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I finally installed my HDMI Interface kit in my classic 2013 Model S. The whole "kit" includes: HDMI Interface box CAN Bus decoder HDMI -> HDMI + Audio cable FM transmitter Extra power cable (12V, 2A fused) AppleTV 4K The HDMI interface and CAN Bus decoder are mounted inside the dash (the...

I examined the actual logs this morning and found that at 21:01 CEST the car started being unavailable consistently and it was only 30 min later the status changed to offline. So, the OpenVPN appears to have been turned off at noon PST exactly. Thought it might be worthwhile to correct my...

Well, at exactly 21:32 CEST my car went offline and is no longer reachable though the APP. I went to the car and the connectivity indicator showed full strength 3G connection. Spotify works just fine. Google maps are loading (also places that were not in the cache), traffic data is available...

It won't be long now before we find out what happens (if anything) on May 1st. I received this friendly reminder on the APP this morning: I will wait and see what happens. I guess if connected services are lost and I find it too annoying I could always arrange for a SeC visit to get the...

I am still on v8.1 and have not made up my mind about updating before the deadline. Having mixed feelings with the latest version (some features I would like, some not so much) I would absolutely hate being “crippled” by chargegate even though I rarely supercharge. The occasional family road...

Got an interesting message on my MCU when I was about to leave home today. I have never seen this before, I guess Tesla really wants me to update. Am still on v8.1 without Wifi connection since July and having “only” a 3G modem.

I'll try to summarize some of the forced update cases. We already have some cases where updates were forced on cars that already had the update downloaded and ready to install, but with others a download over LTE and automatic install was triggered. The question is if this could also happen for...

@swegman: Does your MCU have a 3G or 4G (LTE) modem installed? Electroman should have LTE with AP2.

I was wondering if 3G vs. LTE makes a difference in terms of receiving updates. Up until this summer I had my car connected to my WiFi network. During spring I was bombarded with new update notifications. At times there were 4 or 5 new updates a week and a few days even saw 2 updates on a single...

Question to those who got the update forced upon them: Was the update already downloaded to the car (yellow clock icon) and ready for installation? Or was the update downloaded (notification on APP) and then installed right away (meaning you had no yellow clock icon when you left the car and...

Thanks @Akikiki and @BearBu for the additional information. With this I was able to find the backup camera cable. It was tugged in behind the carpet near the top of the dead pedal. Once I looked that far to the front it was easy to find. I could pull out the cable a pretty decent amount so...

As mentioned in my post I actually also looked at the driver side foot well. No joy. The installation video shows a AP1 or newer car which apparently has different cabling. I.e. I am missing that massive ground connection just below the upper clip location for the door sill. Also, my cales and...

@BearBu, I just received my HDMI kit but need some help with the installation. More specifically, finding the backup camera cable. I do have a 2013 Model S, so it´s pre-AP. According to the installation documentation I should find two cables with blue connectors in the passenger side foot well...

I had my LCD replaced earlier this summer due to a vertical line of dead pixels which suddenly appeared. The SeC told me that for some cars it would not be possible to simply replace the LCD but it would require to replace the entire MCU. When replacing the MCU it would be replaced with a...

Just use the “keep climate on” mode and set the temperature to low. This should do the trick. This is found right next to “dog mode”.

At some point you could downgrade the red calipers to the grey ones with additional charge when ordering a P model. As far as I understand this was an active selection item (since red calipers were standard for the P models). My P85+ from 2013 also has the grey calipers, so the original owner...

I would also like to see a small, local server application for logging. The client app could even be made to pull log data from the local server and act as the UI. This could be really nice.

If you charge to the same level on a regular basis you should be able to notice that instead of the usual 180 miles of range the car would only present you with 175 miles now (just a fictive example). That is, if Tesla really introduced some reduction of usable energy of course.

I have read some people reporting that their Typical/Rated Range has dropped after upgrading to 2019.16.x. There was also evidence presented from ScanMyTesla (before and after upgrade) which shows a reduction in useable kWh when full which would explain the lower TR/RR. Is that something you...

No problems here ordering parts either. My SeC even helped finding the equivalent part numbers for the visors in opposite color.

I can also confirm that I got a “charging completed” notification this morning again (while showing %). There are also multiple confirmations from people from the DK forum, so something seems to have been fixed.

Thanks for the tip guys. I have my car show % since I got it more than 2 years ago. In January 2019 the car suddenly stopped sending the "charging completed" to my phone. Yesterday I set the car to show km and ran a quick charging test. Voilla, suddenly I got a notification once charging was...

I got a strange experience with my 64 GB Sandisk flash drive a few months back. Suddenly the drive would take much longer to be initialized by the car. At this point the drive would no longer be recognized by any Windows 7 or 10 PC I tried. A few weeks later actual playback issues occured...

The flood of errors could also be the infamous "CAN Bus Massacre" issue caused by the Baolong TPMS system (if yours hasn't been upgraded to the newer Continental yet). There are a number of owner reports showing that a defective TPMS control unit disrupts communication on the CAN Bus causing...

Range mode is OFF. Power saving is ON, always connected is ON. This is the setting I have been using since early 2017.

