01-04-2019, 01:39 PM | #1 |
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Charger doesn't always charge when plugging in
Anyone else ever have problems with the car not charging after you plug in the cable? It goes in, clicks, and locks but sometimes the charging just never kicks in. The blue status light never shows and the car isn't charged. This has happened to me a few times and when I go out in the morning to start the car the battery is still empty. I have to sometimes unplug and plug in the cable a few times before the blue light comes on.
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01-16-2019, 12:25 PM | #3 | |
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Usually, the event was accompanied by a warning blinking light on the L2 charger (I have Siemens model). After resetting the charger warning light, ore re-plugging the cable, the i3 would start charging again. I'm blaming it on the L2 charger, but have no data to prove the theory, and my sample is far too small to draw any firm conclusions. YMMV, a
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01-18-2019, 02:59 PM | #5 |
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It's been working again. Didn't really do anything to fix it but it seems ok now. I'll report back if it starts again.
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