Welcome to Tesla Motors Club
Discuss Tesla's Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, Cybertruck, Roadster and More.
Register

Recent content by ATPMSD

  1. ATPMSD

    Long term parking

    No reason to check the app at all, but if you must go ahead. Also no need to reboot the car. With the items you noted switched off you will only lose about 1% / week, so relax. Personally, I would not bother to turn Sentry on and off at night as that will cost you about 3% / day, or more if...
  2. ATPMSD

    No dash cam footage recorded when accident occurs!

    Is this meant for me? I understand very well how the DashCam system works.
  3. ATPMSD

    No dash cam footage recorded when accident occurs!

    You have to open the DashCam console, if it is there it will be at the top. Disagree, I have in fact done this. In fairness I did this when I owned a Model S, so it may no longer be an option. In any case, my advice is only for the OP to have a look. If it is there, great! If not nothing is lost.
  4. ATPMSD

    Should I order the chargers separate from the car?

    A couple of points: They are not called Chargers, they are Connectors You did not indicate if you are talking about the Mobile Connector or the Wall connector In the case of the wall connector you will want to get it before the car so it can be installed and ready to use when the car shows...
  5. ATPMSD

    No dash cam footage recorded when accident occurs!

    It may in fact be there, just not on the SD card. If the car detects an accident it can save the video to internal memory instead of the SD card. Insert the SD card and with the car in park open the DashCam console. Look at the top (I believe) and note if there is an entry with a download icon...
  6. ATPMSD

    AC Desiccant Bag replacement service cost

    Never heard of a magnet in them for collecting metal. Bags are specifically designed to solve moisture problems associated with air conditioning (AC) and refrigeration systems. The people are SCs often have no idea what they are talking about so don’t take what they have to say as fact, unless...
  7. ATPMSD

    400GB music scanning speed too slow

    Found this discussion: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/maximum-number-of-audio-tracks-on-usb-drive.157780/
  8. ATPMSD

    400GB music scanning speed too slow

    Make sure you are using the Blue USB port as this is a USB 3.0 port I would try checking the drive on your computer. Maybe it needs to be defragged or has bad sectors that need to be addressed. In the end, 30,000 mp3 files may just be too much.
  9. ATPMSD

    App control when car at garage

    Probably a GPS lock issue, especially as the car is in your garage.
  10. ATPMSD

    Tire Rotation

    Neat! When you get tires from Discount Tire you get free rotation and balance for life, does Costco include that?
  11. ATPMSD

    Problem with adapter plug in

    First make sure the car is unlocked when you attempt to insert it, you should also see a white Tesla logo when the charge port door is open. Inspect the plug and the connection on the car, use a flashlight. Look for any dirt and bent pins. If you are using an adapter, check both sides of that as...
  12. ATPMSD

    My Q

    Point to consider, have you ever noticed when you tell the garage to close it pauses for about 7-seconds while it flashes a white light and makes a loud sound (if you have not removed the speaker) before it initiates a door close? This occurs when the car does not have a good GPS lock / location...
  13. ATPMSD

    Is it really super dangerous to go over the 120pound weight limit of the stock tow hitch? I’m about 30-50 pounds over.

    All I can say is anything over 120 lb. exceeds spec but as with all things, your car your choice. I do like the straps @rhumbliner is using and if I were going to exceed the 120 lb. limit I would give those a try. But I would add padding where the straps cross the trunk to avoid scratches (if...
  14. ATPMSD

    Is it really super dangerous to go over the 120pound weight limit of the stock tow hitch? I’m about 30-50 pounds over.

    This issue is this is not a vertical weight, it is a weight applied at a distance making it a rotational weight e.g. torque. As @DCGOO noted, this is made much worse by any bump in the road. Image, if you will, a bar extenting from the hitch out to say 10 feet, if then stood on that bar you...
  15. ATPMSD

    4/3 MC Cable for the Charger

    Anything an electrician buys will be marked up to include a profit. If you want to better support the electrician this is a good thing to do, but you can get high qualify materials from Home Depot. There are so many posts of electricians, including ones on Tesla’s list, that clearly did not...