Here's my list:
1. Please return the at-a-glance view of the climate control status. It is very handy. I now must take my eyes off the road more in order to press the button and then see it's status. For me, that's a big safety issue. I adjust the climate control constantly because, while good, it just does not fit my needs. Knowing whether I am on recirc and which vents are working is quite useful for me. It takes no more valuable real estate than it did before, compared to the new uninformative button. I am not unhappy with the climate except for one area: please, please, please, send more air to the floor vents when set solely to floor. I expect that about 75% of the air goes to the dash--an overreaction to the very early fogging issue before they replaced the defrost vents. My feet and legs are always cold, no matter how hot I get the car. Then I am boiling with cold feet. It's an easy SW fix! I have seen several complaints about this, have taken my car in, and gotten the "it's designed that way". It wasn't originally. It was reprogrammed.
2. Allow us to choose which settings are memorized into each driver setting in the controls menu. While it is cool that it remembers so many different settings, such as climate, seat heat, display brightness, I have never been able to figure which ones are set when I memorize my seat position, vs. remembering the last HVAC, etc settings I had while I was in a particular setting. It seems to remember some without saving and others only when saving. I find that every time I switch from my "town" setting to my "highway" setting, the temp is completely wrong, seat heaters are either on or off when I don't want them and the display setting change completely; all based on the last time I selected that setting,
without resaving. The issue I see here is that I may change my seat setting at different exterior temps, times of day, etc. So I end up having to reset more things than I would if I simply readjusted the seat. The idea is great and cool. The implementation is highly annoying for me.
3. Add one-click arrows to the EQ and balance setting so that I can inch the settings one way or the other. It is practically impossible to change setting to a fairly fine degree while driving. When I use the very cool balance interface, it jumps all over the place and I cannot move it in small increments. Only big jumps, such as from 0 to five, when all I want is 0 to 1. Same applies to the EQ. Being that the upgraded hifi has less than ideal imaging, it takes a fine touch to get a good sound that is well balanced.
4. When I fold the mirrors due to a very tight parking spot, keep them folded until I unfold. Just today, I had to shoehorn my car into an absurdly small spot. I folded the mirrors-no problem. But I shimmied out of the car and had to open the back door to get my briefcase. The mirrors unfolded and hit the wall on the right. Fortunately there was no marring of the finish. I really do not want to have to change my setting on the center screen just to get out of the car.
5. Please get rid of the useless clock on the IP. That real estate could provide so much more information while still showing time and temp. I do not see the need for a giant analog clock that also shows a digital clock, with temp, in an area that takes up 1/3rd the IP, when it can be shown in a 20mm space at the bottom, as it was done. I can let go of the day/date, though I did like it.
6. I don't mind the toy car at all. I actually find that it does provide useful info. I find it especially useful to know when my brakes lights come on due to regen. I have been concerned that I am driving people behind me nuts when in regen, because it looks like I am constantly hitting the brakes: something that drives me crazy with people in front of me. "Old man/lady syndrome". So I have become much better at using regen without initiating the brake lights. Plus...the car is kinda cute. I do find the new display to be informative when in AP. I do miss the old circular gauge. But I have adjusted.
7. I find the new circular energy graph in the IP a bit hard to monitor while driving. I saw a prototype where the width of the orange and green graphs were quite a bit thicker. I think that would be easier to understand at a quick glance and I personally found it more attractive.
8. I find the new skeuomorphic design to look cheap and cartoonish. Looks like a Fisher Price toy to me. But I understand that this is the new style. I just don't happen to like it. I still don't even know WTF skeuomorphic means!!! And I am too cranky to look it up!
All in all, it's a great interface. I would like Tesla to incorporate more user input into their design change decisions prior to implementation. Based on what I have read on TMC, it does not look they are doing that yet. And I am still madly in love with the best car ever invented.
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