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I know you’ve said you don’t have any friends or family in the area, but since this is a condo, there will be maintenance staff. If I were you, I’d contact the property management and make a desperate human-to-human appeal + offer to pay direct cash for help from building maintenance to plug in...

This is definitely an artifact of 75,000 miles of well-loved driving: the door handles no longer fully retract flush on their own. Instead, I have to gently push them the last millimeter or so. Seems like the springs are weak or perhaps there’s just a dirt buildup inside. Any DIY suggestions on...

I can’t say I know how the heat pump in any Tesla works (and mine predates its inclusion), but in general, that is how all heat pumps work: bidirectionally.

I made the mistake of complaining about the "defect" to Mobile Service when they were out for something else. That's how I learned how it actually works. So, somebody was in fact that dumb. 👈

The Ioniq 5 is my wife’s car. It’s quieter and higher quality build than my 3, but I still prefer driving my 3, and the Supercharger network can’t be beat for road trips.

In our household, in addition to the Tesla 3, we also have a Kia Soul EV and a Hyundai Ioniq 5. Love them both.

100% agreed on your noted highs and lows. I have the basic/free EAP and never use it because it’s barely useful to even just swap sunglasses. No chance in hell I’d use FSD even if it came with the car. TACC is a lifesaver for your ankle on a 12-hour drive - if there’s no traffic, because...

Definitely sounds like something is different for you; I have to “deep press” and hold for washers.

My day just improved a bit knowing there’s another person out there who shares my thoughts on this. The video game taking up the left half of the screen is a stupid waste of real estate for people who drive themselves. I’d rather have one-touch access to fog lights, trip computer, music...

Just bumping this again: anyone done it? I have already replaced my charge port ECU for the DIY CCS upgrade.

Try preconditioning from the app before your next trip.

Quick followup: I've done a number of other longish trips in this car, but they've all been north <---> south along the West Coast, from as far north as Whistler, BC, to as far south as Redwood Shores, CA. Also have done a whole lot of winter/snow driving in this car, but always in the...

In search of better skiing than we've gotten in the Cascades this season, I took my daughter for a skiing vacation this past week at Big Sky resort, which had a week of great snow and a wondrous return to winter conditions. I drove and brought her skis and a couple of my snowboards, plus a big...

Unfortunately, the above is the only correct answer. But I’ll add that after pressing the button, you can also scroll through manual speeds on the left thumb wheel. Consider it a happy moment when automatic wipers are working well; it occasionally happens.

Just to add: rebooting has helped me recover from the sluggishness - and yes, specifically with Sky Force 👍👍

[...] 100% and +1 to the above. I actually wish the climate control system offered upper and lower bounds - like a traditional (home) thermostat - instead of a single temperature that it will continually attempt to drive towards, resulting in continual use of energy. In other words, turn on the...

Appreciate your explanation on this, as it’s unintuitive to figure out otherwise.

If you want opinions (that’s what posting here is for, I guess), don’t bother with the SuperCharger - just open that bad boy up and take a look. Post pics here if the problem isn’t obvious. In parallel, keep pressuring the service center to send a ranger ASAP. Good luck!

At the risk of misdirecting this entire thread, I'll share some of my own experience with a '19 3 (with resistive heating, which uses far more energy than even the heat pump). A few years back I drove across the Cascades (WA state) the long way, starting on the west (Puget Sound vicinity) and...

I think this is what you're referring to:

Unacceptable. I'm not sure how close the nearest SC is, but my first course of action were I in your shoes would have been to drive there and not leave until it was fixed. If it's too far to drive to, I guess I would have tried fixing it myself and if I screwed anything up, fight them to pay for...

Try this: Might fix your problem immediately. (I had to do this when I updated my charge port to support CCS)

There is a general anti-EV sentiment as a result of it being arbitrarily associated with “the left” in a highly polarized political climate. So you’re starting with that. Add onto this the fact that the established petroleum and ICE production industry is actively subverting EV adoption through...

Also wonder if it’s possible that your 12V is actually what’s going on there…

This is awesome. Here in western WA state, USA, it never gets “real cold” and only rarely gets “cold”. This week we bottomed out at about -16°C. This is winter #6 for me, proper snow tires every season (lots of snow driving in the Cascades). I love how the car handles in the winter (lots of...

