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Pressing Activate on Emergency Drive Away could cost Tesla owners $539

📍 Teslarati November 2, 2026 at 05:36 AM

Unconfirmed: a Tesla owner who pressed Activate on Emergency Drive Away while the cable was still connected to a Supercharger reportedly received a $539 service bill, according to Yaro (@Tutrifour) on X. The car did not move, but the touchscreen showed a red alert reading “Emergency Drive Away has been activated” with “Service is required”, along with the code BMS_a228_EmergencyDriveAwayServiceRequired, which Yaro said only Tesla Service can clear. The figure comes from that single case. Tesla has not published a fixed price for the inspection or commented on the post.…

Reported service bill: $539 from a single case, with no official price.
The alert requires Tesla Service and triggers when Activate is pressed, not when unplugging.

🔎 Why it matters: Unconfirmed: there is no official confirmation of the $539 charge or the alert BMS_a228_EmergencyDriveAwayServiceRequired. Both come from one case reported by Yaro on X, and Tesla has not commented. If confirmed, the service requirement would be triggered by pressing Activate on

📈 Upside: Not applicable.

📉 Risk: An owner who presses Activate by mistake, even without moving the car, could receive a $539 charge and an alert that only Tesla Service can clear, according to the reported case.

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Pressing Activate on Emergency Drive Away could cost Tesla owners $539

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