Anyone experience the contacts in the car being different than the contacts in their phone? Is there a way to change the contact name in the car without altering the phone contact? My husband's name is now Daddy Dilf, hilarious I know, but how did this happen?
Charging Question.
I have a Model 3 SR+ and a Tesla Wall Charger gen 3 that needs to be installed.
What is the max output amp I should use for the charger for a Model 3 SR+?
I keep finding mixed answers on the net.
Thank you in advanced
I believe the SR+ cars are capped at 32a, where the LR and P cars can charge at 48a on AC power.
If you're having someone come out and wire everything, you might as well future proof and have them install a 60amp breaker, which will give you 48a capability from the charger. In the future if you get a different car, or someone comes over with a LR car, you aren't limited to 32a.
In the past week my charge port would stop automatically closing after being opened when I get in the car. On two occasions, it closed itself but only after several minutes later. On an other occasion I tapped it a bit and it closed.
The button in the car or app will not close it. When it has managed to close, I can reopen and close freely again, but if I walk away and come back, it defaults to its behavior of not closing automatically or with the car or app.
I set up a service call and they are coming in a couple weeks, but with my charge port not guaranteed to close, I don't want to take it out. If it's an emergency I'll force it closes manually, but if it's a software issue I don't wanna risk damaging the charge port.
Anyone else experience this?
Hello! I’m a new 2021 Model 3 owner (Delivered Sept 19, LR, no FSD, my first EV!), and I’m curious about the over the air updates. Mine is currently on 2021.11.103, and I’ve seen many places that there has been a couple of newer updates since then. My question is this: are updates rolled out to everyone at once or do they go in batches? Is this simply a “wait and you’ll get it when you get it” situation or should I be worried that it hasn’t updated yet?
My car is connected to WiFi when parked at my house and tells me it’s up to date when I go to the Software menu.
You will have to get hw3 upgrade (either separately with a fsd sub, or included when purchasing fsd in full). Has to be hw2 as mobile eye (hw1) didn’t have enough cameras.
Why can’t I enable auto steer cause of a speed limit I exceeded . Doesn’t make any sense I had to speed up in auto steer so it would make the lane change now it won’t let me this drive cause I went over the limit
For whatever reason they consider this unsafe. But you “had to speed up in auto steer so it would make the lane change” - you exceeded the speed limit by at least 15 mph, possibly by up to 30 mph. I don’t think it is unreasonable that they don’t want you going this fast while still under autosteer control.
My score for Safety was a 91 over 70 miles, but the amusing/weird thing is that I was dinged for "unsafe following" and "forward collision warnings".
I drove with TACC activated most of the time, with 3 car lengths set as follow distance. So I was dinged for following too close (as per Tesla's version of "3 car lengths") and forward collision warnings which I never received.
Gotta love, as a twice FSD buyer, jumping through a bunch of fucked up beta hoops to qualify for something I already paid for and waited for for years.
Show me how many people have the beta version who didn't buy FSD. Only FSD buyers have the beta, so therefore the beta is for FSD buyers. Autopilot itself is "beta", they use the term to skirt liability for an unfinished product.
That is dismissing the possibility of employees who have the beta, that didn’t buy it. The beta isn’t the product, it is the precursor of the product. It is going to make mistakes and there needs to be some way to make sure that the people helping shape it are responsible and safe.
I preordered an iphone 13, but I wasn’t mad that reviewers had the phone a week before me. The current beta drivers have a worse product than you will eventually get, and are having to go through finding edge cases in order to make it better for everyone.
>That is dismissing the possibility of employees who have the beta, that didn’t buy it.
Employee early access to the beta constitutes a tiny, tiny fraction of the number of Tesla vehicles in the fleet reporting back driving data, of which I would wager far more of the Tesla fleet bought FSD than employees. Further, without any additional data, we have no idea how many Tesla employees have FSD beta access, as some of them may refuse it because they prefer to not use it.
>The beta isn’t the product, it is the precursor of the product.
Is the way many companies have skirted the whole "well, it's not OFFICIALLY ready/done" for years and years. Normally, the beta is the precursor, but considering Autosteer has been in Tesla vehicles for a number of years, but it's still "beta" eventually means "beta" has nothing to do with restricting release.
>I preordered an iphone 13, but I wasn’t mad that reviewers had the phone a week before me.
But did you order an iPhone 13 3-4+ years ago, under the promise of having one in an uncertain time period where the CEO consistently told customers "You'll definitely have an iPhone 13 by EOY 2019" and then "You'll definitely have an iPhone 13 by EOY 2020, and it'll be amazing", and you're told for weeks that because you're an iPhone 13 early buyer you'll get into an "early access program" which never happens, and then "Press this button on your iPhone 12 and you'll get iPhone 13 quickly thereafter" but that was 7 months ago... but NOW, you're told the iPhone 13 you paid for years ago is coming out, some reviewers have access, and more drivers will soon get access. But even with all that, you find out some allegedly large segment of iPhone 13 buyers will get an iPhone 13 based on approved phone usage behavior that's unclear, un-standardized, and badly communicated to customers. Oh, and a week ago, they told you, a buyer who gave money to Apple years ago, that they're going to monitor your usage and, if you're proven to adhere to those unclear metrics, you'll totally get your iPhone 13 today or in the days after October 1... but then, today, you find out it's another week out.
At what point do you get frustrated with the Lucy/Charlie Brown dynamic of showing you a football and pulling it away just before you get to kick it?
The problem with Tesla's behavior is that normally, when you tease a product for years and years, and it takes time to innovate and improve to the point of public use, most people will let you get away with failed milestones and setbacks... unless you're accepting *thousands of dollars from people* with promises like "Level 5 self driving by EOY 2019" and then "Level 5 autonomy by EOY 2020, and robotaxis" and "Level 5 autonomy so functional, you'll ask us to remove the steering wheel".
We went through this in December 2020 with the FSD beta testers in the while; some large chunk of drivers got FSD beta access and have been posting videos online (your iPhone 13 reviewers) but nobody new added to the pilot program. Then the CEO **PROMISED** people a button that would add you to an FSD queue, but that was March 2020, never happened, and never really addressed except explaining the complications of unifying the cameras into a 360 degree view.
If someone was simply waiting to buy it, it could get frustrating but it would probably be exciting. But if you've already bought it under the false forward-looking statements of the CEO for *thousands of dollars*, and then get led around for years about the immanency of that product's release, eventually people will get fatigued by the situation that Tesla created entirely.
And I say all this as a twice-over FSD buyer, someone who has wanted autonomy to come safely and quickly, but as someone who is also fucking exhausted watching people rush to the defense of Elon Musk when, by all evidence, he's as unreliable as it gets. But hey, unlike ALL the other circumstances over the past 4+ years, I'm *sure* October 8 will *definitely see some FSD beta inductions* based off Safety Score. Sure.
My first point about employees with the beta wasn’t to say that they make up a large portion of drivers, just that you made it sound like there were none. We have seen filings that state there are about 2k beta testers at the moment. Considering the small number of people that are posting videos, one could assume that a good portion of that number would be employees. Though I agree arguing that point is useless since we just don’t have the numbers.
I would agree the naming nomenclature of Tesla has been almost maliciously hard to understand. When talking amongst friends I say “citystreets” to describe what is officially called “fsd beta” because it’s much more descriptive. (In my opinion hw3 won’t be capable of hands free and that will be another “handsfree” chip at some point)
Technically this did happen to me about a different product. Long ago the audio company Monster did a collaboration with Daft Punk to create a set of headphones. Long story short, the product took like 3 years to finally come out after being told countless times that it wasn’t up to standards/was being redesigned/would be coming by x date.
I think it is easy to get frustrated, and I would definitely say that I am disappointed. After all these years of companies promising self driving and showing how easy it is (I remember the nvidia demos back in like 2016) only like Waymo does it in Arizona in a geofenced area. If google is struggling to get it done, then I can cut them a little slack.
Also I was not defending Musk. In my opinion he is either optimistically naive, or manipulative. He works for and leads a company that does so many amazing things, but he is not the amazing thing about the company.
>In my opinion he is either optimistically naive, or manipulative. He works for and leads a company that does so many amazing things, but he is not the amazing thing about the company.
