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My Tesla is now a little over 6 years old with all the hardware upgrades that are available including new cameras. Auto wipers didn't work 6 years ago, and I've never noticed any improvement with any OTA update since then. Improvements are a figment of Mr. Musk's vivid imagination. It's an...

That clarifies it. Thanks very much! (There's a now-defunct 2020-21 thread on the replacement radios that shows that there was some confusion back then because of different upgraders getting different part numbers. I do hope that you're correct about the replacement tuner being the same tuner...

Thanks, but are you talking about the "MCU 2 FM tuner" in cars that come with MCU2 or the replacement tuner for cars that have undergone an upgrade from MCU1 to MCU2?

I've done without an FM tuner for a couple of years following my MCU2 upgrade that disabled access to my original tuner. I'll now throw for the replacement IF it has HD-radio capability, but I want to make sure it does before scheduling the service. If not, I'll continue to rely on Tune-In. I...

I'm considering buying the replacement FM tuner because I lost access to the original tuner with the MCU2 upgrade. Can anyone tell me if the relacement tuner has HD capability and if it is having difficulty with the latest software version?

After receiving advice from TeslaFi not to allow reporting for offline status. I renewed the token and reinstituted TeslaFi monitoring. Teslafi now reports normal sleeping. TeslaFi support says that some cars report "offline" when the car is sleeping, hence the advice to stop reporting...

I didn't turn that off because the texts appeared to have been coming from Tesla, not from TeslaFi. I did a reverse lookup on the Chicago-area phone number, which is owned by "Tesla Cham," and it gave about 15 alternate numbers, all in the bay area. As I've received no more goofy texts since...

Thanks for the tips!! It's not obvious to me that Teslafi's monitoring could cause Tesla (actually, the phone number is "owned" by "Tesla Cham") to send me texts that the car's constantly "offline for the last 30 minutes," but I have my fingers crossed that disabling Teslafi will correct it. I...

For several weeks, I’ve been getting texts from the 312 area code, “Tesla has been offline for 30 minutes.” Sometimes they come about every 72 minutes, and at other times it’s about every 2 hours, 4 minutes. This happens when the car is in my garage and connected to WiFi at all times. I recently...

Is it known whether the refreshed S has the octovalve heat pump like the Y or the old 2012-version resistance cabin heater?

There are times when I could explain the performance of my Model S auto wipers exactly as you did. Then the next time it rains, I'm throwing every curse I know at them. The auto functionality is frustratingly erratic in my experience.

I'd much rather die in an auto accident caused by faulty wipers than move to the People's Republic of California.

I hope the camera calibration works. Meanwhile, here's what Summon is good for: You enter a parking space with those concrete "curbs" that can damage your front fascia if you drive over it. You stop a very safe distance from the concrete barrier, get out, walk to the front of the car, and use...

In simplest terms, this is the principle explaining ALL insurance of ALL kinds. It defines the concept of insurance, but it's little help in deciding whether to purchase insurance for any given purpose. In the end it's always a crapshoot . . . unless it was the original Obamacare, in which case...

My lifetime average for my 2017 S is 247wh/mi, and my electricity costs literally half of what yours does. I'm in Ohio, by the way, not in the shadow of a huge hydroelectric dam. My fuel costs are thus 2.7¢/mile, so I DO recommend EVs as a huge energy and cost saver.

My 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid parked perfectly every time, too. It didn't require any camera calibration. It just worked first time, every time. Unlike Tesla, it identified every available parking place correctly. It always ended up a perfect 9" from the curb, centered between the fore and aft...

I hate to say it because I'm a Tesla fanboi if there ever was one, but I don't think you should have chosen an EV, at least not Performance model, for this commute. An ICE car or a hybrid would serve you much better unless she can be convinced to SLOW DOWN. I can sort of see how she'd want to...

I really sympathize with owners like Tahoe Guy. I've seen too many posts like this to think such experience are the rare exception. However, in fairness, I feel forced to respond and say that my experience has been diametrically opposite. I've had my MS for 3 years now, and I've still not found...

I'd not worry too much. The upgrade kit is shipped to the SC marked with your VIN, and it cannot be used on anyone else's car, at least that's the way it's done at my SC in Ohio. I think that someone in CA punched in your VIN and the proper upgrade kit should have been matched to it. At this...

So same form factor on the jack but a different cable.

Sure wish I'd been given that option! I doubt the SC even knew of it.

The IC screen in MCU1 cars was connected to the MCU by a data cable because it had its own GPU for driving the display. The IC screen in MCU2 cars is connected via a video cable because it's just a secondary display that's controlled by the MCU. If you get your MCU upgraded, and the IC screen...

Following the MCU2 upgrade, I was checking everything out in the garage with the driver's door open to keep cool. On the Model 3 forum, I learned that automatic connection was changed to occur only when the door is closed and someone is occupying the driver's seat. This may have been done when...

After my recent MCU2 upgrade re-pairing my iPhone via Bluetooth was easy, and all the BT functions work perfectly. However, the car will no longer connect to the phone automatically when I enter the car as it did every time for the last three years. Repeating the pairing is not necessary, but I...

My upgrade was just completed. It was the third at my SC, but the other two were AP2.5, so mine was the first AP2.0. Like a few others here, I was a little concerned about encountering glitches because of inexperience on the SC's part, but they brought it off without a hitch. They finished less...

