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I've got my model Y on lease and the app works pretty much spot on when I use it to unlock the charge port. To make it easier I've changed the mute toggle switch on the iPhone 15 pro as a release command for the tesla it is a lot quicker than opening the app - although if the car is asleep for a...

I prefer the Y over the 3, had a LR 3 and now have the LR Y to me the comfort and ease of getting in is better on the Y, I wouldn't consider the P on either the 3 or Y as the LR is plenty fast for me - I'd also get a lot more tellings off from Mrs F when hitting the accelerator than what I do on...

It looks like there will be a post slightly down and at the roadside to enable cars to plug in without draping cables over the pavements, it'll be similar to how your home charger is not connected on top of your supply cabinet but where you need it by cabling to where it's needed (see 2nd pic on...

Mrs F has recently complained about not being able to see the door handles since we got the MY, I had the mid refresh 2020 M3 which still had chrome sills and handles so in the dark on a blue car they stood out so much better

TBH I just missed out on the M3 refresh in 2020, I had the 'new frunk' but nothing else, I was a little bitter when I saw 70 plates (Mine was also a 70 plate) with the refresh and I still ran with the chrome and 'piano black' but I got over it, I knew in 3 years I'd be getting a new one and it'd...

Hi, I've tried searching but can't find the posts (which I do think have been commented before. I've leased my old M3 from NHS fleet solutions who arranged my lease through Arnold Clark (so no direct contact with them) the M3 has been returned to AC and I've taken out a new lease and have a new...

I've just upgraded to the Y after 3 years with the 3. Here's my plusses and negatives - it's just my opinion though 1. Getting in and out - Y is so much better, as someone who has bad knees it's great also don't need to use easy entry mode on the Y. 2. Driving position - when in the 3 you are...

Yes it must be as my 70 plate M3 was the mid point refresh (New frunk but still chrome frames and handles)

I've already got a Spotify family account so I log into it so I have my playlists and podcasts. If Apple music had a podcast tab - or even a podcast app for the Tesla - I would switch over to that (as I already have apple one).

Just got back from Southampton to Doncaster, no problems with AP for the whole route!

I think AP gets a lot of flak, some rightly deserved (phantom braking etc) but in the last 3 years I've seen an improvement - slow, yes but most of the time I can overtake a lorry without the car panicking now, yes there is the odd occasion that I've had a little jump to take back control but it...

I agree! With the 'nightmare' Superchargers it doesn't help that they are typically V2's - Scotch corner - urgh! and Woodall southbound are two I try to avoid if I can!! If i'm looking to charge i'll look for a larger amount of chargers which tend to be V3 (Ferrybridge for example is rarely...

Sorry I'm obvously in the 'need glasses' option here, I really don't like the polestar 2, theres just something weird about it, it's not quite a volvo but has loads of it's parts (although I do like volvos) these seem to be the ... bad parts - looking at you steering wheel! urgh! Then there's...

I just refill with any forecourt/supermarket ready mixed washer fluid wherever I need to fill it up.

Sounds daft but how?!? I fill my washer bottle every month in winter due to crap on the roads - needed to scoosh the windscreen at least 4 times on the way to work today (1 hour drive primarily motorway). Now you can't turn off the damn wipers on AP I need to clean the windscreen more as crud...

Noticed this last night, called this morning apparently my smart meter wasn't connecting, this afternoon it's back and my account charges have altered from this morning too.

Northern powergrid were OK with me on getting supply 'unlooped' for free as a looped supply is not sufficient for a modern household, luckily we have grass between the houses up to our side-be side meter boxes so it went fairly well. My main issue was who's responsibility to check that the 100A...

TBH the few times i've locked the car with someone inside i've used camp or dog mode as it's designed for just locking the doors. IIRC locking on the car's screen will also just lock the doors, any time app is used to lock the car in 'normal mode' the alarm should go on. Camp/Dog mode next time...

A note on upgrading the AP most lease companies own the car and you are set as an approved driver and linked to your Tesla account (for paying for Supercharging and connected data etc) you most likely won't be able to upgrade your autopilot at all during your lease (you MAY be able to organise...

So repair happened on Tuesday, the mobile ranger checked the boot lock motor and was fine, they replaced the wiring loom - the ranger said it looked like some of the lights were't working too well on the rear too, now all swapped out and its back to normal operations!

I had a black screen bug on IIRC youtube once, I did the monty python (rename car to patsy - or others) easter egg trick and it all came back, not had a problem since.

Either way hope it's an easy fix, just a pain having to move seats forward to drop the rear seats to get owt out lol

Have seen multiple threads about boot issues but mine is for an older 2020 (new frunk but pre-refresh) Model 3. Last night had to go into the boot several times (loading kit for scout camp) when went to try open the boot before going home it wouldn't open on the boot release latch - sometimes...

Slept in my 3 a fair few times recently as a scout leader with sleep apnoea it's difficult as a lot of scout campsites don't have electric hookups (some of the larger sites do or I ask for at least a 3 pin I can run a 50m extension from to my tent) when that's not an option I break out my 12V...

