pinball_player
Member
Preheating without being plugged in just wastes power. The motors generate some power when they run which can heat the battery. Having to use the battery charge to preheat the battery is a waste and serves no useful purpose.No red button to press in my case - same image of the car pre-heating as usual w/o the new battery precondition image [button?] in the center. I still don't know if that was due to the battery not being cold enough to enable the feature, or that I was not plugged in. I do hope being plugged in is NOT an absolute requirement, as it diminishes the value of this feature for some of us. In my case, I have a short commute and will almost always have my car in the 70-80% charge range at the end of the work day. I'd prefer to put some of that energy into battery preconditioning to have fully functional regen so I can remain a single-pedal driver.