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Coolant Air Purge

Gen3/tasks/TEST_VCFRONT_X_THERMAL-COOLANT-AIR-PURGE

What this task does

Powers the accessory rail and runs HVAC pumps at maximum speed, changing valve positions. Estimated time to complete is 10 minutes. Make sure the gateway remains unlocked for at least 12 minutes (720 seconds). To exit the routine early, run this routine again with STOP as the input. The controller will continue to run coolant air purge until it is completed or is requested to stop.

Vehicle compatibility

Select your vehicle’s hardware to see task details, requirements, and inputs. Availability is confirmed after connection.

Model 3 / Y AMD
Vehicle coverage
2024+ Model 3, 2025+ Model Y, Model Y, Pre-2024 Model 3
Supported connection
Local connection
Vehicle state
Stationary · Parked
Gateway diagnostic level
Service, Factory, DiagLinkActive

Task inputs (1)

Coolant Air Purge Control

mode · String

START will start the routine and poll for results, STATUS returns the current active status, STOP will stop the routine if it is running.

Default: START

Options: START, STATUS, STOP

Model 3 / Y Intel
Vehicle coverage
Model Y, Pre-2024 Model 3
Supported connection
Local connection
Vehicle state
Stationary · Parked
Gateway diagnostic level
Service, Factory, DiagLinkActive

Task inputs (1)

Coolant Air Purge Control

mode · String

START will start the routine and poll for results, STATUS returns the current active status, STOP will stop the routine if it is running.

Default: START

Options: START, STATUS, STOP

Model S / X (2021+) AMD
Vehicle coverage
2021+ Model S, 2021+ Model X
Supported connection
Local connection
Vehicle state
Stationary · Parked
Gateway diagnostic level
Service, Factory, DiagLinkActive

Task inputs (1)

Coolant Air Purge Control

mode · String

START will start the routine and poll for results, STATUS returns the current active status, STOP will stop the routine if it is running.

Default: START

Options: START, STATUS, STOP

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