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DGLAB_i012

i Information

Code DGLAB_i012 was reported by the “Diagnostic log entries” controller in the car. The letter “i” in the middle places it among entries of the information type.

Area of the car
Severity
Information
Sequence number
12

What code DGLAB_i012 means

Internal diagnostic and informational events the car records for service. These are not faults — more like notes that some condition returned to normal.

Severity — i

A purely informational record of a state change. Usually it means something returned to normal.

Internal alert name

This is how the fault is named inside the car's firmware. For codes without a description it is the most precise clue there is — the name itself says what the event is about.

DGLAB_i012_MC_RGM_FESisunexpected

Description from the service documentation

The text below comes from Tesla's technical documentation. We leave it in the original English so that translation cannot shift its meaning.

Internal register in the Gateway reports that the ECU was reset in a way that was unexpected by firmware

Gateway may be resetting unexpectedly

Charge connector update in progress

Offboard charger update in progress

Wait for the charger update to complete

BMP was power cycled due to failure to sleep after 60 seconds.

SD Card Initialization Failure

Gateway file system driver fails to initialize SD card

Gateway reboot first. If the alert is persistent, then replace SD card and/or car computer

CAN logs and firmware updates will not function

The 12V battery is not able to sustain a firmware update

VCFRONT_good12VforUpdate went to 0 during firmware update

Alert will clear after gateway reboot or successful update

Firmware update aborts without installing

OPCR is running different version than the expected

OPCR may not function properly

DIR is running different version than the expected

ESP is running different version than the expected

What to do about it

01

Write down the whole code

Copy it exactly, letter and number included. Photographing the screen is safest — codes often differ by a single digit, and mixing them up leads somewhere else entirely.

02

Try letting the car sleep and wake

Some codes clear after a screen restart or after the car sits locked for a few hours. If the code does not come back, it was usually a one-off glitch.

03

Watch whether it repeats

A one-off entry and a code that appears after every drive are two different things. It helps a service centre enormously if you know exactly when it shows up.

04

Do not wait on safety systems

With airbags, brakes, steering and high voltage there is no point waiting it out. With the other groups you can watch and see whether the code returns at all.

Before you act on a code. This page is a reference dictionary, not a repair manual. It explains what an abbreviation means and what it relates to — it does not diagnose your car. The same code can have different causes, and its meaning also shifts between firmware versions. For anything involving brakes, steering, airbags or high voltage, go straight to a service centre.

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