Battery freeze symbol

[Saleh1]

Hi
I didn’t get a chance to charge my battery and left the car at the airport .From my Tesla app I get a freeze symbol on the car battery symbol. I have about 63 miles left on battery but won’t be able to charge it for a few days . Outside Temperature high is 45 and low is 33 degrees Thanks !

 

[Dan203]

It's telling you to plug it in. Even if it's just a 110v socket, to keep the battery warm. Li batteries don't do well at extreme temps.

 

[vickh]

It's telling you to plug it in. Even if it's just a 110v socket, to keep the battery warm. Li batteries don't do well at extreme temps.

with 63 miles left why wont the BMS heater kick in.? I understand if battery was low...

Glad we don't have this problem in PHX, but we do have the high heat (120 deg.!)

 

[DopeGhoti]

More accurately, it's telling you that due to the cold, the maximum charge/discharge rate is limited.

 

[Dan203]

I think all automatic heating/cooling functions stop when then battery drops to 20%. 63 miles of 310 is 20%

 

[Saleh1]

Thanks

 

[CharleyBC]

From the owner's manual:

Appears when some of the stored
energy in the Battery may not be
available due to cold weather
conditions. If Model 3 is plugged in,
you can heat your Battery by turning
on climate control with the mobile
app. The snowflake icon disappears
when the Battery is sufficiently warm.

Also, stop checking on it remotely. Doing so wakes up the car, which consumes some battery. Let it snooze. When you are reunited in a couple days, you'll find the snowflake goes away after some driving, or when you visit a Supercharger on your way home.

 

[ngogas]

Not good. Bad for the battery since you have less charge and weather is getting cold. Start praying for warm weather the next few days. Lol

 

[AlanSubie4Life]

.From my Tesla app I get a freeze symbol on the car battery symbol.

Also, stop checking on it remotely. Doing so wakes up the car, which consumes some battery. Let it snooze.

If using iOS, the OP can use the Tesla App Widget to check the status remotely without waking the vehicle. Presumably something similar exists for Android.

 

[vickh]

If using iOS, the OP can use the Tesla App Widget to check the status remotely without waking the vehicle. Presumably something similar exists for Android.

Android users plz share!

 

[AlanSubie4Life]

Android users plz share!

Quick Google search suggests widgets exist in Android as well and almost certainly work the same way.

 

[Lasttoy]

This applies to every Tesla.

 

[Babaron]

If using iOS, the OP can use the Tesla App Widget to check the status remotely without waking the vehicle. Presumably something similar exists for Android.

I am confused. What exactly is a Tesla app widget? I have the Tesla app on my phone but when I open it it wakes the vehicle up. How do I do this so it doesn’t wake up the vehicle?

 

[AlanSubie4Life]

I am confused. What exactly is a Tesla app widget? I have the Tesla app on my phone but when I open it it wakes the vehicle up. How do I do this so it doesn’t wake up the vehicle?

Should answer all your questions:

Use widgets on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

The widget will not wake the vehicle; it will display the last known status, not the current status. Last known status is periodically updated automatically at zero additional cost.

 

[Babaron]

Oh yeah, I use that. Just added Tesla app to the widgets. Thanks!

Jooc, how often does it update?

 

[AlanSubie4Life]

, how often does it update?

I believe the widget is updated whenever the car wakes up. The wake up rate depends on many factors (I think it is primarily determined by the drain rate on the AGM 12V battery - it has to be topped up periodically). But there are other reasons the car wakes up, too.

 

[gt2690b]

Unfortunately I dont beleive the same widget exists in android which is stupid since android invented widgets