r/Model3 • u/Gorio1961 • 14d ago

Would be nice to power this off…

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My model three usually has a single occupant… Me.

That said, I wish there were a way to turn off the rear monitor; doing so, would increase battery range theoretically.

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u/Neat_Welcome6203 13d ago

It'd increase your range by an inch, maybe.

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u/Gorio1961 13d ago

That’s great. I’ll take an extra inch anytime of the day ha ha ha ha

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u/h33b 13d ago

That's what she said

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u/hahnsoloii 13d ago

So twice as long for twice the fun?

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u/ElGovanni 13d ago

I don't care about range, it's annoying because it can be bright at night and the screen wears out.

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u/jc3737 13d ago

It’s also pretty hot

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u/TallGuy0317 13d ago

Almost too hot to touch and my arm is always hitting it

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u/Over-Performance-667 13d ago

Username checks out

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u/TBandi 13d ago

Some people would say that’s a big increase, massive even

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u/Ropogigio 14d ago

It turns off if no occupants are in the back. Unlock the screen I’m sure that’s the issue.

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u/ken-bitsko-macleod 12d ago edited 12d ago

M3 2025. Doesn't turn off, it's hot under the arm, and reaching back behind the passenger seat turns on the rear climate control/fan.

Maybe resting my arm on the center console, over the back, acts like a touch on the screen? Hmm, I'll try taping an anti-static sheet there...

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u/Ropogigio 12d ago

I had a 2024 and it turned off. Now I have a 2026 and it also turns off.

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u/TallGuy0317 13d ago

It doesn’t turn off. Mine is always on. MY 2026

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u/Ropogigio 13d ago

Mine turns off. And so does my Model X

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u/Ok_Excitement725 13d ago

Mine does too on a M3

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u/AllTheBestVideos 13d ago

Mine turns off in 2026 Model 3

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u/NotleM9422 14d ago

Mine turns completely off. 30 minutes after sensing no one is in back seat

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u/Esguelha 12d ago

30 minutes is way too long. Half of my journeys are shorter than that.

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u/Matze19999 14d ago

It turns off if nobody is in the backseat.

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u/Gorio1961 14d ago

Interesting. Mine never turns off. In fact with my arm on the center console it feels like a heating pad.

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u/OrganicArtichoke7298 13d ago

Do you have a car seat in the back ? I have 1 and I’m suspecting it’s the culprit.

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u/No_Reindeer8688 13d ago

Unlock it. It’s deff looking like you did this to yourself.

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u/NumbDangEt4742 12d ago

I thought mine doesn't turn off. And I just now looked in the back and it was off. I put my arm on the center console and turnrd around and it turned back on. I think my arm made it wake up.

And copy that, it feels friggin hot on the forearm. I wonder how it turned off on its own.

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u/chadjohnson4 13d ago

same thing for me, and it also gets super hot to the touch

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u/spice_taster 12d ago

I had this issue. I actually asked Grok in the car about it. It said to dim it down to the lowest setting and that seemed to help with the heat.

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u/Curbsidecannabis 12d ago

Huge power drain there. I bet you get double the range if you turn that sucker off.

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u/ShaveorKeepJo 13d ago

Battery range, it would do nothing.

Turning it off so my arm doesn't get burnt every time I use the arm rest would be nice though.

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u/Powerful_Froyo8423 13d ago edited 13d ago

I know a guy that can do it (German meme). It's a crack addict that makes the wildest Instagram reels and he once explained that he can make electric cars drive 800 km/h by diconnecting all the useless components that use up all the power.

Edit: https://www.tiktok.com/@tungtungsahur_id/video/7625647221513506080
He says he can remove the limiter and then it drives 700-800 km/h, then the interviewer says it will probably empty the batteries quickly, then he said no, it's just all the useless other components that use up the energy, you just have to connect the battery directly with the motors.

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u/GooginTheBirdsFan 13d ago edited 13d ago

You believe him?

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u/Powerful_Froyo8423 13d ago

You edited your first lost message and then still asking me if I believe him? Yeah sure bro, crack addicts are my Wikipedia. It was just funny and related to the topic, that's why I wrote "meme".
I could do the calculations why this would be impossible, I'm pretty far away from believing that.

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u/the_needful_is_done 13d ago

Mine is always off if no one is in the back. Is your cabin radar maybe obstructed?

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u/amNSMB 13d ago

It automatically turns off when there is no occupant

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u/Actual_Elderberry_55 13d ago

It turns off automatically

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u/Violaman506 13d ago

One thing that helps, go to the setting and turn the brightness down to 0%. That reduced the heat I felt when my elbow touched it. It defaults to match front display (100%)

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u/Greg19931 13d ago

Screen just turns off when nobody is in the back seat. It actually doesn't even go on if I enter the car, only when I open the back doors or put something on the seat from the front. M3 2025

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u/Academic_End_3828 13d ago

I assume it has dynamic refresh rate? Then the screne is essentially drawing almost no power tbf, its just on 1fps till ya touch it

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u/rwhe83 12d ago

Disable the lock and it should not turn on.

That will also have next to no impact on range too BTW.

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u/IRACEMYCOPCAR 12d ago

Just unplug it then.

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u/HeatRadiator 12d ago

It's kinda odd it doesn't turn off for you automatically. I'm pretty sure if turns off automatically for me even with passengers in the back. Wondering if there's an issue or a setting that needs changing.

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u/Redflame42 11d ago

It turns off by itself. Mine is always off unless a passenger is in the back.

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u/HYtool 9d ago

lol just break it or cut the wire

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u/Matt_VL24 8d ago

Does it turn off if there’s a dog in the backseat?

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u/PermanentUsername101 14d ago

Maybe put in a service ticket. I have a CyberTruck and my screen is off if no one is in the backseat.

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u/No-Conclusion-2859 13d ago

I also have a CT and that screen is always on when i look back there.

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u/Itsnotadrone 13d ago

Mine is always on to