Activating Emergency Drive Away without moving Tesla costs US$539 in service

Tesla owners who activate the new Emergency Drive Away feature could face a US$539 (C$754) service charge at Tesla Service, even if they never drive the vehicle away. According to a post on X by Yaro (@Tutrifour), a customer activated the feature with the charge cable still connected, tapped Activate, and stopped before moving the car. Even so, an alert appeared, BMS_a228_EmergencyDriveAwayServiceRequired, which only Tesla Service can clear. In a later post, Yaro said the charge covers inspecting the charge port and clearing the alert. Tesla introduced the feature with software update 2026.38.…

• Activating the feature without moving the car leaves alert BMS_a228 active.
• Tesla Service charges US$539 (C$754) to inspect the charge port and clear the alert.

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