Recent content by tyleriv

As I understand it, moving air will increase the rate of heat transfer between the air and the object (e.g. your car radiator). By the same analogy, trapping air (such as fibreglass insulation) will reduce air movement, thus reducing rate of heat transfer. However, the object will not be...

Interesting; today I saw this message on my display for the first time and wondered about its meaning along with the classic warning that the battery was too cold so it was operating in turtle mode. -26C outside, battery temp just to the right of the blue indicator. The car had been plugged in...

I too, have a rubber burning smell that typically occurs when the ICE is running and charging the battery. I brought this to the attention of the dealer advisor; fortunately the burning smell was present when I drove into the service bay. He stated that he experienced the same issue with his...

Perhaps Mitsubishi is listening…..I brought my car in for a servicing and in speaking with the advisor, he mentioned that the engineers from the company were visiting Alberta and Manitoba to experience our concerns regarding cold and corrosion including our use of gravel/salt on the roads...

As an update, I've been experiencing temperatures of -20C to -8C. During this time I've kept the car outside and plugged in over night. The low power warning has been present most of these sessions < -15C. My EV driving ratio has dropped from high 90's to mid 40's and thus most of my driving...

I’ve had a similar event as well. It was about -21C, very early morning and the car was plugged in overnight and fully charged. The ICE started and about 1km out, the same system error message occurred and the CEL was illuminated. I ran on EV only mode for a short while intending to take it...

Your comment regarding the future of the EV is well stated. I purchased the Outlander PHEV as it basically matches your description, but unfortunately, without a long range battery (and appropriate cold weather support). The soon to be released RAM truck, Ramcharger, sounds like it fits this...

I've never used my 3rd row seat. Perhaps the velcro strap is there and not attached? I'll give that a look - see ; Thanks for the information.

1) After Sale traction battery plug in heater for existing 2023+ owners 2) Consider an 12V ICE starter as a backup to the generator ICE starter. This would permit a "limp mode" where the traction battery fails to operate or start the ICE. Alternatively, allow the 12V battery to drive the...

Yes, one should not generalize (opps, I'm generalizing again ;-) and you make very strong observations. However unlike conventional ICE vehicles, the 2023+ outlander PHEV is engineered to no-start under frigid temperature conditions (say < -25C) leaving the owner stranded. Moreover, this was a...

I've used remote climate control a number of times (with a 75% success - Often I have to relock my locked car in order to start the climate control - must be a connection thing). My interior climate is set to auto. I've never noted that the ICE had started while it was remote "warming" the...

My experience to date with the updated PMU software. Temperatures have been -21C to -6C over the last week. I've charged each night using the 120VAC charger and typically the charge is not complete. The traction battery should have been warmed by the charging function by the time I started...

Just recently, my car displayed the "PHEV System Fault", message; it was only -10C. The car threw codes and CEL was illuminated as well. It was outside overnight and charging prior to this drive; I had used the preheat cabin as well while still charging. During the drive in to service, the...

When the weather approaches zero I execute the force EV method. 1) Press the <START> button without pressing the brake. 2) Select EV mode, 3) Press the <START> button while pressing the brake as you normally would to start the car. This seems to prevent the ICE from starting albeit a...

I enjoyed reading your workaround; basically I'm lazy. I've used oil pan heater pads (a rubberized pad with an internal heater sealed against the elements) silicon glued to the oil pan. I thought that I could glue this directly to the traction battery in the same way - so a perm solution. The...