Regenerative braking off

[talkingevs]

For whatever reason, the last two days I've had the dots to the left under my speed and my regenerative braking hasn't worked. Anyone else suddenly having this issue?

 

[JPP]

Is it cold now where you live (LV--cool at night)? Is the pack almost full?

 

[nvx1977]

 

[ewoodrick]

How much charge is on your battery?

 

[talkingevs]

I charge it to 278 miles (used to be 279 but apparently I lost a mile). Temps are in low 50s at night

 

[caplanamerica]

Same here. Regen has been disabled as the temps have dropped.

 

[PoitNarf]

You should get a message on the screen when it’s cold out: “regenerative braking limited”

You will gain back additional regen braking as the battery pack gets warmer, either from driving or from the outside temp going up.

 

[NickFie]

Time your recharge to finish near morning departure time. That warms the battery. Also, use Tesla App to turn on cabin heat 10 or 15 minutes before departure. That uses house power directly, avoiding inefficiency of pushing power into battery and then pulling it out again.

 

[nvx1977]

You should get a message on the screen when it’s cold out: “regenerative braking limited”

You will gain back additional regen braking as the battery pack gets warmer, either from driving or from the outside temp going up.

I haven't seen that message lately. My guess is that it caused too much unnecessary concern. Indeed when I took delivery, I got that message and assumed something was wrong.

 

[PoitNarf]

I haven't seen that message lately. My guess is that it caused too much unnecessary concern. Indeed when I took delivery, I got that message and assumed something was wrong.

That’s surprising. I’m almost positive I received the message this morning.

 

[NickFie]

Time your charge to end near your estimated departure time.
- Charging warms up the battery.
- Warm battery helps warm the cabin.

Also, use Tesla App to turn on cabin heat 10 or 15 minutes before planned departure. This uses power from charging cable for heat, leaving more juice in your battery. Also, at least in S & X, turning on cabin heat also enables battery heat.

 

[DrDabbles]

The message still appears when regen is limited by temperature. It does not seem to appear when regen is limited by state of charge. If your battery is charged to 90% or so, then regen will be limited until you get down around 80% or lower. When the battery pack is cold soaked in 50F temps, your regen will be further limited until the pack warms. All of this is covered in the owner's manual on page 49-50, and mentioned in several other sections.

 

[mcbarnet007]

278 and cold weather will limit your regen.

 

[silentcorp]

Yeah, I charged mine to 100% today and realized that the regen wouldn't work because... duh... the battery is full! Took me a second though.