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    Will this 12V lead acid battery work for OEM replacement?

    You are correct, we did not, and I guess we experienced that "suicide drain". As mentioned in my response to Android04, we got the battery recharged, then followed the service manual steps, but it did not re-set the alerts. Is that something a Tesla technician has to do, or is it supposed to...
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    Will this 12V lead acid battery work for OEM replacement?

    Thank you for replying so quickly. Last night I realized we didn't know about the important step of disconnecting the high voltage connector under the seat. Went out this morning and found the new battery was completely drained. Went through the rigamarole of opening the frunk using the tow...
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    Will this 12V lead acid battery work for OEM replacement?

    My friend was visiting today and her model 3 wouldn't start when she got ready to go home (about 70mi away). Turns out she still has the original 2018 battery, it wouldn't hold a charge, and battery charger wouldn't start the car. We purchased the battery shown in the link (or the one for a...