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2016.5 90D Charging Questions

Discussion in 'Model S: Battery & Charging' started by PDX-Conquest, May 23, 2020.

  1. PDX-Conquest

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    Hey all, first time, short time. I'm looking at purchasing a used 90D with 55K miles on it (my first tesla). At the non-Tesla dealership where I found the vehicle they charged the car all night and it only showed a range of 252 miles. Is this an indicator of issues with the battery or is there a setting that needs to be changed? I'm looking for any help you can provide to help me make this decision. Also, any idea how I verify if this vehicle has free supercharging? Thanks
     
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    there's a setting for the maximum charge, and it should usually not be set to 100% (that's bad for the battery if done too often). also, charging all night on a standard outlet might have only put 50 miles of charge on the battery.
     
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    Thanks Paulk. I had them change it to Trip in the charging menu. Will it matter if it’s been selected to range mode while charging as well? Thanks again
     
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    Range mode doesn’t change the charge, but it does change how many miles it reports by a small amount. My car has been in range mode since the day I got it.

    You should have the dealer charge it to any level really, then extrapolate. If it’s set to 50% charge and reports 135 miles, then a full charge is 270. I don’t know the ideal range on a 90D, I think 285. It’s likely it degraded to 265, which is fine.
     
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    I’ve moved on from that vehicle and now looking at a similar 2016.5 90D. This one, when charged completely shows a range of 325. Can that be accurate? I thought they were only rated to 290ish. Thoughts?
     
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    There is a settings toggle between “rated” and “ideal” range. The car you’re looking at is almost certainly set to ideal.
     
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    The car is set to ideal range, not rated, probably. Flip the setting to rated and see what it says. A full charge on my 2016 90D with 60K miles is about 272 rated miles. It was 294 when new I believe.
     
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    Thanks, where would I find that setting?
     
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    Controls -> Display
     
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    At the bottom of the ‘Display page’ where you can select energy to display in percent or miles.
     
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    Thanks for your help
     

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