My son and I are out in Monterey to have some dad-son bonding fun while ladies are out attending wedding out of state. After surfing and dinner, the MS is plugged into a 50AMP (using Tesla supplied 14-50 NEMA adapter) in a close-by RV camp. When we were setting up the rear sleeping area, some little kids got around and were commenting: “weird silent camper” .
Set the temp to 65F, outside air circulation, AC on, camper mode on, car locked from inside using key fob, I am all set. Son (12yr old) is deep asleep, right next to me, in his own sleeping bag.
It’s been an hour. The AC is functioning well. Fan is set to Auto and I think it is at speed 3-4. The windows are just fine (no fogging), the air inside is really crisp (installed HEPA not so long ago), the two lower back side trunk ligihts are not turning off - so I have stuffed some clothes on top of them.
The room inside is just about like sleeping in a 2 person tent. I am 5-9 and son is 5-1. He is very comfortable, my feet can touch the back lid if I fully stretch, so sleeping sideways with slight curl is the perfect position. Sitting upright to use phone is ok temporarily as the head touches the glass/pano roof - so you need to slouch.
The car is drawing about 1Amp from the plug, to keep the AC on. My range hasn’t reduced in an hour. So I confirm that if plugged in, camper mode draws power from plug just like the AC pre-conditioning feature.
Right now. thoughts in my mind are:
1. What if AC stops while we are asleep? Car has all windows fully closed. Will there be any dangerous situation?
2. What if AC related malfunction causes some overheat/fire situation? Has Tesla done extensive testing of AC remaining on for several (10?) hours? Should I just keep outside circulation on, but turn off the “AC” (compressor) function?
3. Car is also going to start charging at about 3AM (I scheduled it for that time), will AC on and charging at the same time cause issues? (I reduced max charge amp to 30 even though dash showed it can do 40 for this circuit - I don’t want to put extra load on the camp site too much).
4. It would have been nice to have a bug screen that one could use and put the sunroof in vent position - to avoid the case of sudden AC malfunction issue.
5. Wish they could keep the USB ports powered, I could have charged my phone overnight.
Basically, if the car can sense issues and can alert the campers inside quickly somehow (like beeps on the mobile app or turns on lights in the car), that would be really beneficial.
For now, I am going to sleep, and hope to post all is well update in the morning .
Camper mode rocks.
Set the temp to 65F, outside air circulation, AC on, camper mode on, car locked from inside using key fob, I am all set. Son (12yr old) is deep asleep, right next to me, in his own sleeping bag.
It’s been an hour. The AC is functioning well. Fan is set to Auto and I think it is at speed 3-4. The windows are just fine (no fogging), the air inside is really crisp (installed HEPA not so long ago), the two lower back side trunk ligihts are not turning off - so I have stuffed some clothes on top of them.
The room inside is just about like sleeping in a 2 person tent. I am 5-9 and son is 5-1. He is very comfortable, my feet can touch the back lid if I fully stretch, so sleeping sideways with slight curl is the perfect position. Sitting upright to use phone is ok temporarily as the head touches the glass/pano roof - so you need to slouch.
The car is drawing about 1Amp from the plug, to keep the AC on. My range hasn’t reduced in an hour. So I confirm that if plugged in, camper mode draws power from plug just like the AC pre-conditioning feature.
Right now. thoughts in my mind are:
1. What if AC stops while we are asleep? Car has all windows fully closed. Will there be any dangerous situation?
2. What if AC related malfunction causes some overheat/fire situation? Has Tesla done extensive testing of AC remaining on for several (10?) hours? Should I just keep outside circulation on, but turn off the “AC” (compressor) function?
3. Car is also going to start charging at about 3AM (I scheduled it for that time), will AC on and charging at the same time cause issues? (I reduced max charge amp to 30 even though dash showed it can do 40 for this circuit - I don’t want to put extra load on the camp site too much).
4. It would have been nice to have a bug screen that one could use and put the sunroof in vent position - to avoid the case of sudden AC malfunction issue.
5. Wish they could keep the USB ports powered, I could have charged my phone overnight.
Basically, if the car can sense issues and can alert the campers inside quickly somehow (like beeps on the mobile app or turns on lights in the car), that would be really beneficial.
For now, I am going to sleep, and hope to post all is well update in the morning .
Camper mode rocks.