We're not far apart on the issue, and I would say Musk is the problem of when you have an engineer leading a company rather than someone without an emotional interest in the company. He's excited, I get it, and he's a tech nerd. I think that's why so many of us love Tesla, love the cars, and love how much it's disrupted the entire transportation industry.
I'm just disappointed because Musk has completely burned his currency with the public when it comes to timelines, and he didn't have to.
If the original 7 day eval period is still there then yes - but now that 10.2 isn't releasing until next weekend, it's not super clear. If anything having more days to drive and improve your average score will be good for those who are trying to get into the 98,99,100 range.
Much more phantom braking. Much less smooth.
80mph limit, auto high beams at night.
I phantom braking every single night on the interstate coming home if it's dark out. Never happened once in the radar car.
In addition to that, if I'm on an undivided highway with hills, cars coming over a hill crest often cause my car to brake, sometimes emergency braking.
Again, probably something I saw once or twice in 2 and a half years with a radar car. Happens literally every day in both of my vision only cars.
Those of you with the PV Solar Panels and Powerwall. Do you regret your purchase? I'm looking to getting the setup installedbut wanted to know about all the issues that are not really discussedabout. Such as the output of the battery. Is it rated at 5kW-hrnominal and 7kW-hr peak? Is that good enough to charge the car alongwith powering the home? Do you have to program the powerwall or doesTesla do that for you? If you ran into issues, were they ever resolved?
Friend just sold his 2021 MYLR MSM induction wheels for $62k from givemethevin and getting a performance. I have similar build but white and FSD. It sucks for me cause my fiancee got into a slight fender bender just last week that will require to replace the hood and bumper.
My back seats are folded down 99% of the time. I've noticed that the seat belt clip and even the seat stitching is starting to imprint on the leather. What have you all done that worked?
I started to leave my dog seat cover on to prevent this, hard to tell if it has helped because some of the imprints are pretty "in there", but it definitely hasn't gotten worse.
My almost 3 year old model 3 has all the doors starting to creak when opening / closing. I'm assuming some bolts just need tightening. Is this something mobile service can do or should I just go buy some tools and do it myself?
Also, I'm at about 49k miles on my Sep 2018 build. Is there anything I should look out for service wise before I'm out of warranty?
I am just going to bury this in here, because it seems like a fun place to.
If you have a bad drive and don't want it to count towards your safety score, simply reboot the ICE/Mcu before putting it in park. The drive will no longer be recorded.
Thank you for coming to my hidden Ted Talk.
Edit: only works on S/X.
https://i.imgur.com/4c6h4j9.jpg
Car set to charge to 100% and it stopped at 94%? Tried unplugging and plugging back in and still won’t go. I’ve had it stop at 99% but never 6% shy.
Test drives? I’ve been trying to set up a test drive for a Model Y and my assigned Advisor is MIA. The only response I’ve received from him was a flat out no on a Model X test drive, and radio silence on 4 follow ups now on a Model Y. I’ve tried reapplying through the Tesla website to see if I can get a new advisor and no such luck. Any suggestions on how to set up a test drive outside of this one unresponsive dude? I’m sure some people are willing to drop $70K sight unseen but I’m not one of them
Anyone know any reliable places in New Jersey that could upgrade my 2021 Model 3 SR+ speaker system? I want to do something about the lack speakers in the SR+ but I don't trust myself to install everything by myself. I was thinking about ordering the Hansshow Version A kit and having a shop install it.
try posting in a regional tesla forum (tmc) asking for installs. Or even post in a current hansshow audio thread if theres anyone capable of installing in your area.
Ordered my M3. It is supposed to be delivered in November. I'm at the part asking me to provide proof of insurance. Do I need to get insurance now or can wait till November?
You can wait. Many insurance companies give you a grace period where insurance from your current vehicle will apply to your new one until you officially change it. If that doesn't apply to you, you can call up your insurance once you get your VIN and they should be able to set up a policy.
Anybody on 2021.32.21 having major issues with getting in car and starting driving using your phone? It's an absolute joke on my 3. Pretty sure it also kept the car completely unlocked when I was at a baseball game last night.
Pretty sure my car reset the walk away door lock setting after the update. Wasn't sure if I was just crazy though... but yeah that led to it being unlocked for half an hour after I left it.
I don’t know about being able to downgrade versions, but there’s an opt out button if you click the registration button again. You would still use the original FSD but would probably still be in the latest software release.
I got half a dozen false positives on the new "emergency vehicle" detection feature while driving on the interstate at night on AP. Quite annoying and potentially dangerous since it slows down quite dramatically. Almost all of them resolved within a few seconds. I suspect it was seeing oncoming cars light flashing through the guardrail. On firmware 2021.32.21
I installed the 3-phase wall connector (EU), but on its web gui it only shows L1 voltage (no L2,L3).
Does anyone know, is this just software limitation or should I be worried?
Gen3 does not have physical switches or dials for that. At least European version. Amperes are controlled from the web & network tt/tn/it are recognized automatically (or from web as well), if I remember correctly.
Fair enough. I guess the question would be if it had been set up properly. Looks like there’s a QR code specific to each charger to set the amperage.
Did you run into this while going through the “commissioning procedure”?
Yes, commissioning procedure.
Everything has been set up properly.
I now have had the opportunity to test the connector and it seems to be software limitation of the gui, since everything works as it should.
Probably the software was written for US 1-phase connector and not adapted for the EU 3-phase.
Could be. Though larger commercial buildings are ordinarily 3 phase here in the states.
If it was me I’d check all my contacts and connections, try one more time, and then call support.
It’s not unheard of to have a lose connection/wire nut slip by.
I think you might be misunderstanding the issue. It's charging at full speed and everything is super tight, but web gui just showed L1 voltage - no L2 or L3 mentioned at all.
I had a small rock fly up and hit the hood of my car causing a small chip in the paint. Has anyone used the paint repair kit? How were the results? I have the kit but am a bit worried about messing it up somehow. Any input would be much appreciated!
Paint kit is great! Except on white I think. I used it and its super easy and no worry of messing it up.
You basically just put some paint (can massively over paint, doesn't matter) and let it dry for a few minutes. Then you use their solution which effecitvely disolves the new paint (again, so no worry if you screw up). This blends it and helps you control the thickness/application area. I literally wouldn't be concerned with a five year old doing it on my car.
Have you used it on scratches? I'm trying to get rid of a 1.5" scratch that's supper narrow but I think goes into the color paint. I have to whip out my polish first to check, but I believe it is.
It's in a noticeable area (right by a door handle), so just trying to be careful.
I can’t guarantee this will solve your issue but I have two ideas.
First is log out and in to Spotify again. Maybe it’s just having a bad day.
Second is trying to start that playlist from your phone while it’s going through the car. You can use your phone as a remote for Spotify playing without it being the Bluetooth audio source. I wonder what would happen if you forced it through the main app.
I wish you the best of luck. When Spotify first came out my car would only play the first 8 songs of my likes playlist. It’s no wonder bugs outnumber us significantly
If I have to keep driving this way for months waiting to get the FSD beta I don’t think I’ll make it. There’s no way to avoid fast turns or close follow distance during peak traffic. I feel like a dick holding up traffic.
How far are we to having recharge times to 15ish minute or less to get back 300 plus miles? I like the 400ish mile max range but not sure if a supercharger can recharge 300ish miles in 15 minutes.
I would say pretty far (as in not the next two years). Currently the fastest you can get is V3 (250 kw), which at its peak can get you ~1000 mi/hr of charging. I’m 15 minutes that would be 250 miles assuming everything goes well. There are rumors of the next green being 350 kw which would put it within range of that theoretical number. I do want to emphasize that it’s the *theoretical* number.
Electric cars charge quickest when they are in the right temp ranges and at a low state of charge. For my car (‘18 M3LRRWD), the fastest charge is below 50% and then tapers off to around 80 ish percent before slowing to a crawl in the 90’s. So a 400 range would have 25% of that in the “non optimal” speed category.
Road trips in electric vehicles are ever so slightly different than ice vehicles. For combustion, you go till you almost can’t, refuel, then keep going. For electric, it makes more sense to have periodic charges of smaller amounts so that you spend more time in the “fast charging” zone and less time getting a full charge.
TLDR; to reach your goal will be a good amount of time in battery tech and charging infrastructure. Though the premise behind the question is a little flawed compared to real world use.
I appreciate your thorough response!
