I'm obsessed with "Power Off".. does it make any difference?

[wycolo]

>What % of general public would know or guess what to do with MS door handles anyway? And why not just a push button instead? Just a 1 inch round pushbutton like on the new soda dispensers.

Ok, my bad, the flush chrome handles are *more* of a mystery than a push button would be since instinctively one just naturally pushes on a button to see what might happen. So therefore any unlocked MS retains a degree of 'locked-ness', until common knowledge improves.
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[dsm363]

I picked up my car from service center for something minor and asked them about this. Assuming this is accurate, they confirmed that all hitting 'power off' does is out the car to sleep 15 min early. If you have sleep mode enabled essentially there is no difference so probably not worth worrying about unless you simply want to save the minimal power over those 15 min or simply want to.

 

[HankLloydRight]

How do you enable "sleep mode"?

 

[dsm363]

I'll check next time I'm in my car but in settings there is a switch for Energy Saving mode or something similar. This powers off the car after about 15 min. It takes slightly longer for the car to wake up when you unlock the doors but only a few seconds. It also takes the mobile app a little longer to connect but this cuts down on the Vampire drain from the car being on all the time.

 

[Dylan]

How do you enable "sleep mode"?

You can find this under the Displays tab.

 

[dsm363]

Dylan is correct. Thanks. Controls then Displays. You'll see 'Power Management' the Energy Saving with OFF/ON switch.

 

[HankLloydRight]

Dylan is correct. Thanks. Controls then Displays. You'll see 'Power Management' the Energy Saving with OFF/ON switch.

Thanks for the detail... It's not labeled "sleep mode" anywhere.

 

[dsm363]

Thanks for the detail... It's not labeled "sleep mode" anywhere.

That's what people call it sometimes. It powers off the screens and some of the computers too. Some things stay on because they have to for battery management and to listen for when you return with the key fob or try and connect with your phone.

 

[EarlyAdopter]

OK, I don't know about your car, but,

1 - when my butt leaves the seat the car goes to OFF status and speedometer flips over,
2 - when I close the door, both screens go black, HVAC shuts off, music system shuts down.

Same here. Perhaps there's more to the OP's concern than OCD if his car isn't doing this.

 

[HankLloydRight]

My car is working correctly. It's just my mind that needs help.

 

[dsm363]

My car is working correctly. It's just my mind that needs help.

The whole car takes getting used to from hopping into the car without a physical key to sitting down and turning it on with pushing the break to a lot else. Walking away without doing anything and trusting auto lock to actually lock the car (I have that turned on) took awhile but now I don't even think about it. Everyone is different on what features they want enabled but you'll find quickly what works for you.

 

[Larry93428]

On the topic of locking and walking away, this is from the Owner's Manual.
It has me completely snowed.

I do not know is the car is ever locked unless I leave the key somewhere and come back to try it.
I will be using public charging soon and am concerned about the car's safety.
Thanks.

 

[dsm363]

If you have a smartphone you can double check to see if it locked.

 

[JZCPACFP]

Love being spoiled with the walk away no worries you get with Tesla S

I love not having to do anything but walk up to my car and walk away. I have been spoiled now so when I drive our other car, which is keyless but you must push a start/stop button, I have forgotten to turn it off more than once.
I think you might be alone in your obsession to power off.

 

[HankLloydRight]

I made this thread ages ago. I'm long over it!!!