How long are you leaving it, i'm having similar issues where the only time it'll see my M3 is by removing the car completely from the account and doing the test charge again, it's frustrating that this has recently started to happen.

quick question to you all, been on IO a while and it's been fine - got my morning routine of turning off smart charging and turning it back on on the home commute sorted but recently i've noticed maybe once per week where I'll have to completely remove the car and re-add it with the '7 minute...

I don't have kids but i do think the Tesla alarms are really sensitive, a 2L bottle of coke resting on the passenger seat has set it off in the past!

What i'd do is if the lease companies can add your emails as additional accounts that's great, otherwise i'd keep your phone linked to your own tesla and the Mrs' phone linked to hers, then buy a tesla ring or fall back to the cards for access to each others cars - it doesn't take too long to...

EVM did a video on tethered vs untethered, it's a preference really have a look!

Sometimes it can appear, just refresh the app when you get home tonight and it'll correct the charge cycle. You may need to turn off the smart charging function whilst at work as it may not charge whilst plugged in at work.

IIRC some early 2021 M3's were heatpumps coming from Freemont.

No that's not what i'm saying, I was saying playing the system will eventually effect us all! Octopus WILL increase costs if they see that a lot of the consumer base are taking money away from them ( I DO NOT condone the energy companies and what they do I am stating we're lucky that a company...

What i'm not keen on is people 'playing the system' do you really need the vehicle charged at 4am? If people find this as a hack to get cheaper charging slots earlier thus meaning they can do all the power hungry chores at home Octopus will shut down the extra slots and just give you the fixed...

The main issue I've found primarily is the people who walk around headphones in constantly listening to thier own soundtrack and wander aimlessley across roads and through car parks as if they haven't a care in the world. Too many times in my M3 AND my wife's Mazda CX-30 have people wandered...

I had a theatre bug where I could see the apps but opening any of them it went to a black screen, somehow (don't know why) after following some advice on you tube I did the Monty Python easter egg and it worked (rename car to Patsy or Flying Circus), all my apps refreshed and opened properly.

If it was just an 'unlock cost' fine, it's fair and simple, more cost effective for the company and means that the customer can unlock the added options down the line if needed which sometimes could help with buyers remorse - i've done it in the past leased a car with the middle option only 2...

I bought a Tesmat for using in camp mode, used it once, as i'm 'larger than the average bear' getting in and out of the 3 was a challenge - my mates did laugh when they got a shot of my a** crack as I was climbing in. Decided then I was going to wait to use it with my Y instead - rear access...

I think this may relate to the freemont M3's which weren't that good but since M3's have ben coming from China I thought the fit and finish was a lot better now! Will probably be even better from Germany!!

Aslo as Elon has stated a plugged in tesla is a happy tesla!

+1 for charging every night, do the top up within the time period allocated in go, means you'll never go over. When I was on go I couldn't get a full charge in the 4 hours so switched to go faster 5 hours which was plenty. Now on intelligent which, yes has phantom drain but you can turn the app...

Jeez, I refil mine every month or two, I do a lot of motorway commute and for some reason it's bug city on my drive, plus I like to have as clear a view as I can so I usually 'scoosh' the windscreen once or twice a trip.

Scarily it is a deciding factor for a lot of 'regular consumers' rather than us forumites who tend to be a little more geeky in our research etc. I use carplay in my wife's Mazda and it's great (the mazda system is good but carplay is better IMO) but I don't feel a massive loss when in the...

Looking at the WWDC keynote from yesterday, it looks like apple are moving closer to what the tesla interface is now, allowing information from the car's data and controls of a car to sync with carplay replacing the entire car infotainment and heads up cluster to something more apple like...

funnily enough i've had my front tyres replaced because of inner wear, going to schedule a tracking check at the SC soon!

It's a shame you had to pay up, and you're a good person for telling your daughter what she's done wrong in a constructive manner, just a shame others still get away with ICE'ing bays or parking whilst not charging, looks like a change may come albeit due to crooks like parking eye! I would...

Sounds daft but the location of the vents could mean depending on your height the airflow to your face could be deflected by the steering wheel? I also like air on my face - I have a desk fan blowing on my face now, my mazda was great at blowing at the face my M3 not so much but it still cools...

I do laugh when people complain and threaten to get a Porsche or Merc over this - seriously!?! Over some supercharging stalls which whilst open to others will probably not get used as the additional cost will steer some others away, also the charging cables are really short, having to download...

You press the brake pedal to prepare the car so it is ready to drive, obviously you don't use easy entry, whenever I get in, seatbelt then press the brake so my seat goes to the driving position (also closer to the screen for any adjustments), so for you to change airbag settings it needs to be...

It does check in every hour BUT it knows not to trigger a charge until it's at the point where it is at a cheap rate it is a smart plan and knows when to start and stop a charge, just set it to what you want and for when and it'll calculate what's required all you need to do is toggle off the...

No, the cable you have is an AC cable, it will only max out at 7/11kw on a tesla, Rapid chargers are DC and require the extra two pins AND they are connected directly to the charge points, any charge points which require a cable like the one you have got supplied are AC charging (max 7/11kw) only.