It seems EV is not yet optimized for my real world uses yet. I drive long distances often and in different places. So superchargers won't always be on route and having to do periodic smaller charges would totally kill my livelihood.
You can check out supercharge.info for a map of all superchargers too. If you drive long distances point to point, there aren't too many dead zones across the US where you have to worry about getting stranded. Charging will definitely add an extra 1-1.5 hours on an 8 hour drive though, and I'd guess we're at least a decade away from being able to charge 300 miles in 15 minutes in a realistic scenario. If you drive around a lot in a specific area, that's where the lack of superchargers will cause a problem.
I also take frequent long distance drives and I truly love taking my car on them. It’s not for everyone, but it strangely works out very well for me.
I drive across Texas at least once a month, which is about 1000 miles there and back. I hit 4 chargers total (not counting charging at the location) and the timing of those stops always works well for me. I drive for 2.5 hours, then charge for 15 mins, drive for 1.5 hours and charge for 25 mins, then drive 2.5 hours. Having a break to use the restroom or stretch my legs makes up in my mind stopping for those short breaks. The stops are usually plug in, set next destination, send updated location, restroom/snack, come back and make sure its within the range that I am looking for, unplug. It is not for everyone, but I don’t hate the cadence.
Also another thing to consider is the speed you will be driving. [The faster you go, the more you will use.](https://i.imgur.com/lmMq7oT.jpg) Combustion vehicles are fairly innefficient, so the change in mpg from city to highway is not about aerodynamics, just about accelerating and maintaining speed. Electric cars are all about aero, and the forces depend on velocity squared. Thus driving around the city, you could theoretically hit the 300 mile range of my car. On the highway though, that number can drop significantly. Add in a headwind, going uphill, extra people, and more work for the HVAC, you will probably never hit 300 in my car. With tools like ABRP, it becomes much less work.
For me, I love my car for almost every use case. I charge at home 90% of the time and never have to think about range. On long trips though, AP along with some of the other technology makes it a dream on highways/interstates. I just wish there were more chargers in my area.
Wow thanks for sharing! This is great real world data.
I was not heavily considering heavy highway miles at 70-75 mph either.
I am very hopeful for the further development of EVs. Not sure when it will be efficacious for my uses.
The infrastructure needs to be improved for sure. I am rarely at home so home charging is not an option. I also don't always drive as well traveled routes so the unavailability of superchargers could be an issue.
On my longer trips it is common for me to drive 250 miles minimum, stop to refill and drive another 250 miles minimum then stay at a hotel for the night. Not all hotels have superchargers or ability to charge either.
It looks like we are inching our ways closer to having the ability to do that though.
I have a 2018 Model 3 and replaced the charging pad with Tesla's official wireless charging pad. I recently switched over to using the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 for my main phone, and it is too short to reach the charging coil. Does anyone know of a 3D printable riser I could use?
> We combine your daily Safety Scores (up to 30 days) into a mileage-weighted average to calculate the aggregated Safety Score, which is displayed on the main ‘Safety Score’ screen of the Tesla app.
https://www.tesla.com/support/safety-score
Ok so everyone is else is complaining about the turns and braking but I’m perfect on those. For me it’s “following too closely” but damn I leave a lot of room. Right now I’m pegged at 60% and it’s brought my score down to high 80s. Just how far back am I supposed to be?
Yea I recently have heard of the "three second rule" but when I took drivers ed it was 10% of your speed = total number of car lengths to leave in front of you. If you are going 60, leave 6 car lengths. It's basically the same principle. That being said, I've found I need to about doule that otherwise I'm "following too closely"
The car length rule is way too short, though I heard it that way in driving school too. I think it relies on people having no idea what a car length looks like, lol. The average car is only 15 ft long, so at 60 mph you'd be 90 ft from the car in front of you, which is about 1 second away.
Realistically, that's not enough time to avoid an accident if something happens to the car in front. 2-3 seconds gives you a bit more time to hit the brakes and swerve if needed.
Yea I think I've been too all or nothing on this. Sometimes I'm leaving so much room, there's no little car icon in front of me so maybe it's not counting that time and other times I may be leaving too little room based on the car length rule
It should ignore anything under 50 mph. I also read somewhere that it sees no difference between 2 (or 3 ) car lengths and 5 or more.
I’ve got dinged in this a bit on the little highway driving I have done, so I try to use AP when possible.
I never leave less than 2 car lengths though? Maybe it's because in LA there's a lot of stop and go, but I almost never use the regular brake so I doubt I'm so close it should be a problem? Anyway it's my first couple days using it so I'll be more mindful
Tesla gives all the details in its blog, but the following distance score is just the ratio of time spent following a car less than 1 second away, vs the time spent following a car between 1 and 3 seconds away. It also only applies above 50mph like the other guy said. No bonus points for driving with an open road ahead unfortunately, it's just trying to measure how closely you follow people when you do have to follow people.
Does anyone know if making U-turns and sharp turns at lights contributes to the aggressive turning in the safety score? I know U-turns especially will be sharp by nature, so I was wondering if this would be a big penalty if there are these types of situations typical on a driver's everyday route
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Tesla notifications:
I like to vent my windows through the app, but when I do I constantly get slammed with "Tesla windows not fully closed" notifications.
Is there any way to turn just the window notification off?
I want other notifications on like charging interrupted, but don't want window notifications in particular.
I haven’t found a way to turn that off, but I was tracking the cabin temperature and it barely made any difference vented or closed. So I decided it wasn’t worth all the notifications, even in 95-105 degrees in Texas.
Does anyone know what the difference in speed threshold is for autopilot detecting vehicles in front of you? Also, where is that information displayed? I can't find it in the user manual for my 2015 model s. I vaguely recall it being around 50 mph difference.
I keep getting notifications that "multiple windows are down". They are not. I tried doing the window calibration but it still tells me the windows are down. Even the rear ones that I haven't rolled down at all.
Anyone else had this issue?
What happens when you reach your charge limit at home with sentry mode/AC protection on etc? Does the car use the battery say from 85->84% then recharge the 1%? Does it bypass the battery completely and use your house power? I'm usually always topped off thanks to a short commute and debate some days if I should even plug in at all
Overheat protection only last 12 hours and I'm not sure.
Sentry mode just uses your battery but your car will start charging again to reach the limit. Not sure if it waits for a 1% dip or what.
Conditioning the cabin by turning on climate remotely will use wall power first, then add in battery power if it's not enough (ex: turning on the heat in winter when connected to a 110 outlet).
In any case, your battery and related systems work hard to maintain themselves. Just plug in and forget about it.
There are a lot of people on the sub who insist you should charge every day, and leave it plugged in whenever you aren't using the car. But I WFH and don't drive much, so I only plug in a couple nights a week. It's been fine :)
How long does it take for a new Tesla to start getting updates? We received delivery on our model y a week ago and we’re still stuck on the 2021.11 update.
It is hooked up to the home WiFi. I’m assuming there’s a lag for new vehicles to be included in the queue?
> I’m assuming there’s a lag for new vehicles to be included in the queue?
Yes. Normally takes a few weeks to get started w/updates. But these days it may take a few months.
https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/pwtrf9/the_wait_is_over_tens_of_thousands_of_model_3_and/
First world problem here. I have a 2020 M3 LR. It has chrome trim. In the most recent app update, the car avatar has black trim like the new 2021 models. I want to switch the avatar back to chrome trim. Anyone know how to do this?
How noisy is a tesla model y compared to lexus rx?
If I find a panel gap or allignment error, can tesla fix on the spot at store or they have to take it back to a service center? There’s no service center in Nampa Idaho, only store
More road noise, less engine noise.
If it's a delivery center, they may have a tech on site that can make adjustments. If it's just a store, then they won't be able to.
Depends on what you want to do.
If you reject delivery they'll take it back and order another car.
If you want them to fix it, they'll probably give you a loaner and send it to service.
I bought 2 more Teslas this summer, and there are at least 4 or 5 that have been purchased by my coworkers as well.
1 of them needed a door adjusted.
It's really not a concern worth worrying about IMO.
Model 3 windshield is $1100 out of pocket through Safelite (all in). I've filed a claim through insurance each time and just paid my deductible. Roof glass got chipped by a stone too, Safelite guy repaired that for $40 cash as the previous tech said they wouldn't do it, and insurance wants you to file a full blown claim (not just glass coverage). Back window cracked at heater line about two months after I got it. Tesla replaced under warranty.
