The problem is that EVs require almost no maintenance. The dealers have a little problem with that idea. The dealers must sell cars that generate service revenue to keep the lights on. They have no interest in selling low maintenance products.
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The problem is that EVs require almost no maintenance. The dealers have a little problem with that idea. The dealers must sell cars that generate service revenue to keep the lights on. They have no interest in selling low maintenance products.
Yep, great idea. Totally agree.
My guess is they use it as a visual indicator, but we should be given the option to change
Yep, had the same problem from brand new. Finally got it in, but now it won’t come out unless belting with a hammer
The sad part is, they knew it was faulty when they fitted it (it didn’t initially come with the car), but returned the car to me anyway
Back to the service centre
If you are pulling into a tight space, why don't you just hit the button to fold the mirrors? Then they'll stay folded until you hit the button again.
But if we had the fireplace on the screen how could we stare at the useless Maps application that is now constantly running
Sadly, my personal experience has not backed up this hope. They are still terrible and I find myself having to use the manual mode almost exclusively when it's raining.
I can't use the audio for hands free calling in my M3 because it sounds like I am under water to the person on the other end. I put in a service request, and when I check back, I am told it is beyond local techs and has been sent up the ladder. It has been months since I first reported this issue. I have tried resetting the blue tooth and it still doesn't work. I have tried using my iPhone in other vehicles and the reception is fine. I would prefer this fix before the fart sound. However, I did find it rather entertaining.
RedOctober
Member
Can we get a setting that would allow us to set the length of time the interior lights stay on. If I’m sitting in the car at night and someone gets out the lights stay on for about 30 seconds. That’s way to long. Can someone tweet Elon, should be a an easy fix unless I’m missing something in the settings.
goofy166
Member
As an app developer for iOS and Android (iBird Pro) with close to 1 million downloads, I can tell you the fart feature was a very good idea to add as an Easter Egg. First because its all software it cost almost nothing to build. Second, it provides a nice relief for programmers who are totally focused on rigorous and demanding features that can't be left out. Think a bit about how hard the team works to build and test software for a moving automobile and its obvious that its a very hard job without a lot of rewards. There are no "kind of works" freedom with car tech, and so the pressures are enormous.
If the idea for adding this came from Elon, I am very happy with that decision. People who are outraged need to lighten up and recognize this was not done as a substitute for more important software, it was done to reward hard working programmers. I've used the fart generator in my Model S, and it generated a lot of laughs. So I thank Tesla for still being able to let the developers have some fun.
Mitch
If the idea for adding this came from Elon, I am very happy with that decision. People who are outraged need to lighten up and recognize this was not done as a substitute for more important software, it was done to reward hard working programmers. I've used the fart generator in my Model S, and it generated a lot of laughs. So I thank Tesla for still being able to let the developers have some fun.
Mitch
While I do agree we all might be better served if the mirrors folded when pressing Park, and opened when you step on the brake pedal to engage the car and Profile settings, I have to say, every passenger I have pranked with the Fart App has loved it!
I've got to agree with the original poster on this one. I just spent a good bit of time writing a Python script to modify the metadata in all my MP3 files so that I could finally get the music to play in the order I want. This is something that a large number of users have complained about since day one. I doubt seriously anyone specifically requested this particular "feature" . That they have time to develop something like this while ignoring the long list of items currently frustrating their customers shows a questionable ordering of priorities. I'm happy that some find this amusing but to me it doesn't do anything to add to convenience or safety when driving the car. If I wish to be amused by something like this I'll find another venue to pursue it rather than a $60K car.
dacastro4
Member
Thank you so much. I'm a developer (Wear for Tesla) and that's the way it works. Working 24/7 on real complicated stuff is really stressing. Besides, Tesla is the only company that does this.. if you don't like it, buy another car and don't worry about getting an update. Everyone complaining and have NO idea how it's done.
STOP complaining.
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BluestarE3
Active Member
Not for me. I want to manually direct the mirrors to fold when I approach a tight parking spot, such as my garage, and have them remain folded so that I can later pull out of that same tight space. Only when I've cleared the space do I want to manually direct it to unfold the mirrors. At other times, I like the automatic fold when I leave the car and unfold as I approach the car since this lets me know the car is locked or unlocked. This just goes to show that not everyone or parking situation is best served by a single set of behaviors.
If the automatic behavior is not suitable for a given situation, then use the manual override. If it mostly doesn't work for you, then just disable autofold altogether and operate the mirrors manually.
Let me provide an alternate viewpoint. I say this as a retired EE who, after my first job out of college, spent the rest of my career in startups. I put in more than my share of 90+ hour weeks. Birthing a company is brutal, stressful work but it's also quite rewarding - I had the privilege of working along side some of the brightest, most dedicated individuals I've ever known. In every company I was ever with, we did our best to put out a product we could be proud of. And, like every company out there, we had customers that were not entirely happy with that product. By buying our product, these folks were providing the money that paid my salary so they paid for the right to complain about something they didn't like. I always took the attitude that they were the ones providing oversight for any shortcomings in our product and it made sense to listen to their complaints because if we didn't, somebody else would. I bought a Tesla because I bought into the vision of a cleaner form of transportation. In doing this, I paid nearly twice as much as I ever have before for a car. There are a number of things I like about the car. There are also a number of things I don't like and I post about it. This is called feedback, and if enough customers are complaining about an issue, it's in Tesla's best interests to take note. Their future is not guaranteed and they're going up against some stiff, established competition. I truly hope they survive and help lead the way to a cleaner future. But to do this, they will need to listen when their customers speak.
I am 69 years old and I love the fart easter egg. My wife and passengers love it also. Maybe you need to lighten up a little. Although I have never had the problem with the mirrors with my Model X, I am sure Tesla can send an over the air update to resolve this problem, something I know Ford, Acura and Lexus cannot do.
I would love to meet the 11 yrs. old kids who could design and engineer Tesla vehicles because I would offer them a scholarship or a job.Tesla is struggling with an image problem. Releasing a fart app only adds to the impression that it's run by eleven-year-old kids with no idea about how to run a company and respond to real customer issues.
Some of us are heavier, wider and taller than the 5'5'', 30" waist kids making the decisions.
Brian's ReX
Member
I just showed the fart app to my soon to be in-laws who are in their upper 60’s.... they thought it was hilarious.
There were many updates other than the fart app in this last update. I am 66 and love the fart app. I think they were celebrating solving quite a few bugs and improve more and more with each update. I think some people are just not appreciative of how far Tesla has come and how far they are still planning on going. We are too spoiled. I love my car and appreciate the hard work that goes into the improvements. Name one other car that can be continually improved while sitting in your garage.
