What does anyone do with this?

[Powerflex]

With all the hundreds of clever design features I am surprised that the charge cover just hangs there during charging.

Anyone worked out what to do with it?

There is a tiny clip but it doesn't fit in there.

 

[Gonville]

There is a little hook at the top of the flap itself - visible top right in your picture (hook is top left inside of the flap).

On ICE models there is a similar mechanism with a peg and a hole which works pretty well. So I was used to that concept.

However on inspection I couldn't find a matching hook on the plug to make it stay hooked up. There is a small increase in the edge molding at one point which sort of works but it kept falling off. Maybe thinking about it you are just supposed to hang the connecting cord on that little hook - maybe that works?

 

[BrianStanier]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1jfctllqtw8gmnp/2014-05-27%2012.51.34.jpg

You have to fold in the flap a little to get the cord over the clip.

 

[Gonville]

Aha.....so that's it!

Just wondering if the little notch in your cover is also mean to sit over that hook? I am sure on the demo model there wasn't a notch at that point? Interesting...

Ooops. Way too big.

 

[Powerflex]

Thanks for that.

That is the poorest piece of design on the whole car.

However if that is the worst bit then there is nothing to moan about.

Stunning car.

I have a Discovery and an R8 and haven't used either in a month and used 4 litres of petrol in 1000 miles.

 

[Gonville]

I feel we have reached a tipping point. Just so mad that I have to wait the whole summer and autumn. There'll be jams at the chargepoints by the time I get going.

 

[BrianStanier]

That is the poorest piece of design on the whole car.

Agreed. They should have taken out a leaf from the Nissan book (sorry, couldn't resist!) and had a hinged stable-door arrangement (for the CCS) with proper sealing.

 

[Stevei3]

That is the poorest piece of design on the whole car.

Yes, it's poor design, I've got to agree, alas. The whole ensembe: the far to large, non-sealing flap, the plastic caps and the rubber 'string' thingy. I've pulled the string from the car and the flaps on day 1. We keep the cap in the froot: cable out = cap in and vice versa.

Steven

 

[Gonville]

So Tom has worked out how to use this. Not poor design just we didn't figure out how to use it!

 

[TomMoloughney]

I have to admit, it had me scratching my head for a while also. But after playing with it for a bit I figured it out. This picture need to be sent to every BMW i3 dealer and handed to the sales associates so they can show their clients at delivery.