MyTeslaMate
VCBATT family

VCBATT_a516_hibernationActive

Vehicle trying to hibernate

What does the VCBATT_a516_hibernationActive alert mean?

Vehicle will enter deep sleep to conserve energy in 10 minutes. It is possible to wake the vehicle up within the next 10 minutes by pressing the trunk button or applying external voltage to the front trunk (frunk) access posts.

What you'll see in your Tesla

  • Vehicle trying to hibernate
  • Use trunk button to wake vehicle

What triggers it

The vehicle is in Transport Mode and the high voltage (HV) battery state of charge (SOC) is low.

When it clears

HV battery SOC is above 20% and/or vehicle exits Transport Mode.

Potential impact

Vehicle will only wake from deep sleep via a trunk button press or when external voltage is applied to the frunk access posts.

Affected models

Model S 2021+ Model X 2021+

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