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NeoFrank

Discussion Starter · Apr 4, 2021

Just wondering if anyone has advice on something comparable to Tesla's Dog Mode?

It became an issue today when I needed to leave the pooch in the way back while I ran into the store. I thought I'd leave the key in the car to allow the A/C to continue, but that didn't work.

Alternatively, I could use the phone to set up climatization in CarNet, but my confidence in that app is quite limited. It also doesn't address how to direct the A/C to the back of the vehicle; I know that the climate controls are - by design - directed to areas where (pressure?) sensors detect people in seats.

I'd welcome your thoughts!

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NBCGLX

· #2 · Apr 4, 2021

If you’re just running into a store or something, just hit the climate button on the goodbye screen after you hit the Park button and take your foot off the brake. That leaves the climate control on for I think 30 minutes. If you need it on longer, I think I’ve read about folks fooling the car into thinking there’s a person sitting in the driver’s seat with a 10 lb. bag. Then you can essentially leave the car on as though you were sitting in the seat. Not sure that’s very secure, though!

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jlewis3323

· #3 · Apr 4, 2021

NeoFrank said:
Just wondering if anyone has advice on something comparable to Tesla's Dog Mode?

It became an issue today when I needed to leave the pooch in the way back while I ran into the store. I thought I'd leave the key in the car to allow the A/C to continue, but that didn't work.

Alternatively, I could use the phone to set up climatization in CarNet, but my confidence in that app is quite limited. It also doesn't address how to direct the A/C to the back of the vehicle; I know that the climate controls are - by design - directed to areas where (pressure?) sensors detect people in seats.

I'd welcome your thoughts!

No Dog Mode. May be part of an OTA. The only way is to leave seat belt connected, put vehicle in Park. To get past 30 min time limit you need to put some weight on the seat. I have seen a Utube Video where the guy had 25lbs dumbbell in a backpack that he would put on the seat and then lock the seat belt.

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Erhard

· #4 · Jul 18, 2021

NeoFrank said:
Just wondering if anyone has advice on something comparable to Tesla's Dog Mode?

It became an issue today when I needed to leave the pooch in the way back while I ran into the store. I thought I'd leave the key in the car to allow the A/C to continue, but that didn't work.

Alternatively, I could use the phone to set up climatization in CarNet, but my confidence in that app is quite limited. It also doesn't address how to direct the A/C to the back of the vehicle; I know that the climate controls are - by design - directed to areas where (pressure?) sensors detect people in seats.

I'd welcome your thoughts!

Yes disappears completely. Just checked on my new id4 pro s

dg4prez

· #5 · Jul 19, 2021

jlewis3323 said:
No Dog Mode. May be part of an OTA. The only way is to leave seat belt connected, put vehicle in Park. To get past 30 min time limit you need to put some weight on the seat. I have seen a Utube Video where the guy had 25lbs dumbbell in a backpack that he would put on the seat and then lock the seat belt.

There's absolutely dog mode. It's the top switch on the goodbye screen. Lasts a half hour.

Skirmish

· #6 · Jul 19, 2021

dg4prez said:
There's absolutely dog mode. It's the top switch on the goodbye screen. Lasts a half hour.

The real “dog mode” in a Tesla has a screen display explaining that the cabin is temp controlled so nobody calls the cops or smashes a window. The app also lets you read current temp, not just the target temp. The Tesla also doesn’t auto shut off after 30 min. It will push notify the driver when the battery hits 20% so you can get back before your dog is dead.

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donpablopereira

· #7 · 12 mo ago

NeoFrank said:
Just wondering if anyone has advice on something comparable to Tesla's Dog Mode?

It became an issue today when I needed to leave the pooch in the way back while I ran into the store. I thought I'd leave the key in the car to allow the A/C to continue, but that didn't work.

Alternatively, I could use the phone to set up climatization in CarNet, but my confidence in that app is quite limited. It also doesn't address how to direct the A/C to the back of the vehicle; I know that the climate controls are - by design - directed to areas where (pressure?) sensors detect people in seats.

