Recent content by quentinsf

I made a video about the Zappi charger, what it can do, and some things you might want to think about if using it with a Tesla. Hope it's useful for someone! Quentin

Well, I've been trying out Camp Mode recently and found it OK, but with limitations. At this time of the year in the UK it comes under the 'mostly better than a tent but not as good as a campervan' heading :) In case anyone's interested:

This is about my Model 3, not a Y, but in case it's useful... Quentin

I like the new positions for the turn-signal blind-spot cameras!

Here's a question: I have a type-2 socket at home and was about to buy the 16A blue commando adaptor for use when travelling. Does it tell the Tesla to restrict the charge current to 16A? It occurred to me that if I bought the 32A one I would have more options at the same price, especially...

Some more experiences towing my dinghy with a Model 3, in case it's useful to anyone: Charging sideways: Towing Electric part II

I've got some Seasucker roof bars, and one of the reasons I got them instead of the Tesla ones was because I could put them farther apart. Haven't really made use of them yet, but I offer them as a suggestion in case they'd be a useful option for anyone with a long roof box. The big advantage...

For your amusement... https://statusq.org/archives/2021/12/31/10795/ Q

I wonder if Tesla gathers actual usage data from the buttons on the UI? That would be the smart thing to do. It may be that things that have been moved into a submenu are actually things that fewer people use (though that doesn't stop it being annoying for the few people who use them regularly...

LOL - audiophile and you listen to music in your car? :) I guess the best sound, with no extra cost and no risk of dropouts etc, will come from my USB stick full of FLAC files ripped straight from my CDs! But I haven't discovered whether the car supports any kind of playlist formats for those...

I'm surprised to discover that I change the temperature of the cabin heating a lot. Lots of short trips with or without coats and with or without energetic activity in between, I guess! So I find I really like the split temperature displays in the bottom corners of the screen. Easier to find...

The dashcam viewer's a separate app that you reach from the little 3-dot menu at the bottom (and so you can pin it on your dock if wanted). Looks like the camera display icon but with a little red 'recording' dot.

I'm not sure how much of the FSD stuff filters down to those of us who have plain ol' basic Autopilot, but that did feel much smoother today. That's only a general impression so far, but I have a long trip in a few days' time where it may get quite a bit of use...

You need to go into Security and turn on Sentry, if it's not already on, and there's then a small and not-very-obvious link that appears underneath.

Yes, this is one of the top new features for me. When I got the car a year ago I couldn't believe how primitive the navigation system was compared to everything else I'd used in the last decade, so it's great to have it catch up with the rest of the world a bit! From my very brief tests today...