How to turn off chargng screen without locking car?

[Stratman]

At home while charging, the car is in a locked garage and I don't want to lock the car as well. the problem is when I charge at home the bright charging screen remains on the whole time which is detrimental to the screen over time and simply not required. I don't want it on and I don't want to lock the car.

I would prefer t to time out or something....

Is there another way to get the desired result without locking the car?

 

[Wennfred]

Maybe set your screen to night mode so it won’t be bright at all. Then use the App from inside the house to un-lock the car. That’s all I can figure out.

take care

Fred

 

[BZM3]

At home while charging, the car is in a locked garage and I don't want to lock the car as well. the problem is when I charge at home the bright charging screen remains on the whole time which is detrimental to the screen over time and simply not required. I don't want it on and I don't want to lock the car.

I would prefer t to time out or something....

Is there another way to get the desired result without locking the car?

Just curious what difference does it make if the car is locked?

 

[vasuvius]

hmm.. My car auto locks when I walk out of the garage and into the house - and the screen goes off. When I come back into the garage, I imagine it's still locked and I just press the door handle and it unlocks the car. The only time I have to use the app to Unlock the car is to remove the charger from the port.

 

[Rocky_H]

At home while charging, the car is in a locked garage and I don't want to lock the car as well. the problem is when I charge at home the bright charging screen remains on the whole time which is detrimental to the screen over time and simply not required. I don't want it on and I don't want to lock the car.

I would prefer t to time out or something....

Is there another way to get the desired result without locking the car?

Something is not right there. Those two things are not directly related. You can turn off the auto-locking, so it doesn't do that. But the charging screen will not stay lit up forever. Even if it is not locking, if you have the doors closed, the car will turn itself off (including screens) and go idle with the doors still unlocked. At least that's how the Model S and X have always been; I would think the Model 3 does the same. If your car is keeping that screen lit up forever, it seems the car is not turning off. I'm wondering if one of your doors is not getting closed all the way, so it is keeping the car on all the time.

 

[ewoodrick]

It should turn off after a little bit.

 

[bluemalibu]

At home while charging, the car is in a locked garage and I don't want to lock the car as well. the problem is when I charge at home the bright charging screen remains on the whole time which is detrimental to the screen over time and simply not required. I don't want it on and I don't want to lock the car.

I would prefer t to time out or something....

Is there another way to get the desired result without locking the car?

Same here, I pretty much never lock my car. Only time I lock it is when I park it in town. No need at my work or home. In my garage the charging screen will stay lit for hours while charging. Not sure why it can't go blank like it does when it is locked.

 

[Stratman]

Maybe set your screen to night mode so it won’t be bright at all. Then use the App from inside the house to un-lock the car. That’s all I can figure out.

take care

Fred

Creative Fred, one possibility. would rather not have to touch any settings tho.

In answer to others, charging screen remains lit as long as its charging in Model 3 - unless you lock the car. All doors are closed etc. Other Model 3 owners have same complaint.
It should just time out after 15 mins and reactivate if door handle touched

 

[toolman335]

My screen shuts off as soon as the car locks(as it's supposed to). Walk away from the car, listen to it honk goodnight, and then creep back down to look at the screen. It's asleep.