Hi everyone, I’ve had my model 3 for a little over a month now and I had some questions about AC performance.
For the past couple weeks when I leave work I have noticed my Air conditioning is pretty poor. The air blowing out of the vents is definitely warmer than normal and after about 15 minutes of driving the cabin temp is still over 80 degrees. I am assuming this is because the AC is cooling the battery but there are no warnings or alerts on the screen while this is happening. After about 15 minutes the car will suddenly start blowing really cold air. It’s done this for about the past 2 weeks when I leave work. I do “precondition” the cabin for about 5 minutes before leaving. When I get in the car the ambient temperature sensor on the screen reads about 115-125 degrees and it stays that way the whole ride home. I do not use the cabin protection because I lose about 10% of charge throughout the day and it doesn’t feel any different in the car vs 5 minutes of preconditioning without it. The cabin has always gotten to about 150-160 degrees throughout the day but I am only recently noticing this reduced performance. And I don’t see how that would affect the battery temp. I guess I’m a little confused on how this battery cooling works and when it’s needed. Like is it needed only when driving? Or does it cool it all the time?
Thanks
For the past couple weeks when I leave work I have noticed my Air conditioning is pretty poor. The air blowing out of the vents is definitely warmer than normal and after about 15 minutes of driving the cabin temp is still over 80 degrees. I am assuming this is because the AC is cooling the battery but there are no warnings or alerts on the screen while this is happening. After about 15 minutes the car will suddenly start blowing really cold air. It’s done this for about the past 2 weeks when I leave work. I do “precondition” the cabin for about 5 minutes before leaving. When I get in the car the ambient temperature sensor on the screen reads about 115-125 degrees and it stays that way the whole ride home. I do not use the cabin protection because I lose about 10% of charge throughout the day and it doesn’t feel any different in the car vs 5 minutes of preconditioning without it. The cabin has always gotten to about 150-160 degrees throughout the day but I am only recently noticing this reduced performance. And I don’t see how that would affect the battery temp. I guess I’m a little confused on how this battery cooling works and when it’s needed. Like is it needed only when driving? Or does it cool it all the time?
Thanks