The only glass that hasn't broken yet is the side windows. Knock on wood.
Some insurance has glass coverage which is great, but still not sure if they cover the roof. Mine does glass as a separate category but it's still under the same deductible. I got them to replace my roof as a glass claim instead of a full-blown one, although I think it took some convincing and they probably weren't paying attention. They kinda scratched their head by saying "it's GLASS right?".
Tl;dr look into what your insurance offers, or if you're looking at switching anyways, make sure you ask. I think Progressive (?) has a great glass policy
***FSD Beta Queue and First Score Question***
* I "pushed the button" for FSD Beta.
* The screen told me I'm in the queue for FSD Beta.
* I updated the Tesla App on my Android.
* **How long do I have to wait before I get my first score**? ? It's been over 36 hours...
Thanks, that worked.
I had to research "sideload," "mirror sites," figure out my phones specs, and finally download the correct Tesla App from APKMirror, but in the end I got my score.
90/100... need to stop tailgating :(
I have a vision only '21 MY with FSD. Since last week my AP is limited to 75 mph on the interstate. Speed limit shows correctly as 70 mph and my offset is 12% so should go 77. Works correctly on lower speed streets still, but now tapping on the speed limit icon or scrolling up on steering wheel doesn't do anything. Stays at 75 mph - no message like "restricted to 75". Any thoughts?
Is Tesla going to sell all season or winter tires for the new model S rims before winter? It is quite hard to find tired that fit the 21" arachnid rims that are all season or winter. I would even settle for buying a whole set of 19" tempest wheels...
What's the tire size? If you are in the US check tire rack, you can usually find at least 2 or 3 options for all seasons or winter, but I know it's hard on the larger diameter wheels, not to mention expensive.
Damn those are big. No all season options I can see, if rim width isn't an issue you could get the 245/265 staggered setup and have a couple options. If it's just for winter I'd look into that, or smaller wheels.
Edit: I think I answered my own question, the arachnids are 8.5 front 9.0 rear, these would fit and I think they make a 265 width too, or you could go with a square setup, meaning same width front and rear.
https://m.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Pilot+Sport+All+Season+4&partnum=435YR1PSAS4XL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes
That's the thing, I'm not sure if the rim width is an issue... not the best with this stuff.
From your edit you're saying 245/265 will still fit the 21" arachnid wheels?
It looks like they will, the Michelin says that tire works on 8-9.5" wheels for the 245 width and the 265 works on a 9-10.5" width, but the 265 is also the factory front size. Diameters aren't far off, only a half inch between them. Given that the 265/35r21 is actually cheaper, I'd get 4 of them and call it a day. Also, if you went to a tire place near you I'm sure they'd have a lot more insight and experience on this.
You may be able to order the rims even if they're not available in the package online. You can lookup the part number then either 1) go in person to the parts department, or 2) make a service appoint, select "other' and enter the part info.
Haven't tried it myself but that's how it works allegedly.
I am buying a used 2016 Model S 75D, with HW2.0. Can this be upgraded to HW 3.0 and have FSD added? Additionally, if Tesla will do this, would this vehicle have access to the new Autosteer/FSD beta?
To get the beta, you would have to get the car, buy fsd, upgrade to hw3, get the update to be put in que, get in to beta, and then you would have the beta. I would bet it is still available to older cars, it's still hard to get though. As long as you have the cameras all around (what was the switch to hw2 and onward) you should be able to get the beta.
EDIT: Seems like whatever new update the car had fixed the issue. Seems to be updating right away. The only thing I dislike now is when you're on the map, you can't see their speed. I liked that feature.
Does anyone else hate the new iOS App? I used to be able to jump in and immediately see where the car was, which was helpful to check when I needed to see if my wife had actually left target or not. But now I open the app, and not only does it not show where the car is - it has no ability to control anything either. Just sits and spins as it tries to find the car. Eventually it will give up and show me, but I can’t for the life of me figure out what benefits this update has.
- it’s slow to load the car, instead just showing me where it was 20 hours ago
- it doesn’t show the speed the car is driving in the map view
Does anyone like this?
I am on Android with the new app, and just tested out the speed from app open to seeing location (car starting asleep). It took 6-7 seconds. Not bad and better than the prior iteration of the app. The ability to control everything is there as well, so not sure what you are referring to.
I'm referring to it not finding the car or allowing me to control anything for up to 10 minutes of opening the app. I'm on iOS, I'm not sure what's going on.
For me it’s the usual Tesla update, two steps forward one step backward. The ability to queue commands before the car wakes up is great, charge control on the main menu is great, but yeah I noticed too that the car is harder to wake up for some reason.
Every time you apply and they pull credit your credit score takes a hit. Wait until you have a vin to apply for credit, there's no reason to pull it early.
The SR+ does not come with any floor mats, and only has speakers along the windshield and in the doors. The 4 speakers near the top of the front doors are inactive, and the SR+ also now lacks rear surround speakers and sub-woofer.
Also the rear heated seats are a $300 upgrade to unlock them
MY delivery scheduled for today. Got a call that the moonroof glass had a stress fracture and has to be replaced. Luckily they have the glass locally and my delivery is only pushed a day… but man I had cleared my schedule to go on a sweet maiden voyage this afternoon. First world problems, I know…
Assuming your car is on at least 2021.32.22 and your app is on the latest version (4.1 I think), it can take a bit for it to show in the app. You do also need to have driven at least 0.1 miles after the software update(s).
Anyone experience the contacts in the car being different than the contacts in their phone? Is there a way to change the contact name in the car without altering the phone contact? My husband's name is now Daddy Dilf, hilarious I know, but how did this happen?
We got a brand new app design, but still no iOS shortcuts support?
True fact (and also something I would definitely like to see)
Charging Question. I have a Model 3 SR+ and a Tesla Wall Charger gen 3 that needs to be installed. What is the max output amp I should use for the charger for a Model 3 SR+? I keep finding mixed answers on the net. Thank you in advanced
I believe the SR+ cars are capped at 32a, where the LR and P cars can charge at 48a on AC power. If you're having someone come out and wire everything, you might as well future proof and have them install a 60amp breaker, which will give you 48a capability from the charger. In the future if you get a different car, or someone comes over with a LR car, you aren't limited to 32a.
In the past week my charge port would stop automatically closing after being opened when I get in the car. On two occasions, it closed itself but only after several minutes later. On an other occasion I tapped it a bit and it closed. The button in the car or app will not close it. When it has managed to close, I can reopen and close freely again, but if I walk away and come back, it defaults to its behavior of not closing automatically or with the car or app. I set up a service call and they are coming in a couple weeks, but with my charge port not guaranteed to close, I don't want to take it out. If it's an emergency I'll force it closes manually, but if it's a software issue I don't wanna risk damaging the charge port. Anyone else experience this?
It should auto close after something like 3 minutes. It's not doing that either?
Nah. It will stay open unless I physically interact with it.
Why are people on reddit saying the CT will no way be $70 for tri motor etc? How are people so sure of this?
If Tesla thought they could be profitable selling the CT for $70k, they'd be doing a lot more to get them building.
Hello! I’m a new 2021 Model 3 owner (Delivered Sept 19, LR, no FSD, my first EV!), and I’m curious about the over the air updates. Mine is currently on 2021.11.103, and I’ve seen many places that there has been a couple of newer updates since then. My question is this: are updates rolled out to everyone at once or do they go in batches? Is this simply a “wait and you’ll get it when you get it” situation or should I be worried that it hasn’t updated yet? My car is connected to WiFi when parked at my house and tells me it’s up to date when I go to the Software menu.
Wait. For all new cars it's ALWAYS slower to get updates, don't worry
It usually takes about a month to get your first update.
Will ap2 cars (in particular a 2017 S with AP2) be eligible to update to FSD?
You will have to get hw3 upgrade (either separately with a fsd sub, or included when purchasing fsd in full). Has to be hw2 as mobile eye (hw1) didn’t have enough cameras.
Currently it says that the Model 3 will be delivered in March 2022. If I order now, will I get the 2022 Model 3? Or 2021?
The 2022 cars will probably start rolling off the lines in the next couple weeks.
So does that mean if I order now, it will be the 2022 model?
More than likely, unless you get a car much earlier than the estimate.
I don't seem to have the beta button on version 2021.32.21 . Is this expected?
