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battery drain parking

  1. Sparkypants

    Would it be O.K to leave Model 3 unplugged for 5 weeks?

    Hello all. I do not have home charging currently (working on it, but won't have it in time for my trip) and have been street parking the model 3 for a while now. I have the option of pulling the car into the garage but it is not ideal. Here's the situation: I must leave for 5 weeks in a...
  2. F

    M3P battery draining while traveling overseas long term (Sentry has been off)

    Hi everyone, I’d really really appreciate any help here. My M3P 2020 is suddenly draining way more battery while I’m overseas on work. I charged my car to 90% before leaving 10 days ago. I’ve lost 50% in the last 10 days I’ve been gone. Sentry mode has been off the whole time (I disabled it...
  3. Sonny-Jim

    0% Battery Drain, Whilst Away on Holiday

    Not sure how helpful this is to anyone, but to my surprise after parking with 58% at LHR for my holiday, i returned after 5.5 days to 58%. This has not happened on any of my previous trips parked up for a few days, however this time i had the car set up with the following for the entire time...
  4. P

    Model 3 idle battery drain only when battery <10%

    I notice unexceptional battery drain only when battery is less than 10% and car is on standby/idle (I went from 8%-5% in 1 hour). This is when I would need the car to lose the least amount of battery while idle. When battery is above 10% battery drain is very minimal while on standby and within...
  5. T

    Fast battery drain - what’s happening

    2017 90d that had really fast battery drain today. 39% to 33% while parked in garage for 6 hrs. Then 27% to 22% while parked outside at around 75 degrees. Any ideas what would be causing this?
  6. Mr-T

    What to shut off to preserve battery

    I have a M3 LR AWD. I am going to be going to Rio to visit my wife’s family for Christmas and would need to leave the car at the airport for 3 weeks. I see lots of comments about battery drain, parasitic loads, etc. I know to shut off Sentry mode, but beyond this, I still see 12-15 miles/day...