Australian Model 3 Highland experiences, tips, tricks

[dronus]

Premium connectivity provides ad-free spotify. I can save songs to my "liked" list, but havent tried creating any other lists. Podcasts work fine too. No signing up required - car has its own account.

Dont know about apple music - never used it in the car.

Awesome, thank you

 

[Quickst]

With Spotify - if you have premium connectivity does this include ad-free spotify

Ad free using Tesls's account. However you can't save your playlist. For that you need your own spotify account- it lets you login with your own account.

Is there a way to have a time range programmed for this

No , Sentry is location specific, no time based selection functionality

 

[sammody]

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if not, is there another way to achieve/automate this?

Are you on iOS? I believe you might be able to set this up using the Shortcuts app.

 

[dronus]

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Are you on iOS? I believe you might be able to set this up using the Shortcuts app.

Ohh good idea!

 

[sammody]

Ohh good idea!

You'll need to set up a time condition using If statements, a bit fiddly but will do what you want.

 

[Quickst]

Shortcuts app

@dronus Which can also be used to automate wifi hotspot and scheduled preconditioning

 

[cafz]

You probably don't want to enable Sentry at home anyway unless you really need it - having Sentry off means the car can go into deep sleep with the high voltage contactor open, which apparently is necessary for the BMS to get a good read on the individual cell states or something?

 

[Quickst]

apparently is necessary for the BMS to get a good read on the individual cell states or something?

Correct BMS is inaccurate when HV battery is in use because BMS reads battery voltage and uses some historical data such as net electrical current movement in/out
BMS estimations are therefore best with HV contactors are off. This is the loud metallic thud when you wake up the car

Inaccurate = not as accurate as when car is asleep. Still mostly accurate enough for driving purposes.

 

[cafz]

Inaccurate = not as accurate as when car is asleep. Still mostly accurate enough for driving purposes.

As I understand it, if the car never gets to sleep (for at least a few hours), that inaccuracy in its estimation starts to build up.

 

[Quickst]

that inaccuracy in its estimation starts to build up.

Correct. And the correction in battery % after a long period of non sleep can be large and surprising for the driver.

 

[dronus]

Correct. And the correction in battery % after a long period of non sleep can be large and surprising for the driver.

All good info, thanks

 

[meloccom]

i was looking at this thinking thats an odd looking Tesla.. then i saw the date,... Is that what your car looks like @meloccom ?

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The UI on Model S and X has changed a lot over the years, so it might have looked a bit like this in 2015 but has changed substantially now. The gear selector also indicates that the car pictured is pre Autopilot and virtually all Model S in Australia came with at least Autopilot V1.

 

[MacTessy]

Just wondering if anyone has had ceramic coating applied to the windscreen glass? I was planning to until I read the manual that says:

‘To add a hydrophobic coating to your vehicle's windows, apply the coating only to the side and rear windows, not the front windshield—doing so may affect the visibility of the autopilot cameras. Follow the hydrophobic coating manufacturer’s instructions for application details.’

I also found numerous old threads that were contradictory suggesting it was fine … I guess apply at own risk.

 

[0xZoom]

Just wondering if anyone has had ceramic coating applied to the windscreen glass? I was planning to until I read the manual that says:

‘To add a hydrophobic coating to your vehicle's windows, apply the coating only to the side and rear windows, not the front windshield—doing so may affect the visibility of the autopilot cameras. Follow the hydrophobic coating manufacturer’s instructions for application details.’

I also found numerous old threads that were contradictory suggesting it was fine … I guess apply at own risk.

I've applied it to the screen. Doesn't seem to make a difference to the cameras but makes a huge difference in displacing water and improving visibility.

 

[dronus]

Had the active matrix headlight been enabled on the highland yet?

 

[moa999]

Had the active matrix headlight been enabled on the highland yet?

Reportedly part of 2024.2.2 which is just starting to roll out.
Still nothing for non-highland cars with matrix lights.

 

[Power Hungry]

I find the wing mirrors weird, they auto dip for reversing, which is nice, but the left one seems to dip too much. Makes it really awkward for reversing into my garage. As someone who prefers to use mirrors over cameras it doesn’t make me comfortable trying to navigate the junk in my garage. Would love to find a setting for that. Or maybe it is actually something that needs to be looked at by Tesla. Would love to hear what others think about that.

Lucky you! (IMHO) We have a 2023 MYLR and can't get the left mirror to save in a position (dipped down) that allows you to see the curb (by the rear wheel) when parallel reverse parking. I would love it if our left rear mirror would drop all the way down.

 

[Power Hungry]

Had the active matrix headlight been enabled on the highland yet?

We have (June) 2023 MYLR and I don't think our headlights have matrix. How does one tell? is it a setting in there somewhere to turn them on?

 

[Quickst]

We have (June) 2023 MYLR and I don't think our headlights have matrix. How does one tell? is it a setting in there somewhere to turn them on?

Matrix headlights look like this:

Just operate via headlight control via screen. There are no other controls - just on/off

 

[B3AU]

The M3 Highland Recall has been published - https://www.vehiclerecalls.gov.au/recalls/rec-005879

Only 505 cars affected