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      10-29-2016, 08:03 PM   #1
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Does the blue light stay on the whole time during charging? Mine shut off after 5 mins or so. The app says it still charging, so I guess it's fine.

Also the charger seems a little hard to pull out, like you have to push down to get it out. Does this sound right?
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      10-29-2016, 10:34 PM   #2
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Yes, it turns off.

Is the car unlocked when you pull it out? It should be. It isn't hard for me to pull the charger out.
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      10-29-2016, 10:38 PM   #3
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Mine stays blinking blue the whole time
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Mine stays blinking blue the whole time
Once I like the car, it doesn't blink anymore.
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      10-30-2016, 12:11 AM   #5
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The blue light stays on until charging is complete on mine. Never had a problem removing the plug; comes right out.
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      10-30-2016, 03:21 AM   #6
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Does the blue light stay on the whole time during charging? Mine shut off after 5 mins or so. The app says it still charging, so I guess it's fine.

Also the charger seems a little hard to pull out, like you have to push down to get it out. Does this sound right?
Mine does keep blinking until the charging is complete . Once it is completed I see nothing is flashing . I press any button on the key fob ,the charger indicator turns solid green to notify that charging is done
When I try to unplug the charging cable that goes into the car , I first press the unlock button on the key fob to release the charging cable . I didn't know I was supposed to press the button to easily remove the cable that was attached to the car .
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      10-30-2016, 03:47 AM   #7
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Ok I think the car is locked. I will unlock it and see if that works
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      10-31-2016, 12:11 PM   #8
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The blue shuts-off on mine after a few seconds once it has flashed a few time confirming it is charging.
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