WHAT? Am I on drugs? No, but I am getting old and confusion is just around the corner...or maybe its here...
Thanks for your comment. I do use the app to remotely pre-warm the interior when we are driving through really cold weather. It was a godsent when it was 10 degrees outside. However, I had thought I could precondition the batteries using a very early version of the App I download back in May, way before my car was delivered. I can still visualize the whte lined rectrangle with the word "Precondition". I have recollections of using it a few times just to test it out and it worked fine. Hmmmmm, maybe I am losing my mind. I am in love with this car and just days after returning home from a 5 day 2400 mile trip, I am ready to do that trip again at the drop of a suggestion from my wife. I still use any excuse to run errands for her or even drive her to her meetings that she goes to. This is what it feels like to be in love!
I've had my GT since early June and am certain it never had a battery preconditioning option in the app. As far as I know too, you couldn't log into the app until your delivery was scheduled and within a few days, so if you're recalling a time long before you got the car, I'm thinking you may have been exploring something other than the official app.
Just go to charge screen from “Car Open” menu
I don’t usually offer to go for Costco run, but I do more since I got the Air. And I offer to run errand for family from Houston to Dallas even if it isn’t critically necessary. I’m just looking for excuse to drive this car. If I don’t travel as much, my Air can easily have gone more than double of its miles by now.
I honestly don't think it was ever there to begin with...
It wasn’t, lol. I have DE #241 from 1/19/2021 and at least since I’ve owned the car that option hasn’t been in the mobile app.
Precondition didn’t specify time duration, it basically just warm up battery system to get ready for DC fast charge conduit. You can keep precondition m, it’s just a slight warm up, it may take some energy hit.
The best temperature for DC fast charging is in the mid 80 degree range. The time to precondition will depend on how cold your battery is.
I am in a similar situation where DC charge is close by and wondered if I can precondition the battery while the car is parked and I am away from the car. Any one know the answer to this?
You could try going to the car and turning on battery pre-conditioning and then turniing on the 45 minute interior temperture hold to keep the car on/awake while you leave it. I am not sure this will work but it may be worth a try.
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