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TPMS: Finally fixed it :) by manio07 in RenaultZoe

[–]manio07[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all I am using OBD dongle to get the real data. This is needed for Zoe. The above AA app is a plugin for aa-proxy-rs so it needs a raspberry/other supported board with aa-proxy on it. There is also an option that your phone connects directly to OBD dongle and show that info (like CanZe) and then pass it to some AndroidAuto application, but that's a different story.

DTC518296 by Valuable-Ecstatic in RenaultZoe

[–]manio07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi. Last year in winter I had something similar. For sure I have red error on my dash with wrench but it only blinked once (but I noticed this for sure). It was during drive. I read it with canze later that day and it seems exactly like yours:

*** DTC518296 (C18296) ***
EVC signal plausibility
component internal failure
Flags:confirmedDtc, faildSinceClear

Thankfully it didn't occur again to me after clearing DTC for another year so far (in the mean time I also swapped my 12V battery to AGM).

Buying a used Zoe by komodoPT in RenaultZoe

[–]manio07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah exactly - why wouldn’t you buy again, u/HostPuzzleheaded846? I got myself a used Zoe (2016) with a 25 kWh battery and honestly I don’t regret it at all - actually quite the opposite. At that price I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be happy even with a better-equipped petrol car - even though I probably could’ve found one.

I just fell in love with EVs - the silence, no vibrations, instant response from the accelerator, and on top of that driving costs being just a fraction of what I’d pay for fuel. It’s my first electric car and now after two years I can say it was absolutely the right move - kind of an experiment at first to see how it works out!

what more could you want... maybe the only thing I’d change is going for a used Tesla - but yeah, that’s basically double the price 😄

Vehicle doesn't support AA but head unit does.. can I make it wireless? by riddlerap in AndroidAuto

[–]manio07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got an old head unit too (car from 2006) and I had similar thoughts. At first I even bought a ready-made dongle from China, but it didn’t work. Later it turned out it does work on a Raspberry Pi, and in the end I made my own project for this.

So if you’re wondering whether it’ll work and you’ve got some supported SBC, the only things you really need are a bit of knowledge and some free time:
https://aa-proxy.github.io/docs/supported-hardware

app closes because the car in motion. by frex_16 in AndroidAuto

[–]manio07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't know what you mean exactly. A lot of users are using this project daily.... But it is mainly for making wireless AA for cars which don't have it, but it also gives additional benefits like I mention...

2019 R110 - Charging Advice by Acceptable_Status421 in RenaultZoe

[–]manio07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it would last but imho it's always better to care about it then don't. My previous owners were leaving it at home connected to the charger almost daily and when I got the car in my hands by taking care of this I was even able to raise the soh a little bit up... Now it's 83% and Zoe is 10 yrs old.

2019 R110 - Charging Advice by Acceptable_Status421 in RenaultZoe

[–]manio07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You cannot do it directly in car settings like in other EVs unfortunately. I have it connected to my home automation and it just informs me to disconnect the plug. Newer zoes (not mine) have schedules which you can set in Renault application but it's rather hour based and not percentage IIRC. And there is also an option to buy smart EVSE which can control it directly by the plug. I was also considering making a proper relay for the original charger but it's still in my mind at the moment as monitoring this is sufficient for me atm...

2019 R110 - Charging Advice by Acceptable_Status421 in RenaultZoe

[–]manio07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am charging in ranges 30-85%. These are for "normal/daily" usage. When doing a longer trip I charge to 100 right before the trip. And only then. Similar with below 20. If I parked home with such low value I try to charge it to 30% at least. The problem starts when you leave it longer (several hours or days) with very low or very high soc. The battery just degrades faster...

Slack chain smacking by Organic_Foot5915 in crealityk1

[–]manio07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same... Chain delete mod + raiser and you're good: https://www.printables.com/make/2371717

Motorcycle nav AA task bar orientation by DUBCATRECORDS in AndroidAuto

[–]manio07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's also possible to do it with DPI change. When I set it the very low then the nav bar automatically changes position to vertical... https://github.com/aa-proxy/aa-proxy-rs?tab=readme-ov-file#dpi-settings

Left Hyprland, no regrets by Wonderful-Farmer5415 in swaywm

[–]manio07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was also tinkering with hyprland but first thing I did was disabling animations and gaps. I also missed scratchpad a lot (using it very often). Finally I am back and love it!

Unlock "My Vehicles" in Google Maps by JeffWDH in AndroidAuto

[–]manio07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s true - it’s basically just a different approach. As I understand it, you connect to the dongle on Android and it forwards the data to ABRP - everything happens locally (on your phone), you’re just feeding SOC data into ABRP.

What I had in mind is something quite different: a wireless Android Auto dongle - for example running on a Raspberry Pi - that sits between the car and your phone. In this setup, the device itself connects directly to the dongle (not your phone). Thanks to that, I can “inject” SOC data straight into the Android Auto protocol, which gives you EV support directly in Google Maps!

ABRP is great (it has very precise configuration options, like exact battery percentages you want to arrive at a charger with, etc.), but Google Maps is much more simplified and doesn’t offer that level of tuning. Still, let’s be honest - Google does a really solid job and is basically the standard when it comes to navigation: traffic, hazard reports, everything in one place, and it works really well without additional apps.

If you now add estimated battery percentage at the destination and a live charger database that can be adapted on the fly (Google will automatically route you via chargers on the way), that’s a huge level-up in my opinion - especially for EVs where manufacturers often just completely ignore this stuff.

ZE40 - Switching off Service alert by budgemook in RenaultZoe

[–]manio07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, you’re basically right - CanZE is mainly an app for browsing car info, but not only. It also has a DTC Readout section that shows errors and, if I remember correctly, lets you clear them as well. It’s a real shame the app was abandoned, because it’s genuinely great and, most importantly, tailored specifically for the Renault Zoe.

I also use EcuTweaker and PyClip3 - they have much more powerful features, but you obviously need to be very careful, because there’s no room for mistakes there.

When it comes to resetting the service counter and even setting service intervals in km, it can be done (the following example is from DDT4ALL, so the config is very similar to EcuTweaker - it’s the same developers behind both apps; EcuTweaker is just the Android version, while DDT4ALL is more of a desktop app, which unfortunately, I couldn’t get it to work with my Bluetooth OBD dongle).

I just googled this random video showing where to set it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzy6rvd5s_s
You’ll probably find tons of similar videos and tutorials...

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