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[init6]

Yes, you can do that if it is less than 5 seconds to change from R - to D or D - to - R, but if you wait for more than 5 seconds you need to press the brake.

<5mph seems to be the critical factor:

You can only shift into Reverse when Model 3 is stopped or moving less than 5 mph (8 km/h).
You can shift into Drive when Model 3 is stopped or moving less than 5 mph (8 km/h) in Reverse.

 

[spdpsba]

<5mph seems to be the critical factor:

My mistake remembered the 5 but looks like it is the mph! Thanks @init6. But wondering in stationary traffic where the car is not moving without pressing the brake whether we can change from D- to - R or R-to-D?. I know you can’t change to D or R at the start without pressing the brake.

 

[QuanTim]

It’s mainly about people behind you being able to see your car. With lights off, DRLs are on, but tail lights aren’t, and with heavy cloud and lots of spray your car (especially if it’s MSM or black) can become difficult to pick out.

I too was surprised the headlights didn’t automatically turn on in heavy rain recently. Tesla need to improve this.

Just turn on the little blinker lights... I do that most of the time anyway because i think the car just looks cooler with the tail light lit up (and no there is no safety hazard to this even in bright sunlight).

 

[init6]

My mistake remembered the 5 but looks like it is the mph! Thanks @init6. But wondering in stationary traffic where the car is not moving without pressing the brake whether we can change from D- to - R or R-to-D?. I know you can’t change to D or R at the start without pressing the brake.

Yes, but only if the car does not go into park.

You must press the brake pedal to shift out of Park.

 

[Mrklaw]

I had my first ever accidental acceleration a couple of days ago. Pulling up to the driveway, turn to the left and put it in reverse. Look over my shoulder to reverse into the drive...only I haven't put it in reverse its in drive still. That was a surprise but luckily a slow motion one and I backed off immediately rather than flooring it

so I'm good with the bongs.

 

[Alex987854]

It’s mainly about people behind you being able to see your car. With lights off, DRLs are on, but tail lights aren’t, and with heavy cloud and lots of spray your car (especially if it’s MSM or black) can become difficult to pick out.

I too was surprised the headlights didn’t automatically turn on in heavy rain recently. Tesla need to improve this.

I'm sure lights came on with wipers when I first had the car. Odd that it has changed.

 

[Adopado]

I'm sure lights came on with wipers when I first had the car. Odd that it has changed.

Yes, you're right. This is from a 2020 version of the Model 3 manual:

<QUOTE>
MODEL 3
NOTE: When you operate the wipers, the headlights automatically turn on (if they were not on already).
</QUOTE>

 

[MrBadger]

Heads up. Just had a bit of a tug of war with the app during final stages of install, just before, and during the reboot.

Car decided that, even though it was on a scheduled charge, it was going to start charging. I got tipped off by app notifying me of charge starting. Even before the reboot, I could stop charge in app, but a few seconds later, it would start charging again. Confirmed by standing next to smart meter. The app then said that car was rebooting, and still charging. Even setting charge limit to < current SoC it would not stop.

Not the end of the world as in the end I could physically go out to the car and try and stop it then, but may not be so helpful for those that do update and are not close to the car. Never ever had this before in nearly 70 updates.

 

[Roy B]

Less than 5seconds of gap needed for the gear changes to happen without pressing the brake. Otherwise the gear won’t change unless you press the brake. For TACC you don’t need to press the brake. But I get your point!

I'm pretty certain that that hasn't always been the case. But you may be right wrt current software.

 

[eaglesrest]

I just wish they added "Fcukin shutnup" function and made it completely silent.

I cannot understand why ANY of a chime other than parking sensors is there

They at least distract from the rattles

 

[WannabeOwner]

I thought the back lights would be on too

Me too, but in my case I first encountered DRL on hire cars in USA - '90s I think, might have been 80's. They cast enough light in front of me (dipped headlights I expect) that on highway with other traffic returning to hotel in evening that it never occurred to me that rear lights were not also on. Seems odd to me that lights at the front are deemed helpful during the day, but the ones at the back aren't also helpful?

 

[BillN]

Just turn on the little blinker lights... I do that most of the time anyway because i think the car just looks cooler with the tail light lit up (and no there is no safety hazard to this even in bright sunlight).

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I think the problem with this would be the headlights wouldn’t then automatically turn on at dusk - so you could end up driving around with only front side lights on, until you eventually realise.

 

[MrBadger]

May have been previously mentioned, but any chance rear camera is clearer between 2023.4.x and .12.x? It was a *sugar* night though and in the half light so not a common viewing scenario.

 

[DaveNN]

Fair point. I guess it might be possible to get some specifically for driving with the lower part tuned for the screen distance rather than a book maybe? But since i dont actally wear glasses except readers i know little about this.
Would varifocals work?

Any fixes for a retina bleed, screwing up the macula in the right eye? ..7 eye lea injections in, still not 100%.

 

[DaveNN]

Maybe it's so blind people can drive?

In all seriousness, it's the classic case of an audible warning is great, but when everything bings and bongs, you stop listening.

I spent 12 months at Sellafield nuclear plant.
On site there is/was an alarm that sounds constantly.
After a while you don't notice it but I was told that if it did ever fall silent , you'd notice it...just before you started to glow.

 

[debrooker]

Quite like this release, the lack of wiper speed control from the left scroll wheel seems to be a strange omission.

 

[GRiLLA]

Quite like this release, the lack of wiper speed control from the left scroll wheel seems to be a strange omission.

Press the button on the end of the left stalk to bring up the menu, then scroll left and right with the left scroll wheel to adjust the speed/auto etc.

 

[GDW1986]

has the general font changed? it seem much less clear and defined, i know they've added font size option.

Had the same thought but I thought it looked fresher!

I’m happy with the update in general and the gear bongs. Looking forward to my first Tesla Zoom…

 

[DaveNN]

Had the same thought but I thought it looked fresher!

I’m happy with the update in general and the gear bongs. Looking forward to my first Tesla Zoom…

No one looks forward to zoom..ever.

 

[Konicom04]

installed last night.
Fist thing i noticed - no auto windows anymore - WTF ?
The driver's side "double pull/ push" on window button does nothing anymore
Anyone noticed that ?