Tesla Model 3/Y: High power consumption when stationary explained + tips

A Tesla impresses with its efficiency and innovative technology. This makes it all the more annoying when the vehicle consumes a disproportionate amount of power when stationary.

Drivers sometimes report a charge loss of over 10% within 38 hours - without guard mode, active air conditioning or Wi-Fi.

How can this be and what can be done about it?

Tesla: High charging loss when stationary

Some Model Ys and Model 3s do not seem to reliably switch to "sleep mode" despite all precautionary measures. Normally, a Tesla hardly consumes any energy when stationary - losses of less than 1% per day are considered normal. However, a power loss of several percent per night is a problem.

Typical causes can be a constantly active connection to the Tesla app , incorrect settings or external influencing factors such as smartwatch widgets that repeatedly "wake up" the car.

Even supposedly harmless functions such as planned air conditioning or activated "summoning" can massively increase energy consumption when stationary.

Possible causes and tips

First of all, you should make sure that no app is permanently accessing your vehicle. Widgets on the smartphone that monitor the vehicle status also often wake up the Tesla unnecessarily and prevent it from falling asleep. Remove these as a test to observe an improvement.

In addition, check the settings:

• Herbeirufendeaktivieren

• Check or deactivate scheduled departure times

• Enable Wi-Fi connectionagain if necessary (so that the car does not constantly search for updates via LTE)

• Bring software updatesup to date

• Perform a hard reboot(press the brake pedal and hold down both steering wheel buttons)

It is helpful to monitor your sleep patterns via the Tesla app or to use specialized tools such as Tronity. These show when your Tesla is actually sleeping. In many cases, the problem can be localized quickly.

If you also equip your Tesla with well thought-outaccessories , you can make your everyday life even more efficient.

Do you also experience increased power consumption with your Tesla when stationary? Feel free to share your experiences in the comments!