Reduced regenerative breaking

[Tashou17]

So coming onto 2 weeks with M3 SR+

I already have a fault logged to look into why my cameras won't finish collaboration.

Now today I have an error that says that the regenerative breaking has been reduced. I have driven a few miles and it hasn't fixed itself. Anyone else with a similar problem

 

[Burley]

It needs the battery level to be below 90% really for regen to be strong, I have found. When the battery is cold (there are dots on the regen line), then it regens less too.

 

[MrBadger]

I cannot remember the exact wording but it looks like it’s the same message (along with dotted regen/power bar) that will be a regular occurrence as the weather starts to cool or you charge battery close to the ‘brim’. It doesn’t have to be cold to have reduced regen, just not hot.

 

[GRiLLA]

Yep, either too full or too cold. RTFM

 

[Magstauk]

Yep, either too full or too cold. RTFM

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Yeah I get the same message, and reading the manual has made me feel better that it's normal. Weather is getting colder so it's only natural for it to show more

 

[Adopado]

Ye Gods, it even says "braking" on the screen message, not "breaking"!! (As others have said ... that message is normal and is just to make you aware that the slowing of the car may not be as much as you expect.)

I presume the camera issue is about calibration rather than collaboration. Continue to follow up with Tesla Service.

 

[Stranger Dings]

Totally normal now the weather is getting colder. Precondition the battery by sticking the heating on for ten minutes before driving will help warm things up a bit. Then, after a bit of driving, the amount of regen will build.

 

[DJP31]

You could have saved yourself some worry by reading the manual, it’s full of usual information

 

[drtimhill]

So coming onto 2 weeks with M3 SR+

I already have a fault logged to look into why my cameras won't finish collaboration.

Now today I have an error that says that the regenerative breaking has been reduced. I have driven a few miles and it hasn't fixed itself. Anyone else with a similar problem

Welcome to winter with your car. Where you will reduced range as a result of battery chemistry and reduced regen when you first drive while the battery warms up.

It's not an error: as the warming notes, it will go away when the battery warms up. You can check this status by looking at the green/black energy bar (the one close to the speedometer) .. if you look carefully you will see that the left part of the line is dotted .. the more dots the more regen reduction you will have.

(Also, this question comes up every year, a quick search will show you the answer...)

 

[AndrewGR]

And hopefully a future software update will restore the energy bar to a thickness and colour contrast that makes it as easy to read as it used to be.

 

[drtimhill]

And hopefully a future software update will restore the energy bar to a thickness and colour contrast that makes it as easy to read as it used to be.

Yeah it's absurdly obscure since they thinned it down.

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

It’s not even properly cold yet - a few other things to look out for as well as reduced regen

Tyre pressures will be reducing in the cold, please check and adjust rather than wait for the tpms alarm
Range will be decreasing, give yourself more headroom if your journeys are otherwise tight
Don’t leave you car at a low state of charge without plugging it in to charge

I’ll leave the winter tyre debate, but I can guarantee we’ll see posts on the above over the next month or so, and they’re all normal

 

[Masklin]

Don’t forget low sun knocking out the B Pillar cameras not infrequently.

 

[MrBadger]

And dark roads doing the same