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I have found that even if the outside temperature is cold, if its sunny out the interior of the car will warm up (like a green house) and when you tell the car to pre-condition via Connect, the A/C may kick on depending on how warm the interior of the car actually is. Happened to us yesterday...

Yes our car has heated seats and now that I am thinking about it, the last time I saw those flaps open was when using the heated seats.

Art thanks for the response. I am pretty certain that the shutter on our i3 is movable. On some days I have seen the radiator fully exposed through the grill and on others all I see is the closed shutter. I will take a photo and post next time I notice it. I will also take a trip down to the...

There appears to be some sort of thermostatically controlled louvered shutter in front of the forward cooling radiator on my '14 BEV. I seems to be closed almost all of the time. When is it supposed to open up? The temperatures are rising here in Southern California and it still seems to...

Thanks for the clarification!

I own a '14 BEV here is SoCal. On a cool morning, when I am heating the cabin while driving, I note that the temperature selection control indication is orange/red in color but that as the trip progresses, the color goes to white. What is this change indication to me? I assume it has to do...

Rather than coasting in "N" why not simply lift your foot from the go pedal just enough to neutralize the power meter reading on the main display?

I believe that when the i3 braking system is calling for the application of friction brakes in addition to regen. (i.e. when gradually decelerating by partially lifting foot off the accelerator) it is so indicated by the performance display within the instrument cluster. When the indicator...

Thanks SSi3.... very helpful !! Jim

I have a 2104 BEV with a Level 2 Charger at home. I have the car set up to charge during the low tariff period of 8 AM to 5 PM. The car is always plugged in when at home. I have a daily trip to the clinic at 7AM so I have a departure time set for 7AM with pre-conditioning selected. The...

This feature works fairly reliably on my 2014 BEV. What I have found is: 1. You must set a departure time 2. If the time to charge to near 100% (not sure what the actual target SoC is) exceeds the time available in the Low Cost Charging period, the charge cycle begins immediately ignoring...

Its the regenerative action of the drive motor as it decelerates the car and converts that energy into electrical energy stored in the battery. Normal sound for an i3.

Thanks Tim ! Very helpful.

Is there a simple way to disable the Control Panel when not needed?