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Update on mine: picked it up last Wednesday; they said they put in the new "red" 12v battery to replace the old "grey" 12v battery, and replaced the entire main battery since apparently the contacts (relays?) were not working correctly, which led to the 12v not getting charged. On Thursday drove...

Update: They brought a loaner up to St. Helena this morning (a new decked-out P85, same color). He first replaced the 12V battery on mine, which at least started things up. But he had to put the charger on also and wait a bit until the car was on enough to move and drive onto the flatbed to go...

Thanks for the input, but that worries me. You had it happen twice, my S is not even a week old. That suggests that the problem has not been fixed (ie still a design flaw), and I can't trust the car even after they fix it this time.

Sure, battery problems on 5 year old cars with 50,000 miles. How does one trickle charge with a dead computer, and the charge port locked out so you can't connect? No information in the manuals on where the 12V battery is, and how to jump it, whether it's safe, etc. Guess I'll find out tomorrow...

6 day old brick Went to top off the charge this morning (it had almost 200 on it yesterday) but found a dead S. Talked to support, and it looks like the 12V battery is the problem. After some web searches, it looks like an old problem that has still not been fixed, since I picked up the car...