Well, yes; the preheating itself works just fine. No problems there. However, in the not so distant past (arount Christmas), the car also used to turn on defrost of rear and front windows in low outside temperatures. This was shown in the app by either the defrost symbol (and text) and in the...

I also still haven't made the jump to v9. Thanks to @dgpcolorado, @Peter_M and @BigNick for providing feedback to some of my questions back in December. Some time ago, when the latest version of the APP has been released (I believe it was early January) I noticed some functions stopped working...

Indeed, so they say. However, I’m not convinced that this is a bug with the car’s firmware due to me still being on v8.1 and the notification working flawlessly until the time the latest version of the APP was released. As indicated before, reinstalling the APP did not do the trick for me...

I don't think it is a problem with the car's firmware. I'm still on v8.1 2018.36.2 (deliberately) and my "Charging Completed" notifications stopped completely around a month ago, which is around the time when I updated the iPhone APP to 3.8.0. To me it looks like a problem with the phone APP...

Has anyone with a Classic Model S installed the latest release 2018.48.12.1 on their car and could share their experience with this version? In the general thread the main topic seems to be about AP behavior which is kind of irrelevant for the older cars and I would be much more interested in...

Wohoo, this is pretty nice! I wish I had these part numbers before my conversion, then it would have been relatively simple to construct a short conversion cable. I believe the old Model S does use a "Molex" 2-pin connector on the car side harness. Here is a picture of the ones I cut off if...

The newer models (I think since late 2014 when AP1 was introduced) and up until 2018 when the lighted vanity mirrors actually became a reality do not have the necessary cables installed in order to do the easy retrofit. User @JPP did make a guide on how to retrofit the sun visors for those who...

So, today we were visiting our local Tesla show room and I had a chance to check out the part numbers for the new sun visors for the EU market. Interestingly, I was not able to find these part numbers in the public Tesla Parts Catalog, so I guess this will be quite valuable information for EU...

Power folding mirrors can be retrofitted (requires Tech Package) at the Tesla Service Center.

+1 I already sent this as a feature request to Tesla twice; first, back when Chill Mode was introduced and then again last week with a reference to the brief, non-working inclusion in v9.0.

Exactly. Even though at was a bit pricey, I think it was definitely worth it. There are 3 improvements that I could count: Larger visor Lighted vanity mirror Retractable arm

I summarized the part numbers for both the black and cream alcantara sun visors here. Just for your reference: BLACK Alcantara ASY SUNVISOR LH ULTRASUEDE BLACK NA (1143824-86-B) ASY SUNVISOR RH ULTRASUEDE BLACK NA (1143825-86-B) CREAM Alcantara ASY SUNVISOR LH ALCANTARA CREME NA...

Thanks to the guide from @JPP I now did the retrofit on my classic, pre-AP Model S from 2013. For the part number for the light Alcantara (now called Cream), check this post. The retrofit was relatively easy, BUT it was not a direct plug&play swap! These were the challenges I encountered: The...

The 2018 Sun Visors have arrived and I now have the exact description : CREAM Alcantara ASY SUNVISOR LH ALCANTARA CREME NA (1143824-87-B) ASY SUNVISOR RH ALCANTARA CREME NA (1143825-87-B) This is the model for the North American market. Unfortunately, I have no information about the EU part...

42.2 has now also arrived in Denmark (not me).

That should definitely be possible. In principle, the “Chill Mode” power map has already been implemented several years ago and is commonly known as “Valet Mode” which, apart from reducing power, also reduces the functionality and access to the car in other areas. It should be relatively easy to...

That’s what I feard. The inclusion of Chill Mode was apparently an oversight (bug) and now it has been removed. Have you still got the speed limit feature at least?

Well, that is a bummer. One can hope that power output / throttle response will be added in an update at some point (fixing the issue in this way). The bad but easy alternative would be to remove the option again.

Thank you for testing this. Unfortunately the result is rather disappointing. I was hoping someone with a P85 could test if Chill Mode does have any affect on power output and throttle response. One would think it would be easy to apply the "Valet Mode" power and throttle profile to "Chill...

Ohh, you are right. I just checked one of the videos again. Either auto is on (for every setting) or completely off. I usually drive with the A/C off and now I wonder if that turns off auto for the other settings.

I don’t have v9 myself yet, but from the images & videos I have seen you can still adjust climate control manually. Just like in v8.1 with the only difference being that turning HVAC on/off is no longer a one-click operation. You have to enter the climate menu first. Even “camper mode” is still...

You will be able to set a max speed for the car as well as a pin code to deactivate the function. In addition to setting a max speed the car should also enter Chill Mode for less power and less sensitive throttle. I tested this a while back with a loaner that had AP1. Pretty useful for...

Wow, this is actually pretty cool. Chill Mode and Speed Limit now available for the Classics! Really happy to see this and thanks for confirming @emulsifide. Will be looking forward to v9 now. One slight bummer for me with v9 is the headlight switch in the quick menu which has moved from the...

That is quite interesting. If the option is there but does not have any effect on power output and/throttle response this might be a bug (forgot to remove this option for AP0 cars). Would be nice if you could test this. Did you also get the speed limit setting? This is also related to the Chill...

Would you mind testing if turning on Chill Mode actually reduces overall power output and throttle responsiveness? And, did you have Chill Mode with v8.1 already or has this just popped up with v9?