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Are these grommets round or square? On my 2021 SR+, there are only 2 square holes, with white nylon "grommets" that pop into the holes, then 2 screws hold the black bracket to them, and the plate screws into the bracket with 4 screws. A few days ago, the whole thing fell off when my wife...

On my '21 model, it came with a bracket attached to the car by two screws screwed into two square nylon fasteners that were popped into two square holes in the car body. This bracket holds the plate with 4 screws. When the bracket came off, the nylon fasteners were attached to the screws...

I don't find anything useful here or elsewhere on my question. I did a lot of searching before posting, and did find one post with this same problem posted a few years ago, but there were no answers, and the post seemed too old to reopen. I also found something on Reddit from a year ago, and I...

I thought the title of the post would have made it clear what year the car was. I'm not going to disassemble it to take a picture, though. If you know anything helpful, you'd understand from the description exactly what the problem is. I'm not interested in wild guesses, as I'm pretty confident...

Today, the whole rear license plate assembly (bracket with attached plate and frame) fell off when my wife opened the rear trunk. Nothing left except the bare car with two square holes for the bracket. Apparently, Tesla has made changes over the years to the mounting, and I don't see anything in...

I'll check, but it didn't seem to change when I changed profiles. However, I'll investigate further. Thanks for the link; I didn't think it would already be in the manual. But the fact that even the phone app was unable to unlock the passenger door was a bit strange to me. I guess we won't use...

I haven't had problems for almost two years of owning my Model 3. But last night, the car updated software to 2022.40.4.2, which includes a new mode to allow the car to automatically unlock when the driver approaches, and allow the driver to unlock all doors by long-pressing the unlock button...

I suspect your phone is not actually set up as a key. The car will not lock with the phone inside if it is. Before you object, make sure you understand what it actually means to add a phone to the locks. You do have to pair your phone's bluetooth, but that's not enough. You need to go through...

Never thought about that. I'd be surprised if the developers thought of it, either, but who knows? However, I think it's not a good idea because the driver might have a passenger that would not have the app, but might want to control the media while the driver drives. After all, it's easier for...

That's odd then. I tried it first when I was in the car, playing media, and I even put the car into drive. I never see anything. I haven't had a chance to search the other settings, but perhaps there's a setting in the car's menu that disables/enables this feature. If so, I can believe I would...

I tried that and still didn't see it. But I wonder how the previous poster turned on the radio remotely? Does it work with any source (streaming, bluetooth, etc)? Is there a way to hide it? I vaguely remember, I think, having some sort of media control long ago, but it's like a dream and I'm...

Well, I guess I can assume it's not a Bluetooth function. 😏 The only info I could find so far just showed an image, with the controls showing where the charging info shows while it's charging. Do the media controls always show up there for you? Or only while it's driving? If while it's driving...

I just got -36.6 last night, and it seems to have the same features as the previous one or two releases. But I haven't figured out one of the features... the media controls for the app. I have no media controls on my Android phone no matter what I've tried, nor does my wife's iphone. Under what...

My wife and I share a Model 3, which I ordered and set up. I never figured out how to create another account for her; I created an account, but it doesn't seem to be connected to the car, and we never used it. My son also sometimes drives the car. Both my wife and son have been added as...

On my Pixel phone, at least, you can just slide the first or last icon over, and make a space; then you can move it back and/or add a new icon into the space.

Yeah, I discovered that right away. Fortunately, the car was at home so I could walk over to the garage and close it. It should be in the controls section, and have a confirmation like the frunk control.

Not everyone is so simple-minded. Many Tesla owners spend a little more for the car because it's better for the environment. Others do so because they like the design or driving dynamics. The price is not necessarily that much higher, and evens out over time - especially if you don't spend...

I think the problems are all user expectations vs design parameters. For example, when you set the phone (computers work the same way) text to some larger size, it usually warns you that some apps will not display correctly. It's better to keep the standard size, and use a magnifier, either a...

I don't think the issue mentioned is the problem some people are having. I updated my Pixel 6 to Android 13, and had to reinstall it as a lock, using the method I mentioned earlier. Since that one time, it has worked perfectly every time, without any need to reboot, reinstall, disable/enable...

The one on the right looks more like some bicycle pumps, where you really want to minimize loss of air for the high-pressure, low volume tires on street bicycles. I've used some similar to that, and they suck, especially if the tire is flat because you need to hold the tire on the opposite end...

No, there are a lot of different designs for tire pumps, but they all fit the same standard tire valve, and so there is no reason for them to differ. Tire gauges differ more than pumps. But I've used many different gauges, and many different pumps, and never had a problem although some designs...

My Pixel 6 stopped working yesterday, and after trying some simple restarts, etc, I went through the procedure I've done so many times it's almost automatic (I have serveral drivers in my family, plus I have two phones, and have to reinstall the app a few times for other issues throughout the...

It's sad, but not what I'd call "Tesla murdering a child". It's a tragic combination of human error more than anything else; the driver was driving too fast for the conditions and not paying enough attention. the car that was hit pulled out of their lane in front of the speeding Tesla probably...