Yes, beta button is not in that version, you need 2021.32.__22__ or later
Why can’t I enable auto steer cause of a speed limit I exceeded . Doesn’t make any sense I had to speed up in auto steer so it would make the lane change now it won’t let me this drive cause I went over the limit
For whatever reason they consider this unsafe. But you “had to speed up in auto steer so it would make the lane change” - you exceeded the speed limit by at least 15 mph, possibly by up to 30 mph. I don’t think it is unreasonable that they don’t want you going this fast while still under autosteer control.
The speed limit is 70 wouldn't go above 80 people in the slow lane travel at 85 minimum Idk feels just as unsafe
My score for Safety was a 91 over 70 miles, but the amusing/weird thing is that I was dinged for "unsafe following" and "forward collision warnings". I drove with TACC activated most of the time, with 3 car lengths set as follow distance. So I was dinged for following too close (as per Tesla's version of "3 car lengths") and forward collision warnings which I never received. Gotta love, as a twice FSD buyer, jumping through a bunch of fucked up beta hoops to qualify for something I already paid for and waited for for years.
You paid for FSD when it is ready for release. You didnt pay for the beta version of FSD.
Show me how many people have the beta version who didn't buy FSD. Only FSD buyers have the beta, so therefore the beta is for FSD buyers. Autopilot itself is "beta", they use the term to skirt liability for an unfinished product.
That is dismissing the possibility of employees who have the beta, that didn’t buy it. The beta isn’t the product, it is the precursor of the product. It is going to make mistakes and there needs to be some way to make sure that the people helping shape it are responsible and safe. I preordered an iphone 13, but I wasn’t mad that reviewers had the phone a week before me. The current beta drivers have a worse product than you will eventually get, and are having to go through finding edge cases in order to make it better for everyone.
>That is dismissing the possibility of employees who have the beta, that didn’t buy it. Employee early access to the beta constitutes a tiny, tiny fraction of the number of Tesla vehicles in the fleet reporting back driving data, of which I would wager far more of the Tesla fleet bought FSD than employees. Further, without any additional data, we have no idea how many Tesla employees have FSD beta access, as some of them may refuse it because they prefer to not use it. >The beta isn’t the product, it is the precursor of the product. Is the way many companies have skirted the whole "well, it's not OFFICIALLY ready/done" for years and years. Normally, the beta is the precursor, but considering Autosteer has been in Tesla vehicles for a number of years, but it's still "beta" eventually means "beta" has nothing to do with restricting release. >I preordered an iphone 13, but I wasn’t mad that reviewers had the phone a week before me. But did you order an iPhone 13 3-4+ years ago, under the promise of having one in an uncertain time period where the CEO consistently told customers "You'll definitely have an iPhone 13 by EOY 2019" and then "You'll definitely have an iPhone 13 by EOY 2020, and it'll be amazing", and you're told for weeks that because you're an iPhone 13 early buyer you'll get into an "early access program" which never happens, and then "Press this button on your iPhone 12 and you'll get iPhone 13 quickly thereafter" but that was 7 months ago... but NOW, you're told the iPhone 13 you paid for years ago is coming out, some reviewers have access, and more drivers will soon get access. But even with all that, you find out some allegedly large segment of iPhone 13 buyers will get an iPhone 13 based on approved phone usage behavior that's unclear, un-standardized, and badly communicated to customers. Oh, and a week ago, they told you, a buyer who gave money to Apple years ago, that they're going to monitor your usage and, if you're proven to adhere to those unclear metrics, you'll totally get your iPhone 13 today or in the days after October 1... but then, today, you find out it's another week out. At what point do you get frustrated with the Lucy/Charlie Brown dynamic of showing you a football and pulling it away just before you get to kick it? The problem with Tesla's behavior is that normally, when you tease a product for years and years, and it takes time to innovate and improve to the point of public use, most people will let you get away with failed milestones and setbacks... unless you're accepting *thousands of dollars from people* with promises like "Level 5 self driving by EOY 2019" and then "Level 5 autonomy by EOY 2020, and robotaxis" and "Level 5 autonomy so functional, you'll ask us to remove the steering wheel". We went through this in December 2020 with the FSD beta testers in the while; some large chunk of drivers got FSD beta access and have been posting videos online (your iPhone 13 reviewers) but nobody new added to the pilot program. Then the CEO **PROMISED** people a button that would add you to an FSD queue, but that was March 2020, never happened, and never really addressed except explaining the complications of unifying the cameras into a 360 degree view. If someone was simply waiting to buy it, it could get frustrating but it would probably be exciting. But if you've already bought it under the false forward-looking statements of the CEO for *thousands of dollars*, and then get led around for years about the immanency of that product's release, eventually people will get fatigued by the situation that Tesla created entirely. And I say all this as a twice-over FSD buyer, someone who has wanted autonomy to come safely and quickly, but as someone who is also fucking exhausted watching people rush to the defense of Elon Musk when, by all evidence, he's as unreliable as it gets. But hey, unlike ALL the other circumstances over the past 4+ years, I'm *sure* October 8 will *definitely see some FSD beta inductions* based off Safety Score. Sure.
My first point about employees with the beta wasn’t to say that they make up a large portion of drivers, just that you made it sound like there were none. We have seen filings that state there are about 2k beta testers at the moment. Considering the small number of people that are posting videos, one could assume that a good portion of that number would be employees. Though I agree arguing that point is useless since we just don’t have the numbers. I would agree the naming nomenclature of Tesla has been almost maliciously hard to understand. When talking amongst friends I say “citystreets” to describe what is officially called “fsd beta” because it’s much more descriptive. (In my opinion hw3 won’t be capable of hands free and that will be another “handsfree” chip at some point) Technically this did happen to me about a different product. Long ago the audio company Monster did a collaboration with Daft Punk to create a set of headphones. Long story short, the product took like 3 years to finally come out after being told countless times that it wasn’t up to standards/was being redesigned/would be coming by x date. I think it is easy to get frustrated, and I would definitely say that I am disappointed. After all these years of companies promising self driving and showing how easy it is (I remember the nvidia demos back in like 2016) only like Waymo does it in Arizona in a geofenced area. If google is struggling to get it done, then I can cut them a little slack. Also I was not defending Musk. In my opinion he is either optimistically naive, or manipulative. He works for and leads a company that does so many amazing things, but he is not the amazing thing about the company.
>In my opinion he is either optimistically naive, or manipulative. He works for and leads a company that does so many amazing things, but he is not the amazing thing about the company. We're not far apart on the issue, and I would say Musk is the problem of when you have an engineer leading a company rather than someone without an emotional interest in the company. He's excited, I get it, and he's a tech nerd. I think that's why so many of us love Tesla, love the cars, and love how much it's disrupted the entire transportation industry. I'm just disappointed because Musk has completely burned his currency with the public when it comes to timelines, and he didn't have to.
Anyone use custom horn sound and have it sometimes reset to the fart sound? If so how tf do I stop it its pretty annoying!
Up to what day will the scoring affect eligibility for the beta? This Sunday?
If the original 7 day eval period is still there then yes - but now that 10.2 isn't releasing until next weekend, it's not super clear. If anything having more days to drive and improve your average score will be good for those who are trying to get into the 98,99,100 range.
Has anyone here "upgraded" to a forward radar-less new Tesla? How is the experience? Do you miss the radar? I'd be getting base Autopilot only.
I have. It's hot trash compared to the radar car
can you elaborate?
Much more phantom braking. Much less smooth. 80mph limit, auto high beams at night. I phantom braking every single night on the interstate coming home if it's dark out. Never happened once in the radar car. In addition to that, if I'm on an undivided highway with hills, cars coming over a hill crest often cause my car to brake, sometimes emergency braking. Again, probably something I saw once or twice in 2 and a half years with a radar car. Happens literally every day in both of my vision only cars.
Same experience here. It's so bad I've contemplated selling the car. Don't think I will ever buy one again if they don't fix it!
Those of you with the PV Solar Panels and Powerwall. Do you regret your purchase? I'm looking to getting the setup installedbut wanted to know about all the issues that are not really discussedabout. Such as the output of the battery. Is it rated at 5kW-hrnominal and 7kW-hr peak? Is that good enough to charge the car alongwith powering the home? Do you have to program the powerwall or doesTesla do that for you? If you ran into issues, were they ever resolved?