I have a ‘19 North American Model 3 (USA). Mine also had no removable panel. I had an installer install the Stealth Ecohitch receiver, which is removable, and they cut a hole in the underpanel to make it fit. The kit includes a magnetic patch panel to close the hole when not in use. You can also...

It’s winter in the northern latitudes again. 🏂

Confirmed: need new windshield 👎🏼

Lots of great information in this thread, but if I want to just focus on the rear fogs - both sides lit, with a control in the UI - for a 2019 North American 3, what is the formula? It sounds like I might need new inner lights, might need to pull wires,* might need someone to reconfigure...

Ahhh. That is the ideal behavior, and matches the behavior of my prior car (North America Audi A4). As my NA Tesla does not have any rear fog control in the UI, I wonder if this is gated by an unfixable code/region setting, or if it's as simple as detecting the presence of the circuit/bulb...

This is great, thank you. I'll do a little more digging on this as well, but I have a North America 2019 Model 3 - I'm not yet sure what wiring the car has, but I'd like to be able to have two rear fog lights (and of course not screw up the reverse lights). Also, the rear fog lights should only...

Were you able to get rear fog lights working then? If so, I’m really interested in following your footsteps. Can you share more details on the splicing you did, where you got the replacement lights(?), how they operate, and any pictures?

This matches my experience with my K04 tuned A4. It really picked up on boost, but by that time an insurmountable deficit compared to my LR+AB. Plus, eventually I blew up the motor running it hard. The only thing to really wear out on the EV is the tires.

For others reading (as I assume you already know this), LR AWD+AB is rated 3.9 to 60, tested to as low as 3.7. Performance rated 3.1. 1/4mi of 11.9 and 11.5, respectively. These might be with 1’ rollouts(?), but mighty respectable for any car with no wrenching off the lot.

There are shooting cracks leading out. Typically, they say here that if the cracks don’t exceed a U.S. quarter coin in diameter, it can be repaired. This one is close. I guess I’ll find out on the 28th.

Thanks for the reply. I've had countless chips repaired successfully in the past (and few windshield replacements on previous cars), but wasn't sure if the heating element in this spot will make it difficult to repair.

Got a critical hit rock strike right in the area in front of the recessed camera well, which appears to have heating element behind it. I'm not sure if this is reparable or not. I'm 10 days out for a rock chip repair date, but would like to get a sense of the likelihood that this windshield is...

This is great - more of this! I don’t pull a trailer, but I often carry bikes on a hitch mount, and it’s real tricky getting backed up close enough to plug in. 😬

Just curious: what gas cars are you referring to, and how does their 0-60 and 1/4 mi. compare to the LR+AB? I previously owned a v8 Jag and a K04 APR tuned Audi, and my LR+AB is on another plane of existence for departing traffic lights and even 40mph rolling races…

Keep us posted. I’d bet on wiring harness damage.

How easy are they to swap out?

It sounds like you use phone-as-a-key. How far away is your phone from your car at night? Is it within Bluetooth range?

I think this is a really good thing to look into.

FWIW I had to adjust my headlight height to avoid oncoming traffic routinely flashing their lights at me. As another poster noted, it could be (auto) high-beams as well. 🤷🏻‍♂️

‘19 LR AWD with boost, ~61k mi: ~289Wh/mi. Half the year I have a rooftop box, snow tires, and drive regularly to the ski resorts. There is always at least one rooftop bike mount, and often carry bikes on top and/or behind on a hitch, year round. Aero covers are on about 1/2 the year.

Can you elaborate on whether this is the happy or unhappy example?

Yes, but it doesn't take much to make the squeak - just gentle movements. In fact, under normal speed driving, there's too much other noise (road, wind) to really hear it much, but parking lots & driveways, 100%. What was the cost for your repair?

60k miles, ‘19 LR AWD. I’ve had the front upper control arms previously replaced under warranty for squeaking. Noises sound similar this time, but coming from rear. I can push down on trunk area by hand and hear it - sounds like a squeaky old bed. From searching here, it sounds like some people...

If you have frunk open: Emergency 12v jump starter pack to get it on and running; Drive it to any place that will do a 12v swap for you -or- bring compatible replacement home and DIY

Different tires have different inflation recommendations, and the car can’t know what tires you have mounted. For example, my winter tires (Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3) are recommended at 45 psi. The OEMs are 42 psi IIRC.