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Battery drain overnight with latest V10 update

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Hi everyone!
I have in the last 2weeks or so noticed a jump in battery drain overnight while my car( Model 3, standard dr.) is parked, about 3-4%. WiFi off, Sentry mode Off, Climate Off and I don’t check the App.& car is not plugged in.

Before this new update, I have gone on vacation with the same settings and lost only 4% in 10days.
I don’t have the ability to plug my car in every night, therefore 3-4% drain is significant..

Anyone with the same issue?
Thank you!
 
I see about 2-3% drain after V10 update. Like you, I have sentry mode, cabin over heat protect off and summon standby off. I always "power off" upon exiting the car as well. I do notice that there's a faint whine somewhere under the frunk even though the car is supposed to be "powered off". The whine appears to last about 2 hours. And no, have not used A/C or heater the last several days either. I'll turn off WiFi after I parked today to see if it makes a difference.
 
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I see about 2-3% drain after V10 update. Like you, I have sentry mode, cabin over heat protect off and summon standby off. I always "power off" upon exiting the car as well. I do notice that there's a faint whine somewhere under the frunk even though the car is supposed to be "powered off". The whine appears to last about 2 hours. And no, have not used A/C or heater the last several days either. I'll turn off WiFi after I parked today to see if it makes a difference.

Check that the software update is not stuck on "Checking for update". Mine was doing that and it was tending to not sleep (I did rebooting etc with no effect). I am not sure how I unstuck it, but you could try disabling data sharing and then re-enabling it (this may have somehow allowed my car to grab the new update, or it may have been a total coincidence, but immediately after I re-enabled it, it started downloading the update). Obviously you need to be in range of a solid WiFi access point when you do this toggle.

For the OP, obviously the first thing to check is to turn off Summon Standby Mode.
 
I see about 2-3% drain after V10 update. Like you, I have sentry mode, cabin over heat protect off and summon standby off. I always "power off" upon exiting the car as well. I do notice that there's a faint whine somewhere under the frunk even though the car is supposed to be "powered off". The whine appears to last about 2 hours. And no, have not used A/C or heater the last several days either. I'll turn off WiFi after I parked today to see if it makes a difference.
Thank you for the additional info. I didn’t know to turn off summon standby ....will try that tonight. I started recording and collecting data on the battery drain issue.
Have brought the issue up with Tesla Service advisor, she is having a technician look through my Car log. TBD
 
Thank you for the additional info. I didn’t know to turn off summon standby ....will try that tonight. I started recording and collecting data on the battery drain issue.
Have brought the issue up with Tesla Service advisor, she is having a technician look through my Car log. TBD
I have recently been experiencing a similar issue. How was your issue resolved?
 
Just in case anyone is doing this, take out any usb sticks in the front slots ie like for music. I found that when I left my music usb flash stick in the front port that my phantom drain was worse. I'm unsure if this is just coincidence but thought I'd mention it as I saw the stick lit up when the car was asleep so I know it was doing something.