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Charging whilst away for 2 weeks....
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dj905
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Veritas1980
Electric Viking
Leave it plugged in and set the charger to 50 or 60%, not sure if it makes much difference for two weeks (the setting of low charge level), but then you should be ok.
Craig-Tx
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It also will compensate for vampire loss. Not a major factor over only a couple of weeks, but for long periods, the small losses needed to keep the computer going, etc add up. I've heard stories of people who arrive at the airport with a low charge (but just enough to get them home), but after their trip, the charge is too low to move the vehicle.
Not only is it covered elsewhere in dozens of posts here, but it's in the battery section of the owners manual IN ALL CAPS, so Tesla must think it's important. Why don't owners RTFM any more? When the Model S came out owners were reading and memorizing the manual before their car was delivered.
Thank you. Some other questions are obscure, but this one sure isn't. It's very specifically covered in the manual. Please give a try checking the manual first before asking.
Why should the OP check the manual before asking? Isn't this a forum where we help each other? And why does anyone take the time to give the OP a "RTFM" answer in stead of offering a real answer which would take less time 
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Vampire drain, in my experience, can be up to 10-15 km 'typical range' per day, if your car is in the Alps in February, parked outside, and buried in snow. At home in May, under a carport or in a garage, you will perhaps have 4 km to 6 km drain per day. So charge up to 70% or so (not 100% - not good for the battery to fully charge it without driving the car the next day), and don't worry about it for the next two weeks! Either plugged or unplugged, nothing will go wrong during those two weeks.
?Vampire drain, in my experience, can be up to 10-15 km 'typical range' per day, if your car is in the Alps in February, parked outside, and buried in snow. At home in May, under a carport or in a garage, you will perhaps have 4 km to 6 km drain per day. So charge up to 70% or so (not 100% - not good for the battery to fully charge it without driving the car the next day), and don't worry about it for the next two weeks! Either plugged or unplugged, nothing will go wrong during those two weeks.
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Because it's the right thing to do.
Sure, for things that need help and can use some insight from owners, which we would love to provide, not a question that's directly answered in the manual.
Because this thread shouldn't even exist, and it took five people's time coming in here and reading the topic and posting replies to get to the reminder to just read the answer in the manual.And why does anyone take the time to give the OP a "RTFM" answer in stead of offering a real answer which would take less time
Don't let the tone of some comments get you down. Of course, reading the car manual is important, but people miss things. Or they want reassurance from those with more experience. Haven't we all been there at one point or another?
If only there was a manual for interacting with others online...
If only there was a manual for interacting with others online...
Really? HmmI have read the manual but it does not make this point clear at all. You need and Alka Seltza
"The most
important way to preserve the Battery is to
LEAVE YOUR Model S PLUGGED IN when you
are not using it. This is particularly important if
you are not planning to drive Model S for
several weeks."
page 130
nwdiver
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roblab
Active Member
When you get to wait four years for your Sig S, reading the manual is about all there is. And that was after the $40,000 down payment. After we got the car, we were too busy driving to read it.
nwdiver
Well-Known Member
Not very well
Too many threads and posts to count on this subject... here's one of the longer ones...
Basically the DC-DC converter in the car can't maintain a 'float' so it stops charging at ~14 volts, waits until voltage is <12v then charges the battery up again. This constant cycling destroys the poor little 12v battery. A battery tender will keep the battery at a nice steady ~13v... no cycling.
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