Model 3 cabin overheat protection

[cfao]

A doubt that I still haven’t seen answered in any forum or site, and that in these times of heat popped up into my mind.
What is the limitation that exists in the Model 3 that maes it so that you cannot have cabin overheat protection at the same time as you have the alarm on, as happens in the Model Y?
I find it strange since the two are practically the same when it comes to the interior layout of the cabin. Are the intrusion alarm sensors placed differently?
If so, why is it mandatory to turn off Sentry to turn off the alarm as that is external only?
And why can I manually turn on the AC through the App, or use cabin preconditioning, without turning off Sentry or the alarm?

Is this just a feature that they never did “backport” to Model 3?”

 

[Technokrat]

Not sure I understand your question, what are you trying to do and unable to do?

 

[EVRider-FL]

And which build is installed in your Model 3?

 

[one2many]

I think the short answer is to keep battery drain down, ie making
you chose between the two. For short trips around town, it is
over protective, but for folks with long trips to the office
it well may be a good idea. Is the Y really different, who knows.

 

[DJ Palmis]

Not sure if i understood your post.
Anyway: I wonder why I can't activate cabin overheat protection on my M3, too.
It says I must disable tilt/intrusion alarm and sentry but why?

 

[one2many]

It says I must disable tilt/intrusion alarm and sentry but why?

To keep the battery usage down, they both eat current.
BTW you have to do this in the car cause you cannot turn tilt off
by the app. We use it all the time.

 

[DJ Palmis]

To keep the battery usage down, they both eat current.

Sure, they eat current but I can't understand the correlation with cabin overheat.

 

[one2many]

Sure, they eat current but I can't understand the correlation with cabin overheat.

If you are running the airconn and all the rest it may drop your miles a lot..
Like I said, for short trips around town, it makes no sense.
Sitting all day (8-12 hours) in the sun, well.

 

[Technokrat]

Hmm on my 2023 M3 I have sentry enabled and Cabin overheat protection works as well.

 

[GtiMart]

I don't have that limitation either. I vaguely remember this discussion popping up a while back on the forum... Is it possible that it is only a limitation in Europe?

 

[jjrandorin]

I don't have that limitation either. I vaguely remember this discussion popping up a while back on the forum... Is it possible that it is only a limitation in Europe?

I havent researched this (like at all), I simply remember previous discussions here on this topic like you do. I seem to remember it being some sort of distinction on vehicles with Tilt / intrusion control. Model 3s in the US dont have that (for example) and model 3s in Europe do. No idea about Canada or elsewhere.

No idea what the correlation between tilt intrusion and cabin overheat protection is, but I seem to remember that being the correlation.

 

[GtiMart]

I remember people stating that starting the AC (conditioning) triggered their alarm because of vibrations... maybe cabin overheat could do the same, and/or trigger sentry. But hey, this is pure speculation.

 

[DJ Palmis]

I remember people stating that starting the AC (conditioning) triggered their alarm because of vibrations... maybe cabin overheat could do the same, and/or trigger sentry. But hey, this is pure speculation.

Ok, maybe that is the correlation but:
- why I can start AC via app and no alarm is triggered?
- why I can't bypass alarm just while AC runs?

 

[Technokrat]

I havent researched this (like at all), I simply remember previous discussions here on this topic like you do. I seem to remember it being some sort of distinction on vehicles with Tilt / intrusion control. Model 3s in the US dont have that (for example) and model 3s in Europe do. No idea about Canada or elsewhere.

No idea what the correlation between tilt intrusion and cabin overheat protection is, but I seem to remember that being the correlation.

What is Tilt /Intrusion control?

 

[jjrandorin]

What is Tilt /Intrusion control?

See post #5, or,search "tilt" in the Tesla online manual. This should be a link to it in the manual but just in case its not, search "tilt" here:

Model 3 Owner's Manual | Tesla

Learn about your vehicle’s security features, such as alarms, PIN to drive, and glovebox PIN.

www.tesla.com

 

[cfao]

I was just told by Tesla that this occurs I Europe because of the intrusion alarm sensors, that apparently are not present in the US and Model Y

 

[jjrandorin]

I was just told by Tesla that this occurs I Europe because of the intrusion alarm sensors, that apparently are not present in the US and Model Y

Thanks for confirming that my memory was correct about this.

 

[GtiMart]

Then these sensors must be present in Canada for people to trigger their alarm when conditioning their cabin... Canada has sentry and COP so there's something I don't understand.

 

[jjrandorin]

Then these sensors must be present in Canada for people to trigger their alarm when conditioning their cabin... Canada has sentry and COP so there's something I don't understand.

Does that mean that you are confirming that your model 3 in Canada actually has the Tilt / Intrusion settings as detailed in the manual? From the manual: ( To enable, touch Controls > Safety > Tilt/Intrusion ).

Im just asking out of curiosity about what countries they have these sensors. We dont have them in the US, as mentioned.

 

[GtiMart]

Hum... I have not seen this setting in my car. I just have security alarm which is on and disabled (I can't turn it off). I probably have to turn something else off first, I just didn't play around.