For starters, I understand why pre- conditioning is good and useful. But why on earth do I need to pre-condition in the summer to save less than a minute? Is there any way to turn this off when it's not actually needed?

Wasting around 15% of the energy on pre-conditioning when it's not actually saving time or improving battery health fells pretty bad.

Yes sentry mode was enabled, ok I dont expect a notification or recorded video which was going to be great to have but, why didnt my alarm went off when they hit my car?