As we all know, the HPWC or UMC "wand" is supposed to stay locked to the car whenever the car is locked. In the morning, I had gotten used to doing the "Tesla Two Step" before removing my charge cable. (walk forward until the car senses my key and unlocks, then step back to the rear to unplug).
The other day, I forgot and noticed I was able to unplug without first unlocking the car. Cool, I thought. Maybe they have upgraded the firmware to simply sense my key and allow the cable to be released similar to how you can open the rear hatch without unlocking simply by having your key.
Nope. Today I tried to remove the cable with my key nowhere nearby and was able to do so.
It does not seem to be a "mechanical" issue with my port. The cable is still locked firmly in place, and you have to press the button, wait a beat, get the solid "clunk" of the pin releasing, then pull the cable out as usual. It's just that I can now do it with the car locked and the key nowhere in sight.
Anyone know if this is new (or a bug) in current firmware? I am on v17.26.76.
The other day, I forgot and noticed I was able to unplug without first unlocking the car. Cool, I thought. Maybe they have upgraded the firmware to simply sense my key and allow the cable to be released similar to how you can open the rear hatch without unlocking simply by having your key.
Nope. Today I tried to remove the cable with my key nowhere nearby and was able to do so.
It does not seem to be a "mechanical" issue with my port. The cable is still locked firmly in place, and you have to press the button, wait a beat, get the solid "clunk" of the pin releasing, then pull the cable out as usual. It's just that I can now do it with the car locked and the key nowhere in sight.
Anyone know if this is new (or a bug) in current firmware? I am on v17.26.76.