Heat Indicator on Tesla App homepage

[online]

I'm wondering what the heat indicator to the right of the battery icon within the app and the yellow progress bar represent. My car was left outside, not charging, and the cabin wasn't preheating. The fan icon is not active and checking the climate screen in the app showed that the car's cabin wasn't heating (everything was disabled).

Does the car warm the battery if it gets too cold outside?

 

[Resist]

Those are seat heater indicators. Do you have climate control set to auto?

 

[Gyrolion]

I think orange means it is taking power directly from the grid, (bypassing the battery) and I think the heating icons means it is heating up the battery.
The car is doing some car things to keep it ok probably.

 

[Resist]

I think orange means it is taking power directly from the grid, (bypassing the battery) and I think the heating icons means it is heating up the battery.
The car is doing some car things to keep it ok probably.

I've never seen or heard this. But if it's true seems like Tesla might have told us about it. Is it that hard for them to give us a tutorial about this new information?!

 

[online]

Those are seat heater indicators. Do you have climate control set to auto?

The climate/seat heaters are on auto but I checked the climate screen and confirmed at the time none of the seats were heating and the air was off.

I think orange means it is taking power directly from the grid, (bypassing the battery) and I think the heating icons means it is heating up the battery.
The car is doing some car things to keep it ok probably.

The car wasn't plugged in - when I plug it in, the car's preview image shows a cable routing to the charge port.

I've never seen or heard this. But if it's true seems like Tesla might have told us about it. Is it that hard for them to give us a tutorial about this new information?!

I'm thinking this is the case? It is a newer year too, not sure if this is new feature with the 2022 Model 3s.

 

[nick0188]

Those are referred to as the "bacon strips" and means the battery is heating... Although I don't think it should heat if you are not preconditioning the cabin, unless it is really cold out (like 10F I would guess).

 

[jjrandorin]

Another thread with more information about the "bacon strips"

Change in Battery Preconditioning with Recent (Christmas 2021) Update?

Don’t always trust what the app is showing you. I'm starting to believe this lol Yesterday afternoon, it was 28 degrees F outside and I had no indication of battery heating and had the blue snowflake for 30+ miles after sitting outside for 8 hrs. Lots of regen dots too. This morning...

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[Big Earl]

Both the heat icon (bacon) and the orange charge bar indicate battery heating. Based on not charging and not having climate on, I don’t think your car was actually heating the battery… more likely a bug where the app didn’t fully update.

 

[Resist]

Ah yes, I forgot about the battery heating. That icon makes sense now.