Me, too. What I miss even more is having my tongue nailed to the floor while bowling balls are dropped on it from a height of 15 feet.

The ability to stream those FM stations has been in Tesla cars for years. It's the little-used TuneIn app in Tesla's Music section. The easiest way to use it is to create an account on your computer, find all the local stations you'd ever listen to, and mark them as favorites. Then sign in to...

I think it's indistinguishable. On some of my local stations, the stream via TuneIn contains artist and song-title info that the radio broadcast doesn't have. My ear cannot appreciate a difference in fidelity between the FM broadcast and the LTE stream of TuneIn. There are some things the stream...

In addition, there's no reason to believe that Tesla would switch to the next Intel platform unless the current one is no longer manufactured. Lord knows they had every opportunity to switch to an adequate sized eMMC that would solve the premature-failure problems with MCU 1. It would have been...

They never offered an an MCU “upgrade” when they went from 3G to LTE. An owner could get the upgrade by bearing the cost of the LTE receiver and labor. If there’s a new MCU2.1, I’d guess that they would simply start inserting it in the upgrade kit as soon as they run out of MCU2 units, but...

USB is working normally for me on 2020.20.1 (never had 2020.20)

This question has been asked a million times on computer forums. The perennial answer is "If you wait for the technology advancement to stop, you'll never get your new computer." This situation with the million-mile batteries, however, overrides that long-standing consensus. I'm in the same...

That makes perfect sense. What gives me pause is the delay. I’ve been scheduled for the combined MCU2/FSD upgrade three times. Every time, I’ve gotten a last-minute call telling me exactly the same thing: “Sorry, the parts haven’t arrived. Must reschedule.” What’s confusing is that if parts...

Gee, my MS has been like that from the time of delivery 3 years ago. I thought it was normal! At times, even waiting doesn't help; I have to push in on the handle to get it to function. This behavior is not changed by replacing the fob batteries each year.

Tesla's implementation of Home Link has always been faulty. It was bad in the early Model S cars, and they did nothing to correct it in Model 3. I've never been able to set my activation distance to more than 30 feet. If I try, the door activates, rises about 6 inches, and stops. This...

I'm sure that the Dodgers have a large radio network for broadcasting games. Just get a list of the stations in their network. Then, set up a TuneIn account on your computer and search for a station other than AM570. It's almost certain that TuneIn will have several of them; they get feeds from...

I've never been interested in Internet radio, so I never tried the TuneIn app in my MS. Anticipating the loss of the FM tuner with the MCU2 upgrade, though, I went online, created a free TuneIn account, discovered that every local station I'd ever listen to is available, and created an extensive...

But what would you replace it with? The digital tuner that Tesla uses in MCU2 cars will not fit the bracket the analog tuner is in, and there are reportedly incompatibilities in the wiring harness, too. It can be done. It has been done, but you cannot conclude that it’s a simple task just...

I was concerned about that, too, until someone suggested using the TuneIn functionality. I found that every station I'd ever listen to is available on TuneIn. 1 - the reception is digital 2 - unlike with the tuner, I never drive out of range of the station. I can listen to it 2,000 miles away...

No, we're not saying that. TeslaCam has never been enabled for MCU1, so it would be impossible to imply anything about USB and dashcams in these cars.

I'd certainly agree with that. It's most definitely a bug. The probable explanation is that in enabling TeslaCam playback from the USB thumb drive on MCU 2, they unintentionally broke USB thumb-drive recognition and music playback on MCU 1

But with a 12/18 delivery date, you have MCU 2. This appears to be a problem for MCU 1 cars with 2020.12.5

Same here. My fears about MCU1 are the same as yours. I'm now sorry that the installation from the car was successful because 2020.12.5 has taken away the USB option from Music. It seems to be a widespread bug, at least with MCU1.

Thanks for the reply, but you're incorrect about the title of the post. The title is not misleading. When the properly formatted thumb drives are inserted, "USB" does not even appear as an option in Music. As stated, the thumb drives are no longer recognized. I certainly hope that you're correct...

I have a couple of thumb drives full of MP3 and some FLAC files that I’ve used for about a year in my S75D. There’s never been the slightest problem. Now, neither is recognized in either front USB port. I’ve rebooted the MCU to no avail. My software version is 2020.12.5, but I’m not sure when...

I must have communicated badly. Of course, I understand everything you explain. Who doesn’t? My plea was for announcements like this to contain best-guess estimates of when and how much they might be able to deliver. For example, Trump yesterday announced that he’d have 100,000 ventilators in...

There are iOS options that might serve better if cellular coverage is better than TuneIn. I find TuneIn perfectly reliable, but myTuner Radio on my iPhone is just as reliable. It may be a great remedy for owners who experience difficulty with TuneIn. There are a few iOS and Android alternatives...

What in the world does "as fast as humanly possible mean?" I wish everyone would stop speaking in platitudes and start speaking in numbers and dates! We need tens of thousands of these things within 15 days. Please, please don't let this be too little and especially not too late. Ohio M.D.

I don't listen to the radio all the time in the car, but I've learned that every single local station I ever play is available on TuneIn. Moreover, I never drive out of range of those stations when listening to them that way. Like several other posters here, I will never miss the FM runner after...

I resent very little that Tesla does, but MCU1 matters are an exception. The inevitably failing eMMC part clearly demands an extended warranty on a part that was flagrantly under-engineered. In fact, I can't believe that some alert attorney hasn't filed a class-action suit to get reimbursement...