 15 Amp L1 charger
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    Canada

    Hi I have an I3 with REX and it behave exactly like the US model REX will start when SOC reach 5-6% And the gas tank is the same size as the US model
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    Battery charge limit

    The maximum charge level is 18.8 kWh but the battery capacity is 22 kWh this mean that the maximum charge level is 85% of the pack Laurent
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    charge time are longer then expexted

    Hi I have a strange behavior with the onboard charger Charge time seems to take longer then i expected ex: to charge from 75% to 100 % show 6 hours with L1 cable and ~2 hours with a 30 Amp L2 adapter ( 2 different model ) I have tried the different charge setting in the car but they...
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    Canada

    Went to Laval dealer for a road test, yesterday Today, the dealer receive their allocation for June delivery Just Placed my order for an I3+Rex, Ionic Silver, Lodge techno package 19"
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