I have a relatively new (~3000 miles) Model 3 Performance. I was aggressive on the accelerator for a solid 20-30 seconds today (wasn't flooring it but close) and a few seconds after I let off the pedal, a distinct smell of overheating electronics (possibly burning?) started filling the car.
If anyone's ever had electronics (such as AV receivers or other equipment) get really hot, they start to give off a smell which I've thought was normal. Is this expected in this car too?
And before anyone says it was the brakes, I was not using the brake pedal. However - I didn't start noticing the smell until after I let off the pedal completely and the car was fully slowing down using regen braking for ~15 seconds.
I've seen a post made 2 years ago with a very similar title before but there was not much discussion on it.
I fully let off the pedal once I hit ~120 and I've pushed the car much harder than this (145+) and never noticed the smell). It was only about 82F outside and I've never noticed the smell when pushing the car hard on 100+F days.
Is this normal?
Can anyone that takes their car to the track often confirm that this electrical heat smell is normal and common when pushing the car hard?
Note: I was not in track mode.
If anyone's ever had electronics (such as AV receivers or other equipment) get really hot, they start to give off a smell which I've thought was normal. Is this expected in this car too?
And before anyone says it was the brakes, I was not using the brake pedal. However - I didn't start noticing the smell until after I let off the pedal completely and the car was fully slowing down using regen braking for ~15 seconds.
I've seen a post made 2 years ago with a very similar title before but there was not much discussion on it.
I fully let off the pedal once I hit ~120 and I've pushed the car much harder than this (145+) and never noticed the smell). It was only about 82F outside and I've never noticed the smell when pushing the car hard on 100+F days.
Is this normal?
Can anyone that takes their car to the track often confirm that this electrical heat smell is normal and common when pushing the car hard?
Note: I was not in track mode.