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On the touch screen, under the 'Controls' icon (rear of a white car (bottom right )) I now have a blue dot - I don't recall it being there until recently (but could be wrong) - what is it / does it mean?

See here an interesting post on the Porsche Forum (I had a Macan prior to my M3) I say interesting but perhaps shocking would be a better choice of words https://www.macanforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=14300 The OP says .. . . . . . I had my 2000 mile Macan stolen from road in London W9. 3.30...

My M3LR is 2 years old this month with 7k on the clock. It cost me £51k new and the WBAC trade in price today is £20k. My son’s Audi cost him £51k 6 years ago and has 35k on the clock and the WBAC trade in price today is £22k. And add to that the cost of insurance for EV’s. Someone must have...

What would I do if I went on Spain for 3 months over the winter, left my car in the airport car park and the battery drained to zero; I come back and can’t get into the car? Do we have a contingency plan for this scenario?

I have had my Tesla M3 LR for 2 years and there are lots of things I like about Tesla and lots of things I don't like (hence I am considering a change to the BMW i4 40). Anybody on here any first hand eperience of this car?

I don’t do many long journeys and so don’t use the sat nav often. On every occasion when I have use the sat nav it has taken me on a 20 mile journey to my 10 mile destination. (OK, I know - so why do I keep using it!!!) Yesterday I was on Portishead and put the post code in for a journey to...

I don’t do many long journeys but every one I have done has been ‘difficult’ on varying form and proportion. On this journey I had a lot of motorway miles in heavy rain. I had the WW’s on auto and they did NOT adjust for heavy downpours i.e. they were intermittent, the heavens opened and they...

I have just returned from a long journey and before I went I enable (beta) Autosteer. I read the instructions telling me that a grey steering wheel would be indicate that Autosteer is available (but not actively steering Model 3), the top corner of the touchscreen displays next to the driving...

I am on Flexible Octopus November 2022 v1 and from 1st October my electricity will cost me – 60.177p (Standing Daily Charge) and 628.259p (per Kwh) My son who lives in Oxfordshire is also on Flexible Octopus November 2022 v1 and from 1st October his electricity will cost him – 47.954p...

I have a slow puncture (M3LR). In anticipation of just such an event, 18 months back, before I picked up the car, I bought a set of the rubber jack bungs from China, put them somewhere and I've never sewn them since. Tomorrow I will empty the garage shelves but that garage is a cousin to the...

I got the 'Our Most Affordable M3 Yet' email yesterday from Tesla - I took a look and to my surprsie I saw that there were M3LR RWD and M3LR AWD. When I bought my M3 LR Dual Motor in (March 22) my memory is that the choice was either M3 or M3LR (or M3P) and that the standard M3 was RWD and the...

Walking into the golf club car park last evening there was a chap looking at his flat tyre. Hmm, I thought, I have a 12v difital tyre inflator in the garage, I must put that in the boot of my car. I did that this morning and then spent 20 mins looking for the 12v (cigar) socket; could not find...

My neighbour has just had a Hypervolt ev charger fitted and it is stuck on ' waiting' and then goes to 'error'. He called Hypervolt and they told him that the fault was that the unit is getting 256v and will fail on anything above 250v. His electrican did whatever test he did and confirmed he...

Tesla M3LR 2022 model 1. Is the cost per Kwh the same at all Tesla Superchargers in England? 2. Where do I see how much it costs . . . . . on the screen in the car, on the app on my phone, on the PC (google)?

I got an email . . . . You’re Invited: Service Virtual Education Session . . . . what does it consist of and do I want this?

Looks like a lot of good stuff for small money - anyone got one? https://www.amacam.net/gps-trackers/am-t22/

I plugged the car in today and the Tesla app said ‘error no power.’ I called HyperVolt and they were able to access the charger and check the settings and in the settings under ‘Your HyperVolt’ beneath ‘Deafult Schedule’ is ‘Random Start’ start which was on green. I turned this off as instructed...

Last March, a couple of weeks before I picked up my brand new M3LR I went through the trauma of getting it insured. Back then I was asked “does the car have a tracker?” A year ago I knew that the car had something but was not sure exactly what – a year later I now know what the car has but the...

Wife left the house at 10am to drive the golf club. As she was leaving the house I went to my phone (to see if she'd managed to get the heater on) and the wheel (top left of screen) spins round saying last seen 2 minutes ago and it has been spinning ever since, now (still spinning) saying last...

M3 LR (2022 model 6k on the clock) We visited several distant family members over Christmas which was only our second long journey since buying the car in March. I was SHOCKED at the loss of mileage. We had a few stops and starts and few short family plug-ins but here are two examples: Journey...

I have never used the 13amp charger (never had it out of the case) it consists of two pieces (see attached pic) one piece being a 3 pin plug on a short lead to a socket that fits into the large grey and silver thing. I presume i simply join it all together and plug it into a 13amp socket? What...

Planning a route over Christmas . . . . google tells me that there are Tesla Superchargers at the Warwick (north bound) service station on the M40 but going down on google earth (which is dated 2022) does not show any? Are there any there / how many?

Cult leader, Gambler, Genius? I watched all three episodes of the TV documentary ‘The Elon Musk Show’ which I found surprising, shocking, disturbing. At the end of it I struggled to quantify my feelings about him. Clearly he has achieved incredible things not least is staggering amounts of...

I’ve just checked my smart meter and see that my (Octopus) energy tariff had gone up . . . . . Electricity: was 29.58p now up to 35.98p per Kwh an increase of 21% Gas: was 7.36 now up to 10.34p per Kwh and increase of 40%

There are two drivers (me and the wife). I have set up chosen drive positions for each of us. We both have our own iPhone. When each of us (separately) gets into the car it picks up that iPhone but the drive settings remain set on the last driver in there. She has to go to the screen and...

