Reliability of Dog Mode

[Zinc]

I saw a few posts of the Y model with a dog mode on in the picture. I work with dogs and always have a dog with me, where now if its hot out I need to have an extra person in the truck to stay with the dog to leave windows open or truck running. Needless to say I really like the idea of having a dog mode in fact it would be a game changer for me but do not know anything about it. How reliable is it? Does it shut off automatically when battery hits a certain level? Has there been any failures in the news? I figure many of you have a previous model Tesla that may have it. I am going to be a first time Tesla owner.

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[Bill906]

I also wondered about this when I first heard of dog mode. This is what I’d found:

If you have enabled Dog Mode and the battery reaches 20%, Tesla will send you a notification on your phone letting you know that the battery is getting low and that you should return to your car.

Dog Mode will remain on as long as possible until the car runs out of battery.

https://www.notateslaapp.com/tesla-reference/603/tesla-dog-mode-everything-you-want-to-know

 

[CyberT]

I saw a few posts of the Y model with a dog mode on in the picture. I work with dogs and always have a dog with me, where now if its hot out I need to have an extra person in the truck to stay with the dog to leave windows open or truck running. Needless to say I really like the idea of having a dog mode in fact it would be a game changer for me but do not know anything about it. How reliable is it? Does it shut off automatically when battery hits a certain level? Has there been any failures in the news? I figure many of you have a previous model Tesla that may have it. I am going to be a first time Tesla owner.

I've used it quite a few times with my dog. My wife and I absolutely love it! The longest I think have been away from the car is about 1 hour. When I returned there were two people looking into the window and pointing at the screen showing that I will return soon, lol. We had a little conversation and they both said that their next car will be a Tesla.

 

[Zinc]

I also wondered about this when I first heard of dog mode. This is what I’d found:




https://www.notateslaapp.com/tesla-reference/603/tesla-dog-mode-everything-you-want-to-know

Very informative, awesome feature.

 

[Zinc]

I've used it quite a few times with my dog. My wife and I absolutely love it! The longest I think have been away from the car is about 1 hour. When I returned there were two people looking into the window and pointing at the screen showing that I will return soon, lol. We had a little conversation and they both said that their next car will be a Tesla.

It has me tempted to get a different model while waiting for the CT.

 

[CyberT]

 

[Eye of Elon]

I want dog mode for the vault, I'm tired of dog hair everywhere and nose marks all over my windows.

 

[Zapharus]

I saw a few posts of the Y model with a dog mode on in the picture. I work with dogs and always have a dog with me, where now if its hot out I need to have an extra person in the truck to stay with the dog to leave windows open or truck running. Needless to say I really like the idea of having a dog mode in fact it would be a game changer for me but do not know anything about it. How reliable is it? Does it shut off automatically when battery hits a certain level? Has there been any failures in the news? I figure many of you have a previous model Tesla that may have it. I am going to be a first time Tesla owner.

I rented a Model Y off Turo during the summer, for a road trip from California to Arizona, and used dog mode quite a lot and each time I came back to a cooled car. The A/C didn’t get as cold in dog mode as it does when the Model Y was being driven but it still kept the interior cool enough. But this was not exclusive to dog mode, the car cooled a lot better while in motion than when it was just parked.

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