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Should Sentry mode be the default setting when car locks? Poll
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billh13850
Member
No, shouldn't be the default for everyone, rather, each owner should choose their default as a setting.
A Nice option would be to enable Sentry if the car is charging. One wouldn’t have to worry about battery drain (whatever that drain is, haven’t seen anyone post about it yet)
dhrivnak
Active Member
I assume that Sentry mode will significantly increas vampire drain. So no I do not think it should be the default. Have the owner select the default mode or adding it to the app would be nice additions.
There are 5 people at my office with Model 3 and none of them (except me) will turn on sentry mode while parked at the work parking lot. They have a 10 to 20 miles commute and losing 10 miles while parking will almost double their battery usage. I have a 130 miles commute, so 10 miles is nothing to me and I have solar at home so charging is free.
Scrutmonkey
Member
It’s nice that they have Sentry Mode on our mobile apps now. I probably wouldn’t set it if I was...let’s say, parked in my garage.
But a public parking lot or on the street is a different story.
But a public parking lot or on the street is a different story.
I'm sorry, but my response is hell no!
Not ready to be sitting in the house and a family member bumps the car and all hell breaks loose!
Not ready to be sitting in the house and a family member bumps the car and all hell breaks loose!
AugieHess
Member
It should simply be a setting that sticks.
Enabling every time is silly.
Default should be OFF to get user to commit to sentry mode once with a disclaimer statement.
Enabling every time is silly.
Default should be OFF to get user to commit to sentry mode once with a disclaimer statement.
While “always on” would provide the owner with constant protection, there are just times you wouldn’t want it triggered because you know the surroundings and the setting the car is parked in. Given how loud it is this wouldn’t always be a good thing.
One thing I thought about was the “old fashioned” car alarms going off during strong winds. Wonder if Sentry mode has a double check for presence of an actual body near the car when force is being applied to the car. A lot of False triggers are what likely resulted in people not responding to alarms going off and car manufacturers deciding not to include in vehicles.
One thing I thought about was the “old fashioned” car alarms going off during strong winds. Wonder if Sentry mode has a double check for presence of an actual body near the car when force is being applied to the car. A lot of False triggers are what likely resulted in people not responding to alarms going off and car manufacturers deciding not to include in vehicles.
Glamisduner
Active Member
Pretty much this, if they made it the default I may no longer to able to bring my car to certain locations where cameras are not allowed. Actually I feel lucky I have not run into any issues yet regarding this.
Jgroenen
Johannes Groenen
We work a 9 hours shift. So including lunch, the cars will be parked at the work parking lot for about 10 hours. So far the estimated battery drain for Sentry Mode is about 1 mile per hour.
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