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Use the Tesla mobile app or your car's touchscreen to set preconditioning
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Although it's not required, preconditioning your Tesla's battery for 30-40 minutes before you depart on a journey is a recommended step to maintaining your car's battery and getting optimal performance. Your car should be plugged in while it's preconditioning, but you can do it without a charger if there isn't one nearby. Even though it's extra time, preconditioning your Tesla's battery comes with some great benefits, which this article will cover, as well as the steps to precondition a Tesla's battery.
Steps
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Preconditioning with the App
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Launch the Tesla app on your phone or tablet. Use this method if you have the app handy and want to precondition remotely. This will cool and condition the cabin and prepare the battery for charging.
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Tap Climate . Sign in if you don't see your car or personal info.
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Adjust the temperature of your car. Drag the slider or change the numbers to indicate what you want the inside to feel like when you get into the car.
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Plug your car into a charger. You can use a Tesla Supercharger or a non-branded regular charger.
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Tap the fan icon. This will begin preconditioning your Tesla battery. If your battery is cold, you'll see an orange icon next to the car on your screen as the battery is warming up. [1] X Research source It'll begin charging once the battery has warmed up to an ideal temperature.
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Touch the map's search bar. It's at the top of the Navigation screen.
- Use this method if you want to charge your Tesla quickly and are about to leave to go to a charger.
- You can also access the navigation area from the map in the Tesla app on your smartphone or tablet to precondition your car remotely.
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Tap Charging , then select the type of charger you're looking for. There will be 1-3 lightning bolt icons that each identify different kinds of chargers:
- 1 bolt = low power stations with up to 25 kW.
- 2 bolts = medium power stations with 25 kW - 75 kW.
- 3 bolts = high power stations with 75 kW chargers and up. (In some regions, 3rd party fast-chargers are noted by dark grey pins).
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Tap an icon and charging station to navigate to. Once you select a charger as your navigation destination, your Tesla will begin preconditioning the battery so it can charge without delay. [2] X Research source
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Preconditioning with Scheduled Departure
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Navigate to Schedule. You can use either your car's touchscreen or the mobile phone to create a schedule. Use the app if you want to create a schedule remotely.
- Use this method to ensure your Tesla's battery is preconditioned and fully charged by the scheduled time. This is a handy feature to use if you have to be somewhere consistently at the same time.
- If you're looking at the climate settings on the touchscreen, tap the clock icon next to "Schedule" to create a scheduled departure.
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Set the time that you want to leave. This will be the time that the car needs to be ready to go by, which means it will be done preconditioning at that time.
- For example, if you enter 7:30 AM here, your car will be preconditioned and ready at 7:30 AM.
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Tap Settings (touchscreen only). If you're using the app on your phone, you'll see settings below the time.
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Tap Set . Don't navigate away from this page without selecting Set or the schedule you created won't be active. Once set, your Tesla's battery will warm up or cool down for your scheduled departure to ensure a comfortable cabin climate and improved battery performance. [3] X Research source
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References
- ↑ https://www.tesla.com/support/summer-driving-tips
- ↑ https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/2012_2020_models/en_us/GUID-01F1A582-99D1-4933-B5FB-B2F0203FFE6F.html
- ↑ https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/2012_2020_models/en_us/GUID-76995CEC-6402-4BFF-99FA-CEFA36E64A19.html
- ↑ https://www.tesla.com/support/winter-driving-tips
- ↑ https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/2012_2020_models/en_us/GUID-F907200E-A619-4A95-A0CF-94E0D03BEBEF.html
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