2019 Model 3 LR new owner

[fixxxer78]

New owner of a 2019 Model 3 LR. Love the car. Range now sits at about 295 miles on a battery when I finally went to the Supercharger and hit 100%.
I bought the car used and I'm curious, how do I know when service work might need to be done? Will the car tell me? It's got new tires, so not worried about that. I just mean the normal Tesla service that is needed, like air filters, brakes, etc.
Thanks for any and all help.
Great board here, taught me a LOT about the car.

 

[jjrandorin]

Welcome to TMC, and congratulations on your purchase.

I dont think there is any alert for air filter (or I dont remember one, anyway), and because of Regen braking, brakes in teslas tend to last a lot longer than ICE equivalents, unless you drive it hard.

Here is a link to the service intervals that Tesla recommends for a model 3 that I found online:

Model 3 Owner's Manual | Tesla

Determine when you should bring your car to service and learn how to perform daily and monthly checks to ensure optimal performance.

www.tesla.com

Hope that helps, and welcome again.

 

[Shelburne]

You'll find it all in the service manual. And I recommend that everyone who buys a Tesla read the service manual from cover to cover. There is so much useful information in there, not just info on servicing.

 

[fixxxer78]

Thanks for the kind words and help. Really excited about this car.

 

[fixxxer78]

Question, is the $1,000 computer upgrade to access FSD worth it? I've thought about it, but wasn't sure.

 

[father_of_6]

I'm at 40k miles in mine and recently had an inspection + the brake caliper guide pins cleaned and lubed. If you live in wetter climate the guide pins can get a little more corrosion, and my brakes don't get much action... I *do* drive the car pretty hard, but the pads were pretty much brand new. Can't say the same about tires though .