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Bulletproof? Is it waterproof? Ts&Cs say: 'Failure to put Cybertruck in Car Wash Mode may result in damage'

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I guess, turning off the engine overnight is like resetting your regular car?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A reset restores to proper conditions, combustion engine systems don’t do that. They also are designed to not need it (electric motors don’t need to need it either, it’s the computer that needs it)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I disagree. While combustion engines are designed for continuous operation, shutting them off does reset their operating state to a non-running condition, preparing them for the next startup sequence. This process constitutes a reset, even if the mechanism differs from computers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

In most newer cars (not even that new, pretty much everything in the last 20 years) computer only fully shuts off if the battery is disconnected. It continues to monitor the car even with the engine off and the key out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, most new models are connected to the cloud too, so it makes sense.