ArizonaP85
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Yes you should get a lithium 12V battery. Read many posts here about Ohmmu. 12V lead batteries do not last long in Teslas in hot climates. Arizona is hotter than Florida but I’m sure you suffer the same problems. Just get a lithium 12V and be done with ugly stranding, towing, etc. situations. At least you were at home for this one.My 2018 Model 3 LR with 10k miles just had a 12v battery failure and it had to be towed to Tesla. It was so dead that Tesla couldn't confirm the issue remotely and therefore could not dispatch the mobile service vehicle. The car was parked in the driveway so the tow truck operator had get it in towing mode by attaching a battery device to wires behind the tow hook cover then opening the frunk to get his battery attached to the car battery. It worked for awhile but eventually towing mode stopped right at the flatbed ramp. So we attached my 12 amp battery charger to the car battery but that didn't work either so he dragged the car the rest of the way onto the flatbed with the help of liquid dish washing soap. Oh, then the right hand front window went down so we had to cover it with a trash bag using 200 mph racer tape I had on hand. (I used to race cars) I needed to do this because I live in Florida and we have showers this time of the year. The car was getting towed to Tesla's new service center in Fort Myers which is only 30 miles away. Otherwise it would have to go 105 miles to the east coast or the the same distance to Sarasota. What a pain the rear end. I have a 2017 Model S 100D with 12k miles and I'm wondering if I should change the 12v battery to be safe. Any thoughts please.