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Hi. I have a similar question - my 2018 MX needs new wipers. Are the ones from Tesla the best or at least as good as any others? - Thanks ... Jim in the PNW (where wipers are IMPORTANT)

Good news! I especially note the improvement for "non-I5 corridor" and "non-large population centers". My personal 'problem' (concern) with Oregon super charger locations is that they don't serve the drivers who are not just passing thru (as well as those who are or who are staying in the...

Yogi799 - I previously gave you a "let's try this ... for just one full week" suggestion. If you do that you -may- find that your mileage significantly increases. After you have done that then you can decide whether you want to continue in your current driving style ... or go to something that...

I see references to a 2023 update ... but my car hasn't found it/tried it.

Julien, I'm on my home wifi - or at least I was before. I wanted to check that connection status for the car. App has gone back to "Downloading 2022.44.30.10" ...but not making any progress. Before there was just one dot of the progress bar (car display) and it showed a very small amount...

Julien, Thanks again. Fingers crossed for success the next time. I tried to find where the car links up to my home wifi. Couldn't find it. Did I miss it or does the car not use my home network? - Jim in the PNW

Hi yogi, I have a 2018 MX. It gets pretty much the range shown on the dash ... in good weather. In the winter - not so much. Read more to find out why I can say this ... If you haven't ever heard this - heating or cooling a car is the worst possible environmental situation ever asked of...

Julien ... I did the MCU Reset and that worked. Sort of. It did clear the failed attempt to download 2022.40.10.25 so the vehicle seems to be fully back to the prior number. However, it is now saying "your vehicle is up to date" (sic) when before it wanted to download and install 40.10.25...

My download of 2022.40.10.25 (right number? the latest) has stalled. I've tried everything I can find and it never starts back up. Stopped very near the start. Can't find a "cancel" either. Any ideas?

dgates12 - sorry, no video available (that I know of). I had my work done by Tesla service. They did the work in my driveway and it took about 2 to 3 hours. I think Tesla service has videos/some kind of instructions available to them - the tech checked his phone several times. I don't know if...

Yes, I know about that part - cancelling the apply of the update/not able to do so after it actually starts the apply. This was still downloading - and causing vampire drain - and I wanted to stop the download (due to high vampire drain during the download) and run that at a later time...

... and I still want to know why I can't cancel an update remotely ...

My car must be set to "auto update" since we are both gone for a few days. It completed and now the vampire drain is way down ... so dodged that bullet. - Jim in the PNW (where cold weather changes how 'sensitive' you are to vampire drain)

Hi, I'm away from home for a few days. Just went in to check charge status ... and discovered the vehicle is doing a software update. Tried to cancel/suspend the software update and there appears to be no way to do this using the Tesla app on my phone. As near as I can tell the only way...

I just came back from a 2 week trip. Model X sitting in our garage - not plugged in, miles = 234 when I left. After 10 days the miles left was down to just 70 miles. Turned off security monitor and the drain went to a trickle and 4 days later car was still at 68 miles. If you leave the...

Roblab, I agree with the general concepts behind what you are saying - it's the application of the rules that I find "aggressive". If there is an empty charger station - then no idle fees (is my opinion) - I don't care how long. Heck, Tesla could actually 'know' that someone is probably...

I had a "this is your one free pass" happen yesterday. I left the car long enough to go to the bathroom and make one quick purchase at Home Depot. The charge could not have been on 'idle' for more than 5 minutes, if that. And the charger wasn't full - ever - at least not when I got there and...

Hi, 2018 Model X. Both USB ports not working. Car does not even know there is anything connected to the USB in the center console - no devices (only tried USB drive and phone) are not recognized/don't power up when plugged into the port(s). Phone and drive have both been checked and work...

Guy, Yes, I had it done. I purchased it 'online' ("used" but never actually installed - so "pre-owned") and I scheduled a service call and the technician installed it in my driveway. Suggestion - try to get a tech that has already done one or has at least taken the time to carefully...

Big Earl, Don't know about how familiar you are with the area. There are some great 'back roads' (paved) here in Skagit, Whatcom, and Snohomish counties. Don't know about what kind of driving you want to do ... "play time" or "cruising and enjoying". Some of the routes you should check out...

Yes, we are -very- happy with the center console on our 6-seat MX. It makes the 2nd row seats 'usable' (much more) since it provides an arm rest. This is not something you would be taking in and out - yes, you could do that - but it is a semi-permanent/permanent install. We haven't wanted it...

We have a T5 - our music folder has sub folders for albums. Works fine - haven't tried sub-sub-folders. The navigation to the folders is a bit clunky ... but essentially everything about the music on my Tesla is trying to encourage/force you to use the online streaming BS. - Jim...

I agree on a better charging solution for the North Cascades Highway. There is a Destination Charger just West of Winthrop ("resort"). No one has mentioned it. Does it not exist? Are DestChargers just too slow? How about just getting a few miles while you grab a meal? Often even 40 miles...

That's good news! Hopefully they will update tesla.com. I didn't try to find it using the car ... perhaps the car gets better status of chargers than tesla.com ... ? ... !

Bruce4000, Boardman is a destination charger, not a supercharger ... ? At least that is what I found on tesla.com. - Jim in PNW

Bruce4000, This is the very problem I was reporting on when I started this thread. The state has "good" coverage - if you are driving thru and/or staying in a major city. The problem happens when - as a visitor to an area - you are not on the I-5 or 101 corridors and are instead doing...

