Potential issue with Dog Mode in 2024.20.1

[SidetrackedSue]

This crossed my Facebook feed from a reddit post. Since Drivetesla is fairly reputable and also covering it, I thought I would share.

Tesla's Dog Mode not working in 2024.20.1, fix coming soon

Tesla owners should be aware that there is a bug in the latest 2024.20.1 software update that is causing Dog Mode to not work properly, creating a potentially dangerous situation and putting your pets at […]

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On Facebook, there is a discussion about whether or not a cat is writing the code!

 

[APotatoGod]

Good to know, thanks for the heads up! I wonder if other options such as "keep climate on" or "camp mode" are affected by the same issue? If not, those (along with careful monitoring from the app) could be a temporary alternative until this is fixed

 

[Anthony R.]

Is this in all models or just some?

 

[Spinkick]

Thanks for the heads up. I hadnt noticed it not working and I'm on this version. I'll test it

 

[Spinkick]

Good to know, thanks for the heads up! I wonder if other options such as "keep climate on" or "camp mode" are affected by the same issue? If not, those (along with careful monitoring from the app) could be a temporary alternative until this is fixed

From what I read elsewhere, these modes also are not working. But I'm not sure if this is an official bug or one guy who confirmed that his car had an issue that service is looking at.

 

[zroger73]

From what I read elsewhere, these modes also are not working. But I'm not sure if this is an official bug or one guy who confirmed that his car had an issue that service is looking at.

I don't use Dog Mode, but I do use Camp and Keep Modes and I haven't had any issues with those since 2024.20.1 on my '23 Y. However, scheduled preconditioning stopped working and was still broken in 2024.20.3.