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Turning off the web API stops people communicating with Nissan's webservice; it doesn't stop the car communicating with Nissan's webservice.

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The car actually randomly asks you permission to do this. You will start the car up and there will be a dialog asking you to continue to allow the computer to communicate with Nissan. If I recall, you also need to enter in some credentials into the car's computer for it to communicate with Nissan.

The car actually randomly asks you permission to do this.

No, it asks you every...friggin'...time you start the car, with no way to say "you have my permission from now on". I wish it were random, at least that way there be times I don't have to punch the "OK" button.

Only the 2011 and 2012 model years worked like that. Newer Leafs only require you to acknowledge the agreement every few months.

Is there an upgrade ? This is an unbearable nag screen.

No. And even better, when CarWings stops working at the end of the year because there's no AT&T 2G network for it to connect to, you'll still be pressing "OK" twice a day for no reason at all.

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