Formarkvisi
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I bought a 2012 ES i-miev hatchback from my Mitsubishi dealer a few months ago. Recently I have a need for the fast charging feature which the dealership assured me it had when I bought. I seem to remember the dealer fast charging it (level III charging) when I had it serviced. Also, I think I may have opened up the CHAdeMO charging port door before but I don't remember how. I have looked at the owner's manual for the location of the lever and also watched this video to make sure I was looking in the right place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flEu77Nqg6Q
Sure enough when I look for the lever, it's not there. I think it may not have the quick charge package?
I looked at this page:
http://myimiev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3228
which says:
My i-miev makes a loud blower noise when I insert the J1772 plug. So according to this, it has forced-air cooling and is CHAdeMO-equipped. I have searched around the car for the lever for at least an hour total and cannot find one. The dealership which sold me the car recently closed down permanently so I'm not able to call back and ask if it is CHAdeMO-equipped. Any advice? Could it possibly be opened any different way besides a lever on the driver's side or was I scammed? Any help would be appreciated.
Sure enough when I look for the lever, it's not there. I think it may not have the quick charge package?
I looked at this page:
http://myimiev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3228
which says:
EDIT 6/6/17: It is significant to note that CHAdeMO-equipped battery packs have forced-air cooling capability (which non-CHAdeMO cars do not have), which normally kicks in for maybe 2/3 of a CHAdeMO charging session. Some owners have modified their a/c ducting to force-feed cooled air into the pack. One can quickly tell if a car's battery has this forced-air cooling because of the relatively-loud blower noise which lasts for about a second when the car's J1772 plug is first inserted
My i-miev makes a loud blower noise when I insert the J1772 plug. So according to this, it has forced-air cooling and is CHAdeMO-equipped. I have searched around the car for the lever for at least an hour total and cannot find one. The dealership which sold me the car recently closed down permanently so I'm not able to call back and ask if it is CHAdeMO-equipped. Any advice? Could it possibly be opened any different way besides a lever on the driver's side or was I scammed? Any help would be appreciated.