MX Climate turns on sporadically when plugged in. Bug?

[vinny84]

My MX climate is turning on sporadically when plugged in. I noticed this behavior 5-6 times in last 2 months. I am not sure what's causing this. I am not leaving climate on.

Stats app has been alerting me about the climate. Anyone experiencing this issue?

I am on 2018.49.20. 2018 MX August built.

I reported this issue to Tesla and they sent me instructions on how to turn climate on/off.

 

[frank-datank]

I don't use the Stats app (I'm on Android), but is it possible that it's recognizing the battery conditioner as part of the general Climate trigger?

 

[vinny84]

I doubt it. Every time I got an alert from stats I noticed that the climate was on in Tesla app.

I didn’t notice this behavior since my last post though.

I don't use the Stats app (I'm on Android), but is it possible that it's recognizing the battery conditioner as part of the general Climate trigger?

 

[Spacela]

Do you have Smart Preconditioning on? It tries to learn your driving habits and precondition the car when it thinks you're about to leave, but doesn't seem to do a good job of it.

 

[mxnym]

Smart preconditioning as a cause is a good suggestion. If that's off, are you in a warmer climate? If so, perhaps cabin overheat protection is triggering this? Alternatively, do you know what the app is actually looking at to make that determination? I mean, smart preconditioning or cabin overheat protection would make the most sense, but if it only happens when you're charging (you say plugged in, not the same as charging), battery cooling uses the HVAC compressor, so if the compressor running is an alert trigger, it could be that.

 

[vinny84]

Thanks for your reply. My smart preconditioning was on. I turned it off in last week. I am in NJ. We're still in low 40s. So overheat protection is not a factor.

The 5 or 6 times I noticed this issue the car was plugged in and not charging. I haven't seen the issue in almost 2 weeks. I will continue to monitor this.

Smart preconditioning as a cause is a good suggestion. If that's off, are you in a warmer climate? If so, perhaps cabin overheat protection is triggering this? Alternatively, do you know what the app is actually looking at to make that determination? I mean, smart preconditioning or cabin overheat protection would make the most sense, but if it only happens when you're charging (you say plugged in, not the same as charging), battery cooling uses the HVAC compressor, so if the compressor running is an alert trigger, it could be that.

 

[vinny84]

Yes, I had it on and turned it off in last week. I didn't realized the preconditioning was in beta. Good to know.

Do you have Smart Preconditioning on? It tries to learn your driving habits and precondition the car when it thinks you're about to leave, but doesn't seem to do a good job of it.