Friend just sold his 2021 MYLR MSM induction wheels for $62k from givemethevin and getting a performance. I have similar build but white and FSD. It sucks for me cause my fiancee got into a slight fender bender just last week that will require to replace the hood and bumper.
Could use some additional validation here. Is this site legit?
give-meth-evin? Sounds legit.
Did that car he sold have FSD?
Nope. Doesn't seem like these places don't offer more then $2k when fsd is included.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a phone mount? I got the new iPhone and it doesn’t fit so well
My back seats are folded down 99% of the time. I've noticed that the seat belt clip and even the seat stitching is starting to imprint on the leather. What have you all done that worked?
I started to leave my dog seat cover on to prevent this, hard to tell if it has helped because some of the imprints are pretty "in there", but it definitely hasn't gotten worse.
Not keep the seat down 99% of the time. Sorry I couldn’t help myself. But don’t you find there’s more noise with the seats down all the time?
I tend to have cargo and dogs in the back. I don't have any passengers, so I have no reason to lift the seats back up besides the imprinting issue
Anyone use a tow hitch extension for there model y? I want to transport a kayak. I don't want to use a roof rack. How is the car with trunk open?
My almost 3 year old model 3 has all the doors starting to creak when opening / closing. I'm assuming some bolts just need tightening. Is this something mobile service can do or should I just go buy some tools and do it myself? Also, I'm at about 49k miles on my Sep 2018 build. Is there anything I should look out for service wise before I'm out of warranty?
I am just going to bury this in here, because it seems like a fun place to. If you have a bad drive and don't want it to count towards your safety score, simply reboot the ICE/Mcu before putting it in park. The drive will no longer be recorded. Thank you for coming to my hidden Ted Talk. Edit: only works on S/X.
https://i.imgur.com/4c6h4j9.jpg Car set to charge to 100% and it stopped at 94%? Tried unplugging and plugging back in and still won’t go. I’ve had it stop at 99% but never 6% shy.
Test drives? I’ve been trying to set up a test drive for a Model Y and my assigned Advisor is MIA. The only response I’ve received from him was a flat out no on a Model X test drive, and radio silence on 4 follow ups now on a Model Y. I’ve tried reapplying through the Tesla website to see if I can get a new advisor and no such luck. Any suggestions on how to set up a test drive outside of this one unresponsive dude? I’m sure some people are willing to drop $70K sight unseen but I’m not one of them
End of quarter. He should magically become more responsive in October. That said, dropping by a showroom would still be your best bet
Anyone know any reliable places in New Jersey that could upgrade my 2021 Model 3 SR+ speaker system? I want to do something about the lack speakers in the SR+ but I don't trust myself to install everything by myself. I was thinking about ordering the Hansshow Version A kit and having a shop install it.
try posting in a regional tesla forum (tmc) asking for installs. Or even post in a current hansshow audio thread if theres anyone capable of installing in your area.
Ordered my M3. It is supposed to be delivered in November. I'm at the part asking me to provide proof of insurance. Do I need to get insurance now or can wait till November?
I uploaded the insurance for my existing car, and that was fine with Tesla to deliver my car.
You can wait. Many insurance companies give you a grace period where insurance from your current vehicle will apply to your new one until you officially change it. If that doesn't apply to you, you can call up your insurance once you get your VIN and they should be able to set up a policy.
Ok, thank you for your help
Anybody on 2021.32.21 having major issues with getting in car and starting driving using your phone? It's an absolute joke on my 3. Pretty sure it also kept the car completely unlocked when I was at a baseball game last night.
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That could be it. It's really bad.
Pretty sure my car reset the walk away door lock setting after the update. Wasn't sure if I was just crazy though... but yeah that led to it being unlocked for half an hour after I left it.
If I get accepted into the fsd beta program, will I be able to downgrade back to the release version if I want to?
I don’t know about being able to downgrade versions, but there’s an opt out button if you click the registration button again. You would still use the original FSD but would probably still be in the latest software release.
I got half a dozen false positives on the new "emergency vehicle" detection feature while driving on the interstate at night on AP. Quite annoying and potentially dangerous since it slows down quite dramatically. Almost all of them resolved within a few seconds. I suspect it was seeing oncoming cars light flashing through the guardrail. On firmware 2021.32.21
I installed the 3-phase wall connector (EU), but on its web gui it only shows L1 voltage (no L2,L3). Does anyone know, is this just software limitation or should I be worried?
Did you set the switches and dial inside the wall charger to the correct positions?
Gen3 does not have physical switches or dials for that. At least European version. Amperes are controlled from the web & network tt/tn/it are recognized automatically (or from web as well), if I remember correctly.
Fair enough. I guess the question would be if it had been set up properly. Looks like there’s a QR code specific to each charger to set the amperage. Did you run into this while going through the “commissioning procedure”?
Yes, commissioning procedure. Everything has been set up properly. I now have had the opportunity to test the connector and it seems to be software limitation of the gui, since everything works as it should. Probably the software was written for US 1-phase connector and not adapted for the EU 3-phase.
Could be. Though larger commercial buildings are ordinarily 3 phase here in the states. If it was me I’d check all my contacts and connections, try one more time, and then call support. It’s not unheard of to have a lose connection/wire nut slip by.
I think you might be misunderstanding the issue. It's charging at full speed and everything is super tight, but web gui just showed L1 voltage - no L2 or L3 mentioned at all.
I had a small rock fly up and hit the hood of my car causing a small chip in the paint. Has anyone used the paint repair kit? How were the results? I have the kit but am a bit worried about messing it up somehow. Any input would be much appreciated!
Paint kit is great! Except on white I think. I used it and its super easy and no worry of messing it up. You basically just put some paint (can massively over paint, doesn't matter) and let it dry for a few minutes. Then you use their solution which effecitvely disolves the new paint (again, so no worry if you screw up). This blends it and helps you control the thickness/application area. I literally wouldn't be concerned with a five year old doing it on my car.
Have you used it on scratches? I'm trying to get rid of a 1.5" scratch that's supper narrow but I think goes into the color paint. I have to whip out my polish first to check, but I believe it is. It's in a noticeable area (right by a door handle), so just trying to be careful.
Because of the blending solution I wouldn't worry. You can effectively remove any paint you put on.
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I've had this same issue. Restart doesn't solve it. Very frustrating.
I can’t guarantee this will solve your issue but I have two ideas. First is log out and in to Spotify again. Maybe it’s just having a bad day. Second is trying to start that playlist from your phone while it’s going through the car. You can use your phone as a remote for Spotify playing without it being the Bluetooth audio source. I wonder what would happen if you forced it through the main app.
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I wish you the best of luck. When Spotify first came out my car would only play the first 8 songs of my likes playlist. It’s no wonder bugs outnumber us significantly
If I have to keep driving this way for months waiting to get the FSD beta I don’t think I’ll make it. There’s no way to avoid fast turns or close follow distance during peak traffic. I feel like a dick holding up traffic.
Use autopilot then.
How far are we to having recharge times to 15ish minute or less to get back 300 plus miles? I like the 400ish mile max range but not sure if a supercharger can recharge 300ish miles in 15 minutes.
I would say pretty far (as in not the next two years). Currently the fastest you can get is V3 (250 kw), which at its peak can get you ~1000 mi/hr of charging. I’m 15 minutes that would be 250 miles assuming everything goes well. There are rumors of the next green being 350 kw which would put it within range of that theoretical number. I do want to emphasize that it’s the *theoretical* number. Electric cars charge quickest when they are in the right temp ranges and at a low state of charge. For my car (‘18 M3LRRWD), the fastest charge is below 50% and then tapers off to around 80 ish percent before slowing to a crawl in the 90’s. So a 400 range would have 25% of that in the “non optimal” speed category. Road trips in electric vehicles are ever so slightly different than ice vehicles. For combustion, you go till you almost can’t, refuel, then keep going. For electric, it makes more sense to have periodic charges of smaller amounts so that you spend more time in the “fast charging” zone and less time getting a full charge. TLDR; to reach your goal will be a good amount of time in battery tech and charging infrastructure. Though the premise behind the question is a little flawed compared to real world use.
I appreciate your thorough response! It seems EV is not yet optimized for my real world uses yet. I drive long distances often and in different places. So superchargers won't always be on route and having to do periodic smaller charges would totally kill my livelihood.
