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So glad that this came up - the handles really do get way too hot. - even in Switzerland :) It's strange that this never came up during prototype testing in the hot California sun.

I've driven a Volt since 2011 and just recently switched to an 85D. The Volt had this handy pedestrian horn which the Model S is missing. Wouldn't it be cool to just add some sort of small speaker in the frunk which makes a futuristic engine sound based on the speed of the car ? I just watched...

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Maybe the fact that the car itself is so great, makes things that are not as refined especially stand out.

I totally agree - the mobile app is also lacking as is the general integration of cloud services such as route planning

Allen - in no way did I mean that you are not supporting your app. I love the app!! But when I showed it to the guys at the Tesla service center and complained why tesla does not offer such functionality they pointed out that the usage of such apps is (of course) not officially supported by them.

Letsgofast - thanks I am of course aware of the other apps that have the watch integration :) I have them all installed. But I'd love to use the official thing rather than using an unsupported app

Hi everyone I'm a greenhorn Tesla owner (got mine in mid June) and even though I love the car I am not very impressed with the app. In my opinion it could do so much more like: - add apple watch integration, with direct information input in watch faces - add achievements for things like...

i also wear the watch every day and have no issues at all. But tesla really should release their own apple watch app - it's a little embarrassing that we have to use third party solutions

My iPhone always connects automatically - you do have to manually switch to the iPhone if you've been listening to internet radio or other sources.

Islandbayy - I talked to the technician - it's all in the thread.

So i went and picked up the car tonight. The service manager was there and informed me about having to recalibrate the radar and "ahh - here's the technician now, he can tell you all about it". So up walks this young guy in his twenties and tells me about having had to reset the radar. I can not...

Aziwa - if you give me the route I can do that for you. I live in Mägenwil, Aargau

They had to check the radar / cruise control since it keeps deactivating randomly - I guess since the car is so new I just got nervous :)

I had to bring in my model S today for some issues with the radar and to my surprise when I checked my app just now I see that my car is now parked 25kms away from the service center at a local McDonalds. So it looks like they took my car out for their lunch break. Is this considered normal...

I received my 85D a month ago and even tough I love the car, I am not very impressed with the standard sound system. I'm coming from a Chevy Volt that had a Bose System installed which sounded much better. I am thinking about maybe adding an aftermarket subwoofer in the trunk. I have seen that...

I use the exact same solution. I have now used them for a month and have not yet had to replace any batteries. I expect them to last for a very long time as the timeout is set at 15 seconds and the PIR sensor most likely only uses a very small current. Mine did cost 9.90 USD per item with free...

Atc - I am sorry but I did not get a notification from my Web page about a comment and I also could not find a comment online - what was your question?

David - i had the exact same problem and solved it with the universal receiver from homelink. Check out my solution here: Homelink  universal  receiver   - "My blog

mgboyes - thanks for your reply. I think at the time when I used the online configurator (september 2014) those next gen seats were not even available. Or I don't recall ever having this option. I checked online and I defenitely have the old ones. Thanks for your help !

I got my 85D in mid May and am wondering if I got the next gen seats or not. Is there an easy way to find out ?

Sosuis, I used something like these: 10pcs White T10 BA9S Festoon LED 48SMD Panel Interior Dome Map RV Trailer Light | eBay Just search on ebay for "SMD panel" or "SMD LED" and you will find a ton of products. Important is that they have this little connector with two prongs that connects...

guys - with new enthusiasm I went and fiddled with the lights some more and finally got them out and replaced with the blue LED arrays. I can always replace them easily with the white ones once the blue gets old : ) How to add LED lighting if you  don't have the  premium   lighting  package...

Dbitter1 - i purchased a set of four white and blue LED arrays. I've already mounted two of them under the seats using the existing cables / plugs. Now I also want to replace the tiny lights in the footwells using the same LED arrays. Here's a link to the installation I already have under the...

thanks Notacarguy - I will give it another try : ). I did at first try it with a small srewdriver but then moved to a bigger one thinking that would make it easier. Having to do this bent in half on the floor of the car does not help either : )

I was trying to remove the standard footwell lights as described in many forum entries using a flat head screwdriver but am having a really hard time. The pastic fittings don't seem to move and I'm afraid I'm going to break something. Can someone who has already done this give me some tips ...

aziwa - i looked into this a while ago. There's a shop in zurich that does special coats and I think the cost was around 3000 chf for the whole car. at the time that seemed a little steep to me. I will have to look it up again - if I can find the info I will post it here. edit: I just asked for...

great review kirkbauer ! I have the same issues with the traffic aware cruise control braking too late and then braking with a vengeance : ) I'd much rather have it work like you described by slowly easing off the accelerator.

