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2019 Model 3 SR+, 138,000 km

Fluid_Ad2204 | 2025-12-05 05:21 | 27 views

Hi all, fairly new to this group and the Tesla community. I just bought my first Tesla! Admittedly, I have done quite a bit of research but am also a noob and would appreciate hearing your experience on winter range loss and just general Tesla tips that have really helped you. My M3 has 138,000 km, I just bought it used. I live in Toronto, Canada and the weather has just started to drop. I charged it up to 100% to see its full range (which should be 386 km if I'm not mistaken for the SR+ model). However I only got 297 km of range on it at 100%. A little concerned/disappointed. From what I was told by the dealer, the car was sitting out in the cold for the last 2 weeks. Not sure if that has any impact or not. I recently drove from Toronto to Halton Hills (1 hr 10 min ride, 77 km) and it used 45% of the battery. Heat was at 25 and the seat warmers were on. Averaged about 110 km/hr on this trip. It was about -9 degrees outside. Again I'm new to all this and would appreciate your kind feedback. Is this normal? Will it go back up in the summer? What does winter range loss look like? Battery health says normal, and yes I did have the heat on at 25 degrees celsius as well as seat warmer. I did find some answers from 4+ years ago in this thread but would like updated input from anyone who also has a 2018-2020 sr+ model with a similar mileage and what your range looks like now in winter vs summer. I know winter range loss is a thing, just concerned about the extent. Any and all tips are very much appreciated! https://preview.redd.it/3gqj8i91mb5g1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09d63c107c9016b9b6a27969cbed2421f319a772

Comments (22)
[deleted] 2025-12-05 05:42

You bought a Tesla with almost 200k miles which is not even bad but don’t expect the range to be that good.

Hbba 2025-12-05 06:07

Sadly 2019 models has been made without heat pump, so the cold weather has a bigger impact on them. Summer will be much better my friend.. enjoy the car

Fluid_Ad2204 2025-12-05 06:34

Thank you! Appreciate the feedback

Fluid_Ad2204 2025-12-05 06:35

lower than 200,000 miles. It’s 138,000 km

[deleted] 2025-12-05 09:28

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Hyjynx75 2025-12-05 10:09

2019 SR+ with 170,000 kms on it in Nova Scotia. I bought it new. Pre-heat the car while plugged in before a trip. When I pre-heat, I only lose around 10% in the coldest weather. 25C seems a bit high for the heat. If you have to turn it up that high to get things warm, maybe check your cabin filter. It probably hasn't been changed ever or your electric heater is going. Mine went at around 140,000 kms. Also, if you're driving well over the speed limit, slow down. High speed drains the battery more quickly. I have no idea how many kms the car shows at any percentage. I switched the display to % when I got the car and haven't thought about it since.

Stridyr 2025-12-05 14:38

Welcome to the 'club'!!

Fluid_Ad2204 2025-12-05 16:13

Thanks!!

Fluid_Ad2204 2025-12-05 16:15

Oh wow okay, thanks for sharing. What adjustments do you find help to preserve energy?

Fluid_Ad2204 2025-12-05 16:18

Amazing tips, thank you for that! How long do you preheat for usually and at what temp?

[deleted] 2025-12-05 16:46

How much did you pay for this M3, If you don't mind sharing?

Fluid_Ad2204 2025-12-05 16:47

Yeah np, it was $18000+ 13% tax

[deleted] 2025-12-05 16:51

Decent deal! The car body looks mint. Enjoy!

Fluid_Ad2204 2025-12-05 16:52

Thanks!

Hyjynx75 2025-12-05 19:24

When you set a scheduled departure time, it automatically preheats the battery.

Fluid_Ad2204 2025-12-05 19:34

Had no idea about that, thanks for sharing!

dallatorretdu 2025-12-05 23:27

mine is the same model but 155,000km range at 100% is about 295km. I live in the italian alps. it is normal the car never had a much higher range, i had this since new. Also the heater on auto uses 5-8% per hour if its cold and windy, in manual you can drop to 4%. Initial warming also uses more energy.

Fluid_Ad2204 2025-12-05 23:33

Thanks a lot for your input, good to know! During the summer where you are, does the range increase slightly?

dallatorretdu 2025-12-05 23:41

yes, it uses much less energy. But if you take a one long trip with preheat they’re similar. What impacts me the most is small hops between clients. Every time I jump in the car it uses 4-5% to heat up the cabin and by the time i’m finished with a client the cabin is cold again. And sometimes I just can’t be bothered to wear a snow jacket in town. I think once I managed to drain a near full battery with just 160km traveled.

Fluid_Ad2204 2025-12-06 03:48

Ah okay. Appreciate your insight!!

dallatorretdu 2025-12-06 22:55

hey man, today I used the car quite a lot. Started at 100% in the morning - 3 long stops in the day - Climate 20c manual with fan at 4 - weather temp was between 7c and 1c I have traveled 215km in this charge and still have 21% left. Driven mostly carefully but all in the mountain roads as there was some icing on some roads. So I think it could do max 270km in this weather. Car reports 135wh/km and 29kwh used. Driving 59.1% Climate 14% Elevation 1% Everything Else 3,2%

Fluid_Ad2204 2025-12-06 23:39

135? Wow that’s actually pretty good. Out here in Canada it’s 1 degree Celsius. Over the last couple days it’s been about 196 wh/km. 135 is great! Lowering the temp and fan helped Im assuming? That’s pretty great range, happy to hear that

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