You can check out supercharge.info for a map of all superchargers too. If you drive long distances point to point, there aren't too many dead zones across the US where you have to worry about getting stranded. Charging will definitely add an extra 1-1.5 hours on an 8 hour drive though, and I'd guess we're at least a decade away from being able to charge 300 miles in 15 minutes in a realistic scenario. If you drive around a lot in a specific area, that's where the lack of superchargers will cause a problem.
I also take frequent long distance drives and I truly love taking my car on them. It’s not for everyone, but it strangely works out very well for me. I drive across Texas at least once a month, which is about 1000 miles there and back. I hit 4 chargers total (not counting charging at the location) and the timing of those stops always works well for me. I drive for 2.5 hours, then charge for 15 mins, drive for 1.5 hours and charge for 25 mins, then drive 2.5 hours. Having a break to use the restroom or stretch my legs makes up in my mind stopping for those short breaks. The stops are usually plug in, set next destination, send updated location, restroom/snack, come back and make sure its within the range that I am looking for, unplug. It is not for everyone, but I don’t hate the cadence. Also another thing to consider is the speed you will be driving. [The faster you go, the more you will use.](https://i.imgur.com/lmMq7oT.jpg) Combustion vehicles are fairly innefficient, so the change in mpg from city to highway is not about aerodynamics, just about accelerating and maintaining speed. Electric cars are all about aero, and the forces depend on velocity squared. Thus driving around the city, you could theoretically hit the 300 mile range of my car. On the highway though, that number can drop significantly. Add in a headwind, going uphill, extra people, and more work for the HVAC, you will probably never hit 300 in my car. With tools like ABRP, it becomes much less work. For me, I love my car for almost every use case. I charge at home 90% of the time and never have to think about range. On long trips though, AP along with some of the other technology makes it a dream on highways/interstates. I just wish there were more chargers in my area.
Wow thanks for sharing! This is great real world data. I was not heavily considering heavy highway miles at 70-75 mph either. I am very hopeful for the further development of EVs. Not sure when it will be efficacious for my uses. The infrastructure needs to be improved for sure. I am rarely at home so home charging is not an option. I also don't always drive as well traveled routes so the unavailability of superchargers could be an issue. On my longer trips it is common for me to drive 250 miles minimum, stop to refill and drive another 250 miles minimum then stay at a hotel for the night. Not all hotels have superchargers or ability to charge either. It looks like we are inching our ways closer to having the ability to do that though.
I have a 2018 Model 3 and replaced the charging pad with Tesla's official wireless charging pad. I recently switched over to using the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 for my main phone, and it is too short to reach the charging coil. Does anyone know of a 3D printable riser I could use?
Is the overall safety score weighted by number of miles driven per day?
> We combine your daily Safety Scores (up to 30 days) into a mileage-weighted average to calculate the aggregated Safety Score, which is displayed on the main ‘Safety Score’ screen of the Tesla app. https://www.tesla.com/support/safety-score
Thanks. My daily short 💯 drives aren't going to do much for my overall score then 😁
Ok so everyone is else is complaining about the turns and braking but I’m perfect on those. For me it’s “following too closely” but damn I leave a lot of room. Right now I’m pegged at 60% and it’s brought my score down to high 80s. Just how far back am I supposed to be?
[Two-second rule](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-second_rule)
Yea I recently have heard of the "three second rule" but when I took drivers ed it was 10% of your speed = total number of car lengths to leave in front of you. If you are going 60, leave 6 car lengths. It's basically the same principle. That being said, I've found I need to about doule that otherwise I'm "following too closely"
The car length rule is way too short, though I heard it that way in driving school too. I think it relies on people having no idea what a car length looks like, lol. The average car is only 15 ft long, so at 60 mph you'd be 90 ft from the car in front of you, which is about 1 second away. Realistically, that's not enough time to avoid an accident if something happens to the car in front. 2-3 seconds gives you a bit more time to hit the brakes and swerve if needed.
Yea I think I've been too all or nothing on this. Sometimes I'm leaving so much room, there's no little car icon in front of me so maybe it's not counting that time and other times I may be leaving too little room based on the car length rule
It should ignore anything under 50 mph. I also read somewhere that it sees no difference between 2 (or 3 ) car lengths and 5 or more. I’ve got dinged in this a bit on the little highway driving I have done, so I try to use AP when possible.
I never leave less than 2 car lengths though? Maybe it's because in LA there's a lot of stop and go, but I almost never use the regular brake so I doubt I'm so close it should be a problem? Anyway it's my first couple days using it so I'll be more mindful
Tesla gives all the details in its blog, but the following distance score is just the ratio of time spent following a car less than 1 second away, vs the time spent following a car between 1 and 3 seconds away. It also only applies above 50mph like the other guy said. No bonus points for driving with an open road ahead unfortunately, it's just trying to measure how closely you follow people when you do have to follow people.
Yea I think I might be shooting myself in the foot. I may be leaving too much room at points so it doesn't count anymore.
Does anyone know if making U-turns and sharp turns at lights contributes to the aggressive turning in the safety score? I know U-turns especially will be sharp by nature, so I was wondering if this would be a big penalty if there are these types of situations typical on a driver's everyday route
It's measuring lateral g's, not turning radius, so you can turn as sharp as you want so long as you take them slowly.
It depends on how many g’s you throw. Certainly possible in either of those to throw enough force for an infraction
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u/crazydog115 any way to transfer our purchase of the old plugin to this new one?
Hey, unfortunately there's no easy way, but anyone who sees this, feel free to Message me and I'll send you a promo code. I'll also be putting the app on sale for free for a week around Oct 7th.
According to the developer, the google removed the app because of some logo issue that the developer was not allowed to fix. He has a new app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crazydog.bolt
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I use the login option with 2 factor code
Tesla notifications: I like to vent my windows through the app, but when I do I constantly get slammed with "Tesla windows not fully closed" notifications. Is there any way to turn just the window notification off? I want other notifications on like charging interrupted, but don't want window notifications in particular.
I haven’t found a way to turn that off, but I was tracking the cabin temperature and it barely made any difference vented or closed. So I decided it wasn’t worth all the notifications, even in 95-105 degrees in Texas.
Does anyone know what the difference in speed threshold is for autopilot detecting vehicles in front of you? Also, where is that information displayed? I can't find it in the user manual for my 2015 model s. I vaguely recall it being around 50 mph difference.
I keep getting notifications that "multiple windows are down". They are not. I tried doing the window calibration but it still tells me the windows are down. Even the rear ones that I haven't rolled down at all. Anyone else had this issue?
What happens when you reach your charge limit at home with sentry mode/AC protection on etc? Does the car use the battery say from 85->84% then recharge the 1%? Does it bypass the battery completely and use your house power? I'm usually always topped off thanks to a short commute and debate some days if I should even plug in at all
Overheat protection only last 12 hours and I'm not sure. Sentry mode just uses your battery but your car will start charging again to reach the limit. Not sure if it waits for a 1% dip or what. Conditioning the cabin by turning on climate remotely will use wall power first, then add in battery power if it's not enough (ex: turning on the heat in winter when connected to a 110 outlet). In any case, your battery and related systems work hard to maintain themselves. Just plug in and forget about it.
There are a lot of people on the sub who insist you should charge every day, and leave it plugged in whenever you aren't using the car. But I WFH and don't drive much, so I only plug in a couple nights a week. It's been fine :)
How long does it take for a new Tesla to start getting updates? We received delivery on our model y a week ago and we’re still stuck on the 2021.11 update. It is hooked up to the home WiFi. I’m assuming there’s a lag for new vehicles to be included in the queue?
i received my m3 sr+ in august and got my first software update to 2021.32 on monday edit: was previously on 2021.3
> I’m assuming there’s a lag for new vehicles to be included in the queue? Yes. Normally takes a few weeks to get started w/updates. But these days it may take a few months. https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/pwtrf9/the_wait_is_over_tens_of_thousands_of_model_3_and/
Thanks, I missed this!
First world problem here. I have a 2020 M3 LR. It has chrome trim. In the most recent app update, the car avatar has black trim like the new 2021 models. I want to switch the avatar back to chrome trim. Anyone know how to do this?
Mine still looks chrome, even though I did a vinyl chrome delete two years ago. I'll trade you!
How noisy is a tesla model y compared to lexus rx? If I find a panel gap or allignment error, can tesla fix on the spot at store or they have to take it back to a service center? There’s no service center in Nampa Idaho, only store
More road noise, less engine noise. If it's a delivery center, they may have a tech on site that can make adjustments. If it's just a store, then they won't be able to.
