Tesla Motors Club
Due to pick up my m3 on Thursday. Went for a casual test drive and ended up putting a deposit down the same day!
I think I’ve learnt the basics of the car. Obv we’re always looking for tips to extend battery life without getting too anal and spoiling the enjoyment of the car. My plan is to simply plug it in every night to 80-90%
However, I have read that the battery on the m3 needs to sleep for 3-4h at various charge states to calibrate properly and it has taken some owners months to get the range to improve to where it should be. It seems Tesla may have addressed this issue with the scheduled departure feature.
So my question relates to sentry mode.... if I get home, plug the car in but do not schedule charging till a few hours later, will the sentry mode run off the mains and leave the battery in a ‘sleep’ state so a calibration measurement can be obtained? (As I understand sentry mode would normally keep the car awake and drain the battery enough to prevent that)
I think I’ve learnt the basics of the car. Obv we’re always looking for tips to extend battery life without getting too anal and spoiling the enjoyment of the car. My plan is to simply plug it in every night to 80-90%
However, I have read that the battery on the m3 needs to sleep for 3-4h at various charge states to calibrate properly and it has taken some owners months to get the range to improve to where it should be. It seems Tesla may have addressed this issue with the scheduled departure feature.
So my question relates to sentry mode.... if I get home, plug the car in but do not schedule charging till a few hours later, will the sentry mode run off the mains and leave the battery in a ‘sleep’ state so a calibration measurement can be obtained? (As I understand sentry mode would normally keep the car awake and drain the battery enough to prevent that)