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    Model S 75D 2018 won’t turn on. Car off. Press brake pedal to switch gears message. Pressing brake doesn’t start it

    Pretty sure there was connectivity to the app. Both screens working fine. It has MCU2. That was a deal breaker for purchasing it used from Tesla. Thanks for replying. I’ll check the battery voltage at the end of the holiday and swap it out if needed. Might be worth keeping a spare in the...
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    Model S 75D 2018 won’t turn on. Car off. Press brake pedal to switch gears message. Pressing brake doesn’t start it

    The first time the car started in this situation, I was frustratedly switching the drive selector up and down and pressing the accelerator. It felt very random. Doing the same didn’t work this time. I’m a tech guy and normally I advise people to switch their equipment off and back on again as a...
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    Model S 75D 2018 won’t turn on. Car off. Press brake pedal to switch gears message. Pressing brake doesn’t start it

    Hi folks, while enjoying our honeymoon driving round Scotland, a couple of days ago I couldn’t start the car in the morning because pressing the brake did not switch it on. There is a ‘Car off’ message bottom right of the drivers display. I’m pressing the brake pedal which normally starts the...
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    Wiki Restricted UK Supercharger sites - parking restrictions / registering / pay to park etc

    This now has a £5 for the first hour (with more for longer and there is a note on all stalls and the pay machine for Tesla drivers informing us of this) so it should be added to the table and flagged as red. Surely this is against the T&Cs with Tesla to introduce a cost?
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    Is my tailgate motor knackered?

    I have a 2018 M8 75D with extended warranty. The right-hand trunk/tailgate motor (I'm assuming it's a motor - the cylindrical part that pushes the tailgate open and pulls it closed) has started making a clicking/knocking/rattling sound when the tailgate is opening and closing. Does it need...
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    How do I get the power consumption displayed on the drivers little screen on my MS?

    Perfect, thank you. Not a particularly intuitive interface.
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    Clicking sound from trunk electric motor?

    Resurrecting this thread. I have a 2018 M8 75D with extended warranty. The right-hand trunk/tailgate motor (I'm assuming it's a motor - the cylindrical part that pushes the tailgate open and pulls it closed) has started making a clicking/knocking/rattling sound when the tailgate is opening and...
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    How do I get the power consumption displayed on the drivers little screen on my MS?

    Used to have the power consumption displayed on the driver’s screen behind the steering wheel of my 2018 MS, but then the tyres got low in the cold and the tyre pressure warning appeared on the driver’s screen. Now I don’t know how to bring the consumption display back. How do I do that please?
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    Can anyone recommend a dashcam installer in Birmingham?

    Simon from Holbon installed the Q800Pro for me today. Consummate professional. Obviously done it so many times that he can do it in his sleep.
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    Can anyone recommend a dashcam installer in Birmingham?

    It misses a second or two every minute though. It seems there is a lag when the recording starts. Third party dashcams record constantly and overwrite when the card is full. Put a 64 or 128gig card in there and you have days of recording unless you’re driving constantly. There is usually a...
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    Can anyone recommend a dashcam installer in Birmingham?

    I want someone experienced with Teslas as I’ve heard stories of dashcams being installed incorrectly and it invalidating Tesla warranties. I feel it’s a mistake to assume that Teslas are the same as other cars.
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    Can anyone recommend a dashcam installer in Birmingham?

    Cameras which miss a second every minute, thereby making them unreliable for capturing incidents when you need them to. As I found out the first time I needed video. Huge disappointment. I’ve had a dashcam in my cars for 10 years and TeslaCam is not as good as an £80 Mobius dashcam. Anyway, can...
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    Can anyone recommend a dashcam installer in Birmingham?

    Hello, can anyone recommend a dashcam installer near Birmingham please? I have a Thinkware ready to be installed into my 2018 S. Thanks
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    1 month of ownership of my first Tesla and I have these questions

    Captain's log: supplemental. Just dropped my daughter off at Heathrow for her final year at university in the US, and boy was it a contrast from doing it in the Ioniq. In the Ioniq, it would have required a couple of longer stops in the journey (1 each way) with anxiety over charger...
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    1 month of ownership of my first Tesla and I have these questions

    Based on your comment, I placed an order to install a Thinkware F770 but they cancelled the order and refunded me saying the last one in stock is incomplete. So now I'm looking around for a dashcam installer in Birmingham.