At times it seems as though Tesla is reading my mind. On a recent trip we stopped for some food and my daughter left the rear door part way latched. I happen to glace at my app in the store and noticed that and had to go back to close it. A week later this update drops and I was ecstatic.
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Notification on Tesla app for Door left open
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For the late August update, 3 new features:
- Tesla Powerwall Coordination - Powerwall will slow down/stop charging to serve home work needs or sends excess solar to the car. Pretty smart. I don't have a Powerwall and my non-Tesla solar setup feeds the grid.
- Car Left Open Notifications - After 10 minutes, if any door or trunk is detected as still open, a notification on the mobile app is received. If a window is opened after 10 minutes of being locked a -notification is received and Location such as Home can be excluded. Brilliant! Wish I could set it to be 2 minutes - minimizing theft risk in parking lots.
- Notification History - Ability to go back later and see those informational and warning messages that pop-up but go away. Nice. Now I wish that Android had a feature like this for my phone.
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| Powerwall coordination must help CA residents a lot! |
The rest of the update notes and setup screens...
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Door Window Open Notification on the Mobile App
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Notification History View
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The feature is setup by selecting the Locks in the menu screen the selecting for what items you need notification.
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Car Left Open Notification
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The options include OFF, Doors Only, and Doors & Windows. As well as the ability to exclude locations such as home. Wish I could set the duration to 2 mins instead of 10 min default.
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Options for Car Left Open Notifications
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I also like the added functionality of the car automatically closing windows upon locking car...any feature that makes me lazier is a win in my books.
