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On my M3, 2023, There is a button on the trunk to close it. Once it's close, the button is no accessible anymore. Is there a button to open the trunk instead of using the app OR open the car door then touch the "trunk open" icon on the screen ? Most of the time, we open the trunk first to put...

Today, I drove my Tesla M3 to the gym, after parking in an empty slot, I tried to open the trunk by touching the screen where it says Open Trunk. Nothing happened, And the music from a karaoke song plays, I tried to pause it, could not do it !!! No matter what I do the screen seems insensitive...

After charging the battery to full (overnight), I disconnect the charging cable. Everything seems normal. 15 min later , I walk in the garage, my M3 starts a humming sound (which I have heard many times previously) Q1: does the car think I am about to drive it so it precondition the battery ? If...

I have been keeping track of my Tesla3 max range during the last 6 months. Since the energy screen shows more data, I noticed that the PARK mode also consumes energy. And the DRIVE mode also shows some energy consumed for Standby, Battery preconditioning. The actual driving energy is therefore...

Today, I witness for the first time an accident at an intersection (4 way STOP). I pushed the camera button to save the clip. The clip is a bit less than 20 seconds and showing clearly which car is at fault.

I use the basic TACC (commonly called adaptive cruise control) very frequently when my itinerary goes thru lot of long sections of straight roads(. When it comes to an intersection with car(s) already stopped there, the M3 RWD does not start slowing down until it is about 5 car length from the...

My M3 SR has been quite straight forward when it comes to mileage and battery capacity. Today, I can't figure the problem below: 1) a week ago, I charged the battery to 100% (at home) 2) after driving for 4 days, the Trips report shows: 101 miles using 20 kWh (about 5 miles/ kWh) which is what I...

Been driving my Tesla Model 3 SR for 5 months now. I become familiar with the basic TACC and Auto Steer and use them effectively even when driving in city roads. I also developed a reflex to take over control in certain conditions such as approaching traffic lights, cross streets, taking turns...

The large screen on Tesla is great and I love that. For me. The issues are related to the location and size of the information. 1) P R N D can use larger fonts as there is plenty of space on the top. 2) the current speed, max speed and speed limit of the road can use larger font as well. 3)...

I use TACC quite often and sometimes Auto Steer basic features as I really enjoy the assistance they provide. But there are still many unreasonable behaviors compare to human driving. 1) TACC maintains current speed when doing a turn, imagine driving at 50 miles and hour and turn right at same...

I got an opportunity to drive my new M3SR on a 55 miles trip (round trip is 110 miles) with only 8 miles city driving. Since my battery was charged to 100% the previous night, the car reports 110 miles using 23 kWh. A quick math give 110/23 x 57 (battery capacity) results in 272.xxx miles which...

I have been using TACC and (sometimes) Auto Steer on my M3SR, 2023 Recently there is a software update to address some Auto Pilot issue that affects over 2 millions Tesla cars. For the last few days, I notice that TACC no longer works as it used to. 1) When the car gets to a RED traffic light...

My M3 has white color, however the tire covers are black. I have seen other M3 Tesla , white color, with silver color tire cover. Looking very good to me. I want remove the tire cover and "spray paint" them with silver color, then put them back. Does this affect warranty in any way ?

I have a KIA minivan (10 yrs old and a Tesla 2023 M3SR. It's now rainy season in California. I notice that , after driving in the rain then park the car in the garage, both cars pour quite some water on the floor. The Tesla pours quite a lot more than the KIA minivan. I also had a 2007 Honda...

During my recent 3 weeks vacation, I left my M3 plug in (via Tesla Wall Charger). Soc was 71% at the start, and is 67% at the end of my vacation. The scheduling was set to 60% so the car never charges during my vacation. Here is the issue: I got PGE bill for the entire period that include my 3...

I visit my relatives in Sydney, Australia. Their son has a Tesla, with a Wall Connector, not installed yet. All electrical outlets here are 240V AC between Hot and Neutral. I am wondering if wiring the main panel to Tesla Wall Connector can be done as below: 1) add a single pole breaker 60A or...

It's common knowledge that Wall Connector is the device standing between the circuit breaker (240V , N amps) and the battery charger inside the car. The Wall Connector does not charge the car battery. Does anyone know what else the Wall Connector exactly do during charging ? From this forum, it...

Moderator note: Originally posted in the Model S forum After 4 weeks of moderate driving, I look up the Trips Screen and got this (1-st photo) Importing the numbers in EXCEL to calculate Miles/kWh and Miles/fullCharge (given M3 battery capacity at 57kWh) I got some number in 2-nd photo. The 38...

I have read lot of information about this topic related to model Y. My question is specific to 2023 M3 which Tesla recommends to fully charge to 100% once a week. My car will be in the garage for 3 weeks during my vacation (fully charged before I go on vacation). I have seen it loosing 1% per...

Pls forgive me if this post is in the wrong topic. Any ICE car can be towed, pushed with 4 wheels on ground if put in NEUTRAL. I am wondering if Tesla car can be pushed to move short distance when put in NEUTRAL. I understand that it cannot be towed with wheels on ground !!! The you tube video...

I watched some youtube video on how to remove the lid (in the frunk) to expose the low voltage battery. Mine is a 16 volts and I like to take a look at it. The problem is the plastic lid cover is to hard to remove. How can I remove it safely without breaking it > Same question about exposing the...

So far, I only drive my new M3SR about 160 miles. Here are what I have experienced: 1) on freeway, TACC + Auto Steer work quite well as expected, no surprise, including keeping lane and change lane. 2) on city street, I also use TACC to ensure I am drive at speed and not exceeding speed limit by...

I got a shock when seeing these two features showing in my app. I remember seeing FSD listed for 6K$ 3 weeks ago when I bought my M3SR. Are these two features worth that much ? For me the Auto Pilot and Auto Steer are sufficient and pretty new to me.

I am curious if Tesla has a way to show a charging graph (when chargingat home with 32 amps), X axis being time and Y axis being SoC (%). This graph, if exists, will show the sweet window for charging. For example, charging from 20% to 80% use fastest charging speed. Of course, I can manually...

Reading thru many posts in this forum, I learned good things about tires for Tesla cars: 1) tires from Tesla are expensive, no warranty at all 2) tires (45k to 50k miles) from other tire service center are much cheaper, warranty provided if pay for I also notice that M3 can take 18 inches or...

I am out of town, my M3 parked in my garage. First time I leave home after charging my M3 to 100%. Is there a way to check my battery charging level from a remote location ? Help are greatly appreciated as I am new to Tesla.