Recent content by veimi

Just an update. I had my new keys cut and they will open the car doors and turn on the acessories such as the radio. No matter where I position the stock car key, however, the new key will not put the car into ready mode. Any of those concerned that this might not have been a good idea no...

I can't find my second spare ignition key and was in a panic the other day when I also couldn't find the key I always use. Fortunately I did find my primary key. To ensure that this doesn't happen again I ordered two blank keys with chips in them which have to be cut and programmed. I was...

When my car wouldn't charge it took me a while to realize that it wasn't in PARK because the gearshift lever was not putting the car into PARK even though the shift lever was in the Park position. I noticed in your first post that you intended to "1)lube the gear selector cable going into the...

Just an update. After getting stuck in a shopping plaza parking lot because I couldn't start my car even though the shift lever was in park, I lubricated the shift cable which is connected to a switch on the left side of the transmission housing at the rear of the car. Problem solved! The car...

I am aware that Remaining Range RR depends on previous driving conditions. After a full charge, the most Remaining Range on my 2012 that I bought used in 2017 with 50,000 Km (30,000 miles) on it was about 120 Km (72 miles). During Covid the car has not been driven a lot but has always been...

I thought that some might enjoy reading an article from an I-MiEV owner who had to replace a broken shifter cable which required removal of the main battery. It now seems likely that my shifter cable was the reason my car would not go into Ready mode...

Thanks for your reply, but I have discovered the possibility of a new scenario. It now seems likely that even though the shift lever inside the car was in the Park position, the switch mechanism located on the left side of the transmission housing at the rear of the car was not. In the past I...

I have a relatively new 12V battery in my car which has not been used recently. It wouldn't start. Measuring the battery voltage it was low, about 11.5V so I put a solar charger on it. The voltage went to 12.5V but still wouldn't start. After charging with an external charger everything...

For what it is worth I have charged my car using only the 120V AC supply. It does not work without a 3rd wire ground connection. Electricity in my city is cheapest at night and on weekends. I get about 6km increase per hour of charge so fully charging from empty would take about 16 hours. There...

I had some range anxiety the other day. I managed to get my 2012 with 36,000 miles home with one bar and a flashing gas gauge. When shifting into reverse and backing into my driveway the car immediately quit. It was unnerving because there was approaching traffic and I was basically parked...

What do you do when you come out a few days after removing your dashcam and discover that when being removed the power wire to the camera accidentally had turned on your inside lights by brushing against the switch? Reading page 1-17 of the owner's manual would suggest that all one had to do...

Thank you! I feel better that it wasn't just my imagination now that it has been confirmed that charging the car does not always recharge the 12V battery.

After some time of non use, my 12V battery recently died and the car wouldn"t start. I charged it with a battery charger. I'm fairly certain that recharging the car that had a dead 12V battery did not recharge my discharged 12V battery on a previous occasion. It's something I will have to...

I was interested in your comment that the 12V battery is being charged when the main battery is being charged, A few years ago my car wouldn't start because of a discharged 12V battery. If my memory serves me correctly, charging the car did not fix the problem. I was wondering how you...

I was just curious if when charging you are disconnecting the charger when the battery reaches 16 bars or are you letting it continue as the cells balance? If my memory serves me on 120V , from 1 bar mine reaches 16 bars in about 16 hours, but will continue charging for another 6 hours before...