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Before I got my Model 3, I rented one for a weekend through Turo.com (Jan 2018). When I went to recharge the car at the Mountain View station (Computer History Museum), there was a line of cars waiting to charge (Sunday mid-afternoon). It was obvious in that situation on how the cars were...

@PianoAl So I parked at my usual ChargePoint station and used the car's rearview camera to line up what I considered at the time to be centered. However, upon review of my photo at home, it looks like I'm a little bit to the driver's side of the slot. I then went out to take photos of both...

Not that I can remember, but then again, I've never bothered to look back and verify I'm centered. I'll probably be going out today to run some errands and then charge the car so I'll check. The place I usually charge has two ChargePoint DCFC back-to-back but one has a concrete curb/island on...

Given enough room to perform the maneuver, I pull past the spot by a car length but at a 45 degree angle (turn the wheel right to back in to the left), then back in using only the rear view camera. I've learned to trust the car's vision and on screen guidance as the sight line out the back...

Electricity rates are not universally the same across any large region. Not all charging stations are owned / operated by non-profit organizations. Some states here in the US charge by time, instead of kWh, by law. According to Blink, "As of October 1, 2023, every US state except Michigan...

You can do a software re-install in the service menu. That implies you can only reload the same version of software that you currently have and not anything "newer". I would try that first and see if it fixes your issue. You can also try a two-thumb scroll wheel reset, if you haven't tried...

Note the † in the Model 3 and Model Y columns. The footnote that accompanies that table says: "Maximum charge rate for Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive and Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive is 32A (7.7kW) - up to 30 miles of range per hour." What's missing there is any mention of older configurations such as...

I know. I just wanted confirmation from the OP documented in this thread for future reference.

That's good news, but can you clarify that when you said that your car is "just out of warranty", that you mean the 4 year basic warranty and not the 8 year 150,000 mile battery warranty?

@GordonG Please check your private messages (envelope icon on the forum page).

But the real cheap ones are not all that efficient; somewhere around 16-19%, while the best (i.e. expensive) panels are maybe mid-20's.

Video appears to show the screen in the "nighttime" mode.

In addition to the "constant" of 1kW of solar energy hitting 1 sq. meter (~10.8 ft²), the efficiency of photovoltaic solar panels today is about 20% so the effective power coming out is only ~200W.

That would imply that a full charge would have a range of 291 miles.

UWB: ultra-wideband, a communication system transmitting high bandwidth data, over a short range, using minimal power. Think of bluetooth on steroids.

So I just went out to the store, after previously selecting the FM radio last night before exiting my car. The media window appeared in the lower left of the screen still tuned to the station I had selected. The music did NOT immediately turn on and I thought that I had the same problem. But...

About the only thing I can think of, if it's even possible, is that the latest software did not download correctly. This assumes that the problem started after the 2024.3.25 install. You can wait until the next software release or try forcing a re-install via the service menu. I don't have...

But no sound?? Have you tried moving the volume control?

Do you get the radio station display on the screen when it's not working? The station logo/frequency? Or is the media display just "blank"? Almost every time I get in my car I have to say "media USB" in order to get my music to start playing again. It wasn't like this before. I'd open the...

WiFi may not be necessary. In the past some software upgrades could be performed via cell but I'm not sure that it would be possible in this instance (as the vehicle is many, many versions out-of-date). However, if you can't get a dedicated WiFi access point installed nearby, you could try...

I don't listen to FM radio all that much but I do play music from my USB key and have issues with the car remembering what was playing before for the last year or two. I am also currently on 2024.3.25. So, your radio works until you turn off the car (for some undefined amount of time) and then...

Video from a year and a half ago. I suspect that this guy opened up my wife's 2018 Ridgeline using a relay attack. He passed up my neighbor's Model Y (the headlight flash at the start of the clip). He did try my other neighbor's Pathfinder, directly across the street as he paused by the...

Taking a W.A.G. here and say it will drop your range by about 1-2%, more if you intend to drive fast enough for the spoiler to actually do its job (keeping the rear down on the ground). Only wind tunnel testing would get you a true affect; too many variables for any "real-world"...

+1 A local ChargePoint DCFC is my usual charging source. It's about a mile from my house so I check the ChargePoint app before going there to see if the two stations are occupied. That much I can seem to depend on; the real-time usage has been spot-on. What may not be 100% reliable in my...

Okay, I'll admit that DC current clamp-on meters exist and some are more accurate than my Craftsman True RMS Multimeter (81079); accuracy of +/-2.5% + 5 digits in the 4A and 20A ranges, but maybe not as accurate as my HP E2373A (+/-1.5% + 2 digits in 10A range). However, I still like my inline...

While that clamp-on method can measure current, I believe it's best used on AC current measurements, rather than DC. In order to get the most accurate reading, at a reasonable cost, an inline ammeter is the best.