... if you are the one doing the actual sound frequency measurements - don't forget to turn on and off various "features" of the car and to also measure at different speeds (including parked). To the Renel - you should also test stuff like turning on/off different features (dare I call them...

Thanks - it was the seat rail 'cover' ... slipped right back in to place with no hassles ... once I ran the seat all the way back. It probably got knocked off by the guy vacuuming the carpet when I had the car detailed. - Jim in PNW

OK, I will look under the passenger seat and see if I can figure out where it goes. I think it is a 'cover' so stuff stored under the seat won't interfere with the seat adjustment mechanism. - thanks ... Jim in the PNW

Hi, I had my 2018 Model X 6 seater detailed. When I got it back there was a plastic part sitting on the floor in the passenger side. I have zero idea what it is or where it should be put back. Any one have an idea? Picture attached. thanks! - Jim in the PNW

Mike H - you may be on to something here. I have gone in to my garage and heard my car "making fan sounds" in the middle of the afternoon/evening/night. How can that even be possible? I have assumed "the computer is cooling itself" ... whoa, wait a minute ... why does the computer, in a car...

I started this thread. I think the fact that I was wanting to be away from my home, for several days, is the key thing. I have never used the supercharger here in my town. I don't live in a city - its a small town. I charge at home when here. But when I went to Corvallis and McMinnville I...

Mockingbird, I haven't ever used one of the "other" chargers ... I know I would have to first create an account with them and then log in to that charging network and then charge - it's just so much easier to simply plug in - without even having to figure out which adapter to use. I guess I'm...

Hello, I had a Tesla-made center console installed in my MX 6-seater by Tesla service. I watched the whole process. First he removed one of the seats, then the flooring (carpet, kick panel along doorway, etc.), then installed the console into the factory provided mounting holes (already...

My experience is that I can not, ever, go back to the car without it showing some part of the audio screen. I have a 2018 MX100D that has the great - large - screen built in to the dash. Even though the screen is large I still don't want to loose real estate to an app I'm not using. I use...

IIRC charging to only about 80% is a good way to promote longer main battery life. When I'm home and not taking a long trip I have my MX100D set to 80%, then when I go on long trips where I'll be supercharging I set it up to 90% (235m range) to get more range. I have found that using either...

... I've been told that Tesla 'monitors' these forums. I don't have a lot of faith that they will see this (my suggestion for a software only fix) but just in case ... My idea is to have the FWD open just slightly and then pause for a bit and -then- open fully. My observation is that the...

RTPEV - thanks, I'll look to see if I can figure out how to report it. - Jim in the PNW

Thanks, RockyH ... so does anyone know if there is a way to report a faulty supercharger? I know where this one was and which one of the 10 it was - just don't know how to tell the right person so it gets fixed ... Jim in the PNW

Hi all, I have a possible solution to the way the falcon doors leak water - heavily - into the interior when you open them. Does anyone know how I should go about getting this proposal to the person(s) who will listen to it and investigate it? My solution does not involve any physical...

Hi, I was sitting in my Model X at a supercharger last night. The location has 10 spots and over 8 of them were in use. I watched my charging rate - repeatedly - drop down to very low rate and then pop back up to 'normal' (about 100 miles per charging hour). The low drop times were going...

gglockner, What you are missing about the need for Superchargers is that people driving Teslas are going to be in locations where the locals don't need it (they have home charging) ... but people visiting that area are not going to be staying with those people - they are going to be using...

OK, I get it that the control arm needs to be replaced? (I guess - they can't just grease it? Is it really "worn out"?). So am I going to have trouble getting them to do this work or is it a simple matter of "making a call for service"...

Hi all, What am I missing here? I live North of Seattle. I need to go to Corvallis, Ore. and then to McMinnville, and then to Clackamas. By my research the nearest chargers to Corvallis are in either Salem or Springfield. Even the Portland area seems to lack the typical density of charger...

Hi, Has anyone had this 'injection needle fix' done by Tesla? What grease? What needle? Where do you inject? How much grease do you put in - one needle full or more? Pictures? I have a 2018 Model X - the left front has developed these creaks and groans and it is both loud and annoying...

Hi all, 1) My 2018 Model X has started to creak and groan when going over bumps. Even mild bumps at slow speeds such as an irregularity in the driving surface at parking lot speeds. Didn't do this before. Started this winter (we live North of Seattle) but not particularly "when...

RockyH and FalconFour ... I don't think I'm "ignoring the obvious" ... I'm asking for (you see it as "complaining") a better way - i.e. asking isn't it possible for us Tesla owners to have both a security system and less battery drain? I'll try to explain this differently. Let's use the...

So here's the thing I'm trying to get across - and not saying well so trying again with different words ... I'm not new to this game (owning a car). I love how this car (2018 Model X) works ... when I'm actually using it (driving). But then I park it somewhere - any where - and if I am at...

You mean Tesla wasn't smart enough to figure out a way to use less power. I have battery operated lights in my home that are motion activated and they use very little power (two AA batteries last several months) ... including ... whatever power they use for the lights when on. For example -...

Those numbers (number of miles lost per day when not in use) do not agree with mine. Not even close. I found the number one cause of vampire drain was leaving the security system active. Stupid car uses far more power to 'watch' the security system. My test was when the car was sitting in a...