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My X100D is a June 2018 build. Got in this morning and got some weird symptoms: - hazard flashers gong - car turning off/on (mirrors folding/unfolding) - all console warning lights on - would not go into drive i tried rebooting and no change, same symptoms. Took alternate car for an errand...

As a driver of a 2018 Model X for over 2 years, it’s the best and most amazing car I’ve ever driven in my 53+ years. Comfortable, quiet, amazing performance and great for the environment and everyone else. Here are my recommendations for a new owner: Download, study and learn everything about...

So took it to service and turns out it’s a simple fix, no tools req’d to do it yourself — simply release the seat back, fold flat, return to upright and voila. I actually almost tried this before taking it in but didn’t as thought it might make it worse. I’m kinda suspecting that my 6-yr old...

Anyone know of any method to release a locked seatbelt? It’s fully retracted with zero slack and I cannot get it to move at all. This is the right rear seat in a 5-seat 2018 X.

Here’s my final update after further reflection, feel free to borrow. Imagine your life if your car provided the following features: Your garage no longer stinks from the smells of gasoline, oil or exhaust. Your Tesla automatically provides you with a full fuel tank each morning. No need to...

Here’s my revised list fwiw - Imagine your life if your car provided the following features: Your garage no longer stinks from the smells of gasoline, oil or exhaust. Your car automatically provides you with a full fuel tank each morning. No need to ever visit a gas station again. When you...

Great points, thanks! Should probably also include Dog mode.

While I realize that others’ experiences with their Tesla’s do not match my own trouble-free one after 18 months, when I’m asked by other people why Tesla as opposed to others, I struggle to come up with a complete list. So I set out to write down these points that I might actually print and...

YAY! I just tried nctalkinghead’s method re engaging the microphone and voila, everything works! Thanks for posting that, as I’d previously always held the button in continuously while issuing a command, like you. FYI, initially after first downloading 50.1, nothing was displayed on a command...

There are a few YouTube videos I’ve seen that discuss this worth watching, one by Like Tesla - Severe Model 3 Battery Degradation or Something Else (her 3 was showing 260 miles at 100% after 5 months) and Bjorn Nyland’s 2-part series - Calibrating Battery in Model 3. In summary, if your...

One of the biggest negatives raised about owning an electric vehicle, is how long it takes to fuel vs an ICE. The next time someone raises that point, here’s something that you can throw back at them… Local Driving Scenario: People say that it only takes them maybe five minutes to refuel their...

My experience aligns with yours - braking for merging traffic that is slower and would not conflict; feeling like it’s hitched to the car in front of you in traffic and jerking you around as that car speeds up then slams on the brakes when it used to buffer, and other bad driving behavior. I’ve...

On my X - 1. Unplug charging cable. 2. Press brake pedal. 3. Enter PIN to drive. 4. Passive Entry toggle available to turn on/off. If still unavailable perhaps try a reset? Curious, does your wife even know about where this is set? Wondering if some hdw/sftw error forced it off, in which case...

Our Aug 2018 X 100D calculates the same as yours. I’ve done multiple 1,000+ and one 2,800 mile trip and when we leave with it saying we’ll arrive with 15%, we usually arrive with something more like 22%-27%. I wasn’t sure if every Tesla behaved like this or if I was just a really efficient...

Just came across this article on Techxplore.com where researchers are suggesting AV’s should use surrounding vehicles as extended sensors - much as humans do - in uncertain environments such as when the actions of adjacent vehicles suddenly brake or alter course to avoid objects outside the...