Best case and cleanest scenario would be to find out what connector is used to attach the headlight(s) to the associated wiring harness and build a short extension cable (male and female ends) and put an ammeter inline on one of the leads. That way you could get the current/power measurement...

To be more accurate, one should get the thickest gauge wire feasible for an extension cord if there's no other way to charge the car or for use during an emergency (i.e., not for day-to-day usage). This means that the numerical value of the gauge be lower / smaller / closer to zero / less...

Which is in the rear view mirror pod. If that's what the OP means by saying what the rear view mirror attaches to on the windshield. I believe when you activate Autopilot/Autosteer, the wipers are automatically put into the Auto mode. If there's something on the windshield in front of the...

I would say that that's not a very typical upgrade time. My own 2018 LR RWD was updated with HW3 in my driveway by mobile service over 4 years ago. ref: Model 3 HW3 retrofit questions, wait time, issues

<joke>Was there even a Quality Control department in the first place?</joke>

No, I didn't say, mean or imply that. Merely that it may be Elon's way of thinking and doing things. He has admitted a couple of years ago, on live TV, that he's "on the spectrum", specifically, Asperger's. That could explain why he did what he did. Or maybe not. I'm no psychologist. On...

So maybe this was Elon's plan all along.... fire everybody and then see who is desperate / loyal enough to return to the fold. What we will probably never know is if these returnees are coming back to the same salary (or lower?) of if they managed to get compensated (financially or otherwise)...

Amazon seems to have a T0001 tubular key: https://www.amazon.com/2-T0001-Tubular-Southco-Compartment-Brands/dp/B0853F5ZHP edit: There's also a design file (.STL) on thingiverse.com: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4669547

Actually don't try "Media FM". It doesn't work. However, "Media Radio" does work but I couldn't find a voice command to select a specific frequency (per @skygraff) or callsign. Since "Radio" is shorter and faster than saying "Media Radio", I'd go with that.

What I found that works fairly well for me, albeit from a different music source than the FM radio, is saying "Media USB". About 90% of the time the command is recognized and playback begins. When it doesn't work, the audio system still appears to not know which source to select, or does...

Wasn't it when the Model 3 came with the "chrome delete" feature from the factory? That's my understanding of how to visually determine, to some extent, if it's a Gen3 or Gen4 model. So that's pre-2020???

1763817 seems to be the P/N for the mobile connector kit or bundle; the connector and the two NEMA adapters inside the zipper case. edit: My own mobile connector that came with the car back in 2018 has a P/N of 1101789-91-F

Everything I find on the web about 1937825 and Tesla says that the equipment was certified in March 2024, a couple of months ago. ref: Product Finder — ENERGY STAR Certified Electric Vehicle Chargers (AC-Output) ref: Tesla, Inc. Device Database ref: 1937825-XX-X - Tesla Specifications and...

@Gasaraki OP resolved this issue back in Dec. 18th, two posts above your own.

My understanding is that the original 12V battery, as delivered with the car, is covered by the 4-year 50,000 mile "bumper-to-bumper" warranty. Once it gets replaced, however, I don't think it's covered for another 4 years. I had mine replaced a few years ago proactively so I paid ~$120 but...

In my job career, starting from 1973, and holding six different jobs with only two unemployment interruptions until 2019, I've only had one situation that was close to what you describe. I had already decided to leave the company that I was at when the corporate owners decided to shut the whole...

I guess I should clarify that the only thing I know for sure is wrong, is that statement about the wall "charger" being plugged into a socket. Here's a quick rundown on some of the points (facts?) that were stated in the article: "Tesla models have earned five-star ratings from regulators in...

If I was one of those that got unceremoniously fired via an impersonal email and then received an offer to be rehired, I'd have to think real hard about accepting. Double my previous pay rate and a boatload of stock might entice me back but I'd still be putting feelers out for a job elsewhere.

Thanks for this! About the only thing that stands out to me (as an error) is the statement about the "wall charger" being "plugged into a 240V socket". Highly doubtful that they are using a corded Wall Connector but I guess that's me being nit-picky.

If you think you hear something flapping around, then have a friend follow you on the highway and have them closely watch your car from behind as well as both "blind spots".

I'll take a guess and say it's a malamute. Or maybe a husky. Can't see its tail which makes it hard to determine.

I believe that live camera access via the app requires that Sentry Mode be enabled. That will display a "Live Camera" option in the app, which you can click on and get a multi-camera view (front, back and side repeaters) if you click on the box at the upper right, or click on dots surrounding...

Same thing with my Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2019). While it looks like you can "grab" the light grey bar and drag the charging stops section down, it doesn't. I can, however, resize the small map portion by squeezing or expanding (2-finger pinch or enlarge action), in addition to dragging it...

If you are relatively sure that it's only cosmetic damage, or in other words, nothing that has harmed the structure of your car, I'd skip going the insurance route and find a tube of touch up paint and apply it yourself. Unless you are super-anal about how your car looks, then the other option...