I was out last night; I knew that the batteries were low (70 miles) but I was local (within 10 miles of home) I had a few things running (wind screen heaters and the like) I got home and I got a message on the screen and saying low battery (now 60 miles) . . . . . . the screen controls were...

M3LR. . . . I have had the camera on sentry mode for months. Yesterday the car was in the car park of the golf club when at 1pm my phone ‘pinged’ and there was a message on the front screen of my phone saying something along the lines of ‘sentry cam activated ./ recording’. I have never had...

Now had the M3LR 6 months and I have only used the motorway Tesla chargers and I have only used then on 6 occasions and I have simply plugged in and paid whatever I got billed. Recently I was away and in a hotel which was within a short walking distance of a Pod Point (Lidl). I didn't use it...

Have any of you had a tracker fitted? I am thinking about getting a tracker fitted - why? Clearly car theft is on the rise and clearly the Police are doing NOTHING unless the thief gives himself up. And . . . when I insured my M3 for the first time earlier this year that question was asked...

I don't know how long if ever it will be to recover the installation costs but I have a detached house with the rear roof facing due south so . . . with energy prices rising I am happy to get some panels on there. The question is . . . . . . . what do I need to know / ask to ensure that I am...

When I picked up my M3 I was pleasanlty surpised (shocked even) that my old and trusted Galaxy S6 had no problems with wireless charging on the front console (and that's with the phone in a leather case). I now have so much stuff going on in my phone that the S6 (battery) is struggling and I...

The owners manual suggest watching this You Tube Clip: The clip refers to the entry in the manual under: High Voltage Battery Information The Battery can discharge at a rate of approximately 1% per day, though the discharge rate may vary depending on environmental factors (such as cold...

2022 M3 LR . . . .On my return home I noticed a large water trail marking the route I took backing out of my driveway. I noticed the same thing last week. Clearly it has come from the car but was it rain water accumlating somewhere or some other water AND is it something I should be concerned...

Does anyone know where I can find a colour match for the 19" Silver Alloy Touch Up Paint? Note: I have just spent an hour looking on this forum and elsewehere and there is lots of links for alloy touch up paints for the dark grey / black wheels but I can't find anything for the silver wheels!

My experience on my first long trip This post may be of interest to new owners . . .I will try to be objective. The trip was roughly 200 miles south, then 100 miles east and then 200 miles north. I started by charging my M3LR up 100% which showed me as having a range of 355 miles i.e. not the...

My first 'SuperCharge' 15/04/2022 Hilton Park, UK - Northbound Supercharging 37 kWh @ £0.44/kWh £16.28 I was impressed in two way, one a good way and one a not so good way . . . . I got 157 miles on the closck in 15 minutes - that was impressively fast. It cost me £16.28 for 157...

Why have I got Chinese characters on my screen and how do I get them into English?

https://tesla-info.com/guide/insurance.php Trackers Some insurance companies have a policy of demanding a tracker if the car is above a certain price or performance ability. For many years the Tesla community advice was that the car could be tracked by Tesla and no extra tracker was required...

What I see on the screen is upside down, I expect the screen to be oriented so that roads and features in front of me are at the top of the screen and roads and features behind me to be at the bottom of the screen. I can manually turn it round but it defaults to upside down (places and...

Flicking through the screen and the screen messages today I got a message saying that there was insufficient memory for the cam to record. How big is he memory, how big is it and what fo I need to do to increase it?

I've just had another converstaion with Aviva about why their quote for the Tesla is 6 times higher than the Porsche Macan S and he said . . . it's because of the screen, where it is is a distraction and causes more accidents adding that they would not insure anyone under 25 for that reason...

I'm picking thecar up on Saturday. I have the Tesla account App on my phone (I can't recall how I got it on there). It's the same as what I have on my PC, it shows my RN number, VIN, the delivery date etc. I can see that here are several other Apps; do I need to downlaod other apps on my...

I'm picking up the M3LR on Saturday. I've had a dash cam on all my cars for at least the past 10 years; wouldn't be without one. That said, one of the key features of my dash cams w was the speed camera warning. I presusme the Tesla cam doesn't have thta feature? How do I get it?

I'm picking up the M3LR on Saturday. I've had a dash cam on all my cars for at least the past 10 years; wouldn't be without one. That said, one of the key features of my dash cams w was the speed camera warning. I presusme the Tesla cam doesn't have thta feature? How do I get it?

What is the record for the least number of miles on the clock when collecting it from picking up centre?

I'm picking this car up next Saturday. My invoice says 'AutoPilot Included'. I seem to recall when I placed the order that AutoPilot was an extra? I presume either the AutoPilot Included' is either a reduced fudnction AutoPilot or a trial period?

I've read posts on here about The Tesla Bank details not being recognised and suggestions to sending a small amount first. I have just sent a small amount (£90) - how do I know that they have received it e.g. does it show up in my account alongside my deposit?

Sorry about starting a new thread but I need to make a decision on this . . . matte or polished? My car is silver (aka grey) if it was white or red I would definitely go for the matte but I am wondering whether a polished black spoiler might look better on a polished silver/grey car? (Buying...

Questions. 1. Is it 'real' Carbon Fibre? 2. Is it Carbon Fibre 'matte' or 'gloss'?

I note that on the Tesla web site the cost at the Supercharger for 100 miles on the clock went up from £7 to £8 in the last couple of days (28p per Kwh) I also note that my Octopus supply has gone up for 19p to 21.39p per Kwh (making the Supercharger 25% more expensive than home - not bad All...