I've had homelink in my other cars, but it was just a simple press to open/close, nothing automatic. I believe it may be dangerous if the door closes automatically because it needs to be visible in case someone is under it for some reason. Will the Tesla homelink differentiate between open and...

For the shades that are not attached on the rear, is there any reason you can't use a couple of those stick-on Velcro patches along the back edge to support it against the window? They are easily removable if desired in the future.

I think the Tesla style, which are see-through, will help block the sun from getting in and heating the parts inside - not to mention reducing the effects of the sun like fading, etc. However, I don't think they will actually block the heat because they aren't reflective; I think they are black...

Definitely! Otherwise, practical jokers might record the sound, and play it when next to a Tesla to watch what happens. :eek:

Yeah, maybe with the chime, we can be watching the cross traffic instead of the light, so when we hear the chime, we're ready to go.

I'm in the same boat with the same release. I usually get updates at about the same time as most other members here.

Call me old fashioned, but am I the only one who looks at this and thinks "No way am I going to use either AP or FSD in this situation? I look forward to the day when I feel confident enough to allow it, but for now, I use my judgement learned from many years of driving as to where it's safe to...

FWIW, Amazon seems to have a bunch of different vendors of clips. I don't think they need to be anything special as long as they are at least big enough to hold the frame of the shade, at least for the front ones. The rear ones could possibly slide back, so it would be nice if they actually...

I believe that USB drive costs about $25 on Amazon, but I wouldn't buy one. The one I got with my Tesla never worked reliably, and I replaced it with some much more reliable, with more capacity, plus smaller. And in spite of what one person here out of hundreds of experts who disagree with him...

My experience in general is that a shop may be certified, but that doesn't mean everyone who works there will do a good job. Same for dealer shops themselves. They may have some people working there who are new doing the minor jobs, or who don't care that much, etc. Unfortunately, Tesla doesn't...

Actually, she called me while stuck and while the parking lot attendant was interrupting her to ask if she needed help pushing it out of the way. I told her to tell the attendant to shut up for a while. Fortunately, I was able to tell her what to do to get going.

FWIW, I've had my SR+ for 1 1/2 years, 18,000 miles. Only service was a tire rotation. No problems, and phone key works 99%. Occasionally, it didn't seem to want to unlock automatically using the bluetooth, but unlocking from the app worked fine - that uses the internet. Phone key has had slight...

I hope I don't sound too dumb, as I don't really know anything about the chargers or the car... But because sometimes people forget the obvious, did you make sure none of the breakers were tripped?

No, not the rear window; it's the battery! Everyone knows electric cars are more complicated. Oh, and dangerous, too. You could get trapped inside and burn to death - if you don't get electrocuted.

You could change your password for Spotify, or if you have lots of devices making it a pain, wait to see if he tries to use it. It's pretty easy to change the code to make the homelink not work. At least for garage door openers, don't know about any other devices as I've never used it for...

I got it today, too. At first, I was unable to download as it said I needed to connect to wifi first. I looked, and there was no wifi detected, even though my phone was connected fine. So I rebooted the UI, and then it worked fine. All that, and I see no differences. I was hoping for the green...

I'm no expert, but I can only think of a few causes: a lot of hard braking, or something with the rear motor, or possibly misalignment of the front wheels. I think braking uses the front wheels a lot more than the rear. And, as we know, front-wheel drive cars wear the front tires a lot, but...

Probably Elon got stuck behind a sleeping driver at a light, and was so impatient he decided to do something about it. 😏

Same here. I was thinking something was defective on his until I read the posts about radar vs vision. Makes me glad I got mine when I did. Not to mention I paid a lot less and got it very quickly.

Thanks a bunch! I almost missed my x minutes of fame. Don't know how I missed it - I must have been doing something critical and not paying attention - or maybe I had to quit and never got around to finishing. Anyway, it's nice to know that sometimes I actually say something interesting. I'll...

Hi - Thanks, but where was my comment featured? On the podcast? I listened to it, but I don't remember anything familiar, although I listen while preparing breakfast, and may have missed it.

So far, so good. I haven't had mine fail for a week now - getting back to normal. I was also having problems with the BT mic not working on phone calls, which seems to work now after the update - so far. I haven't seen anyone else complaining about this, though.

Learn something new all the time here. Mine also has them. 😲 PS I'm joking, just in case.

Are you sure your car has brakes?

Hopefully I didn't miss any comments about this, but don't forget that you lose some efficiency (and maybe driving pleasure) charging to 100% due to no regeneration.

FWIW, my wife's work is about 25 miles away, and we have been charging off level 1, 12 amps at 120v for 1.5 years (about 15,000 miles). We can fully recharge overnight, but don't need to because we can usually catch up on weekends. But if we need more, we just make a trip to a nearby...

Thanks, and this agrees with my understanding of the issue, although I didn't really know all the details of what the FSD capability package added since I don't have it. I'm really trying to see it more from an average new buyer's viewpoint who is less knowledgeable about the details. It's not...