OK So an update on my progress.
Sorry I do mean SOH not SOC. Thanks for picking that up.
I was referred by the original dealer to the main city one. They were very knowledgeable and knew what I was asking them to do. That is check the battery to see if it could be replaced or fixed free of charge as it was outside the conditions of the warranty.
The dealer called me about 5 hours after dropping off and said they had tested the battery, sent the data to Mitsubishi Australia and they had found that the traction battery's SOH was 29%. They then went on to say that this is normal for the age of the car and that there was no warranty issues.
I was pretty prepared for that answer and there was no charge for the test so no harm done. They were all very nice. However I knew that 29% was just a figure they picked as its less than the 30% stated on the warranty. I still have a lot of warranty to go.
On the same day I went and got a 2nd opinion. All they did was put a Mitsubishi approved ODBD reader on the car, found the BMU then printed out the page with the relevant information. In the print out its called "Battery current capacity" and showed 26.9 Ah. The Original capacity is 40 Ah.
Are these the kind of conditions that were met for other batteries to be replaced? Is there any similar website marketing claims related to the 2017 or do they have all that locked down now?
Thanks so much for any info anyone has.