Hi everyone - after realizing that my garage door system was incompatible with homelink I've found a solution which worked perfectly. For anyone who's intersted, check out the instructions here: Homelink  universal  receiver   - "My blog Cheers Marc

yeah first I had it delayed by a month and then they had some sort of delay by another month. well, that's all forgotten now : ) just added a homelink compatible receiver to my garage as well: Homelink  universal  receiver   - "My blog

my 85D arrived on June 11th after 9 MONTHS of wait. : ) - - - Updated - - - by the way - I did add additional and very easy to install lighting in the trunk and also under the seats. If anyone is interested, check out my blog here: http://myteslamodels.weebly.com/interior-accessories. I also...

mobe - i waited 9 MONTHS for my 85D - so don't feel bad if yours gets delayed by a couple of days : )

my connection is working again this morning.

thanks for your reply. I guess then there must be some problem in Teslas backend somewhere

my iOS tesla app won't connect for the last hour or so. I'm situated in Europe and it's June 17th 21:00 hours. Does anyone else have the same problem ?

Danal - I agree with you : ) over here I have to bring the car into inspection every 3 years. Would I be able to disable the lights totally for such an inspection ? - - - Updated - - - artsi - I agree : ) once I have the instructions I will make sure a shop in my area is willing to do it and...

Danal - Thanks for your feedback ! I checked the code (what I could find) and it seems that all changes to the original lighting need to be approved. But then again - I could just activate it when the brake is applied and then even dim it down some more if that's possible. I guess once the...

Hey Kaneda - thanks a lot for your feedback ! I will get my 85D on June 11th. I once talked to the Tesla Service center about the rear lighted T and they said that this most likely would not be allowed in Switzerland.... But I think the possibility of the police giving me a fine for this is...

artsci - thanks for the quick reply. I defenitely won't be able to do this on my own. I guess I'll have to find a place that does this for me. Thanks for your help ! Do you only send out instructions to people who have already purchased this ? Being able to show the instructions to a local shop...

that's great to hear. Anyone out there from Germany or Switzerland ? It would be great if I could contact these Tesla Owners to find out if maybe I could get some help with the installation.

Are there any European buyers of this great mod on here ? I don't feel comfortable doing this on my own but would be interested of I find someone in Europe :)

I checked with my local tesla service center and this is what I got: Tesla Service does NOT sell performance package contents (spoilers, pedals, seats etc) to non-peformance customers. Bummer.

Musterion - thanks for your feedback. I was not even aware that the car has logo sill plates. In that case I most likely won't need this. I wish Tesla would offer an illuminated version as well : )

I will receive my model S 85D by the end of may and was wondering if these lighted door sills might fit. OSRAM LEDambient Door Entry Kit | PowerBulbs They seem to be magnetic and since the model is is made from aluminum, these might actually not even stay put ? Has anyone of you ever seen...

thanks rlang59 - that was not clear to me from the pictures. Does the shiny arey cover the whole "dark" area or only half ?

I my be stupid but I can't see this "flip up area" in the pictures. It's not the large lid that can be slid back. Are you talking about the almost vertical backing that is visible behind the Phone ? can this somehow be flipped up ? The Tesla page maybe does not show the whole console all the way...

Well, honestly when I ordered my car I asked about the center console and the Tesla sales person gave me an email address where I could order the thing. So this is what I did. I then got an email back confirming the order but also with a statement that so far only the piano black console is...

Center Console availability ? I will get my 85D by the end of April and so far my local Tesla service center has not been able to confirm that my ordered carbon center console will be ready in time. Does anyone here have any additional information ? My delivery specialist even says that I...

Hi, just ordered my Model S 85 D which should arrive in April 2015 : ) Have been driving a Chevy Volt for the last 3 years and am eager to change over to a REAL electric car. My name is Marc and I'm situated in Baden which is close to Zürich.

i just ordered my model s 85 D which should arrive in april and i was wondering if anyone has yet tried to get the installation of the lit T logo done at the tesla shop ? - Cheers, Marc