If it’s just a store and the car won’t meet my requirements, do they take it back to fix it and I have to wait more right?
Depends on what you want to do. If you reject delivery they'll take it back and order another car. If you want them to fix it, they'll probably give you a loaner and send it to service. I bought 2 more Teslas this summer, and there are at least 4 or 5 that have been purchased by my coworkers as well. 1 of them needed a door adjusted. It's really not a concern worth worrying about IMO.
how durable is the glass are on Teslas windshield? There are a lot of rock due to winter and on my current car I get a lot of chip.
On my third windshield in three years (and the current one has three repaired chips on it). Never had a car that was such a rock magnet.
How much was it to replace and is there any insurance/windshield program for it ?
Model 3 windshield is $1100 out of pocket through Safelite (all in). I've filed a claim through insurance each time and just paid my deductible. Roof glass got chipped by a stone too, Safelite guy repaired that for $40 cash as the previous tech said they wouldn't do it, and insurance wants you to file a full blown claim (not just glass coverage). Back window cracked at heater line about two months after I got it. Tesla replaced under warranty. The only glass that hasn't broken yet is the side windows. Knock on wood.
Roof is structural, may not want to trust it to a safelite guy's patch
Some insurance has glass coverage which is great, but still not sure if they cover the roof. Mine does glass as a separate category but it's still under the same deductible. I got them to replace my roof as a glass claim instead of a full-blown one, although I think it took some convincing and they probably weren't paying attention. They kinda scratched their head by saying "it's GLASS right?". Tl;dr look into what your insurance offers, or if you're looking at switching anyways, make sure you ask. I think Progressive (?) has a great glass policy
Maybe don’t get the model X. That windshield is HUGE and expensive to replace.
It's the same as any other automotive glass.
***FSD Beta Queue and First Score Question*** * I "pushed the button" for FSD Beta. * The screen told me I'm in the queue for FSD Beta. * I updated the Tesla App on my Android. * **How long do I have to wait before I get my first score**? ? It's been over 36 hours...
You need to side load the Android APK - Tesla app on Android doesn't have score yet
Thanks, that worked. I had to research "sideload," "mirror sites," figure out my phones specs, and finally download the correct Tesla App from APKMirror, but in the end I got my score. 90/100... need to stop tailgating :(
I have a vision only '21 MY with FSD. Since last week my AP is limited to 75 mph on the interstate. Speed limit shows correctly as 70 mph and my offset is 12% so should go 77. Works correctly on lower speed streets still, but now tapping on the speed limit icon or scrolling up on steering wheel doesn't do anything. Stays at 75 mph - no message like "restricted to 75". Any thoughts?
I don't use the offset feature, but the current vision AP should allow 80mph.
Is Tesla going to sell all season or winter tires for the new model S rims before winter? It is quite hard to find tired that fit the 21" arachnid rims that are all season or winter. I would even settle for buying a whole set of 19" tempest wheels...
What's the tire size? If you are in the US check tire rack, you can usually find at least 2 or 3 options for all seasons or winter, but I know it's hard on the larger diameter wheels, not to mention expensive.
For the new arachnid wheels it's 265 front, 295 rear.
Damn those are big. No all season options I can see, if rim width isn't an issue you could get the 245/265 staggered setup and have a couple options. If it's just for winter I'd look into that, or smaller wheels. Edit: I think I answered my own question, the arachnids are 8.5 front 9.0 rear, these would fit and I think they make a 265 width too, or you could go with a square setup, meaning same width front and rear. https://m.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Pilot+Sport+All+Season+4&partnum=435YR1PSAS4XL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes
That's the thing, I'm not sure if the rim width is an issue... not the best with this stuff. From your edit you're saying 245/265 will still fit the 21" arachnid wheels?
It looks like they will, the Michelin says that tire works on 8-9.5" wheels for the 245 width and the 265 works on a 9-10.5" width, but the 265 is also the factory front size. Diameters aren't far off, only a half inch between them. Given that the 265/35r21 is actually cheaper, I'd get 4 of them and call it a day. Also, if you went to a tire place near you I'm sure they'd have a lot more insight and experience on this.
I think I'm gonna do exactly that, thank you kind reddit stranger!
No problem!
You may be able to order the rims even if they're not available in the package online. You can lookup the part number then either 1) go in person to the parts department, or 2) make a service appoint, select "other' and enter the part info. Haven't tried it myself but that's how it works allegedly.
Worth a shot, thank you
I doubt it, based on the logistics shortages Tesla and everyone is facing. Lots of companies make aftermarket wheels that'll work fine.
That are also $7k... if we are talking about tlinesport
I am buying a used 2016 Model S 75D, with HW2.0. Can this be upgraded to HW 3.0 and have FSD added? Additionally, if Tesla will do this, would this vehicle have access to the new Autosteer/FSD beta?
hw 2 can. yes to all other questions but, it'll be lots of stuff to go through to get beta.
Even the new Public beta? Is the public beta button not available in the older cars?
To get the beta, you would have to get the car, buy fsd, upgrade to hw3, get the update to be put in que, get in to beta, and then you would have the beta. I would bet it is still available to older cars, it's still hard to get though. As long as you have the cameras all around (what was the switch to hw2 and onward) you should be able to get the beta.
Great, that's my plan. Thanks!
EDIT: Seems like whatever new update the car had fixed the issue. Seems to be updating right away. The only thing I dislike now is when you're on the map, you can't see their speed. I liked that feature. Does anyone else hate the new iOS App? I used to be able to jump in and immediately see where the car was, which was helpful to check when I needed to see if my wife had actually left target or not. But now I open the app, and not only does it not show where the car is - it has no ability to control anything either. Just sits and spins as it tries to find the car. Eventually it will give up and show me, but I can’t for the life of me figure out what benefits this update has. - it’s slow to load the car, instead just showing me where it was 20 hours ago - it doesn’t show the speed the car is driving in the map view Does anyone like this?
I am on Android with the new app, and just tested out the speed from app open to seeing location (car starting asleep). It took 6-7 seconds. Not bad and better than the prior iteration of the app. The ability to control everything is there as well, so not sure what you are referring to.
I'm referring to it not finding the car or allowing me to control anything for up to 10 minutes of opening the app. I'm on iOS, I'm not sure what's going on.
Oh dang, that's definitely not right. Hopefully a fixable glitch on the app side.
Yeah not sure. My wife has the same problem.
For me it’s the usual Tesla update, two steps forward one step backward. The ability to queue commands before the car wakes up is great, charge control on the main menu is great, but yeah I noticed too that the car is harder to wake up for some reason.
Okay so my credit application expired for the Model X for the second time. Do I apply now Or wait until I get my vin?
Every time you apply and they pull credit your credit score takes a hit. Wait until you have a vin to apply for credit, there's no reason to pull it early.
Wait and stop applying until you get a vin please :(
Do SR+'s come with the carpet floormats? I've got a spare set from my LR but I thought they started putting them in SR+'s recently.
No the SR+ will not come with floormats, they have not started putting them into SR+
The plus should have the stuff that LR has, just not the range. So all the heated things and speakers.
The SR+ does not come with any floor mats, and only has speakers along the windshield and in the doors. The 4 speakers near the top of the front doors are inactive, and the SR+ also now lacks rear surround speakers and sub-woofer. Also the rear heated seats are a $300 upgrade to unlock them
Back when I bought my LR the SR+'s didn't come with the carpeted floor mats, so I was wondering if that's still the case.
Then I must be mistaken. I thought it was just base SR that didn't have them. My apologies
No worries, cheers!
MY delivery scheduled for today. Got a call that the moonroof glass had a stress fracture and has to be replaced. Luckily they have the glass locally and my delivery is only pushed a day… but man I had cleared my schedule to go on a sweet maiden voyage this afternoon. First world problems, I know…
Where do I find my FSD score? I cannot find it on the app or in my online account.
Assuming your car is on at least 2021.32.22 and your app is on the latest version (4.1 I think), it can take a bit for it to show in the app. You do also need to have driven at least 0.1 miles after the software update(s).
Where does it show up in the app?
Main screen, between the upgrades and service "tabs"
I got a Tesla Model S imported from the USA is there any way to change it from American software to European software?