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I've set mine up and proved it works just in case. Once the phone key has been activated on the phone you have to press the brake pedal within I think it is 90 seconds of hitting keyless start on the phone.

I definitely need to try another, to be 100% before I go back to the dealer. Tesla Guildford was pretty busy so it could have been throttling me to supply the Teslas.

I think that's my next step if the 3rd DC charge proves to be slower than expected. I'll pick another site and see what I get. I am home not and it is of course at 83% on the drive.

Yep it is a 14 month old Trophy we bought as an ex demo with low mileage. It started more or less straight away at 38kW, I locked the car and went to buy a coffee from the sports centre (chargers are in the car park) I could see from the Tesla app on my phone it was pretty steady at 38kW until I...

I've not yet had to rely on DC charging but have done a couple so I am familiar when it is needed, we're planning a long trip at the end of Summer. The first time I was around 65% and only got 25kW from a 50kW charger. The perceived wisdom then was that my initial state of charge was a bit high...

Okay if that's confirmed then no need to do anything special Hopefully that confirms what Ian says above that the traction battery does keep the 12v alive

I have one but of course if you let the 12V battery drop too low that does knacker it. I have a Zappi, I guess that would mean starting with a lower battery %age say 40% and add 5% every week.

Has anyone used a trickle charger when away for a while to keep the 12V battery topped up? I see there are solar ones with reverse protection which should do the job. I am thinking of a long trip away maybe 12 weeks duration and that's a bit long to keep my fingers crossed that it survives. And...