I'd welcome your thoughts!

Just don't do it! Not worth the risk.

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Imhammer

· #8 · 12 mo ago

I bought these on Amazon to leave the car running when I get out for any length of time so the radio and ais stays on and car doesn't shut down and have to restart when I get back in. Works great for short term workaround.

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Erhard

· #9 · 12 mo ago

Imhammer said:
I bought these on Amazon to leave the car running when I get out for any length of time so the radio and ais stays on and car doesn't shut down and have to restart when I get back in. Works great for short term workaround.

I bought them too and in general it works with some considerations. U need to manually turn off everything else like the head lights.
I think the way tesla. implemented it is very good because they display all the relevant information on the screen. Also u want to have this Info on the app.
Today we cannot even remotely lock or check that status in the app.
So long way to go for vw here

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Lotus54

· #10 · 12 mo ago

A friend has an ID.4 on order and came by to try mine out and see if it would work for her or not.
Once question she had was if it has the ‘Dog Mode’. I had never heard of it.
thanks for the ideas (I knew about the 30 minute thing).

Has anyone seen if they added that feature to 3.x?
I don’t have a dog, but I could see where that would be really nice if you did.

Kimmo

· #11 · 7 mo ago

I just googled that how many people have pets in general and around 60% of the people have dogs or cats. I am sure that missing pet mode is deal breaker for quite a many of them. So it would just make sense, that if it is possible to implement it using software, VW will do it. I am counting on that

Erhard

· #12 · 7 mo ago

Kimmo said:
I just googled that how many people have pets in general and around 60% of the people have dogs or cats. I am sure that missing pet mode is deal breaker for quite a many of them. So it would just make sense, that if it is possible to implement it using software, VW will do it. I am counting on that

yes a big miss among others. here tesla really did a great job the way it is implemented and visible to anyone peeking into the car.
and btw in europe many people do have pets too

macb00kemdanno

· #13 · 7 mo ago (Edited)

Erhard said:
yes a big miss among others. here tesla really did a great job the way it is implemented and visible to anyone peeking into the car.
and btw in europe many people do have pets too

I’ve used dog mode on my Tesla and STILL had the cops called on me. It was a hot summer day last year and I had my Model 3 for about a month. Backed into a spot at Aldi and put dog mode (first time I had used it) on with AC blasting. Clearly showed it on the screen and my mini Schnauzer was sitting in the front passenger seat chilling.

A woman in a minivan pulled straight in in the parking space beside me. She must have seen my dog sitting in the front seat with the windows up, but didn’t look at the screen. She also didn’t notice the air blasting her fur… or that the A/C motor was roaring like a banshee.

Long story short, she called the cops, they came out within minutes and a deputy pulled up at my car as I came out with my groceries. He apologized to me because he knew exactly what was going on, and I just shook my head and told the woman if you just look at the dashboard you can see what’s going on. She was super embarrassed. The deputy said they get calls about dogs in teslas about once a week during the summer.

Here’s a video I made later that night after the incident… not sure how she missed all the clues 🤷🏽‍♂️

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macb00kemdanno

· #14 · 7 mo ago

double post

Jimmy Dean

· #15 · 7 mo ago

I guess it's just me that gets error messages about auxillary climate controls not working and no AC when I get back to the car about 50% of the time? I mean we all know how solid the electronics are on these Volkswagen, is it really a good idea to trust them with a living being? Sirius works about 50% of the time and my Bluetooth won't stay connected 25% of the time.

p7wang

· #16 · 7 mo ago

Whereas if it was a Subaru, one would think the dog is the driver. Haha

macb00kemdanno

· #17 · 7 mo ago

p7wang said:
Whereas if it was a Subaru, one would think the dog is the driver. Haha

This is still one of the funniest car commercials ever...

PANZERidIV

· #18 · 7 mo ago

Stupid people with dogs ruined it for the rest of us. Here a person can legally smash your window to free a dog. Good law to save dogs from idiots.

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