If you are planning to buy a Tesla or are already the proud owner of one of these cars, then you probably know: it is more of a gadget than a “car” in the usual sense of the word. Just as every person has the right to make a mistake, every gadget has the right to a glitch. This is rare with Teslas, but it does happen.
This article will talk about those cases when Tesla does not want to wake up. We took ways to solve the problem from our own experience, as well as from the experience of communicating with fellow “teslovods”
So, let’s imagine: Monday morning, your Tesla has been charging all night. You open the application, it displays the words Waking Up… and then nothing happens.
What to do in this situation?
Turn on Sentry Mode
Sentry Mode is the “sentry” mode of an electric vehicle. It allows you to monitor activity around your car using video cameras and also alerts you to any suspicious activity near your electric vehicle. If someone is hanging around the Tesla or decides to lean on it, Sentry Mode will notify you through the app. A warning will also appear on the touch screen indicating that video is being recorded.
The active phase mode will prevent the car from going into sleep mode. However, keep in mind that the active phase of Sentry Mode eats up to 5% of the battery over 6 hours of operation.
Connect to Teslascope
Teslascope is a service that analyzes your driving behavior. This is a kind of tracker that has the following functions:
- saving and viewing all recent trips;
- saving and viewing all recent battery sessions;
- support for multiple Teslas in one account;
- report on energy efficiency, amount of carbon dioxide saved and other “green” achievements of your car.
And much more. You can connect to the service on its official website.
The trick is that when connected to Teslascope, the site will constantly read information from your Tesla and this will prevent it from falling asleep.
Contacting Tesla via SIM card
We just send an SMS message to her. Better yet, call. The car will wake up on its own in a few minutes. If this does not happen, then the problem may be more global and the modem will need to be replaced.