Australian Model 3 Highland experiences, tips, tricks

[divstar]

8.7 arrived in WA as well tonight - installing now

 

[dronus]

Now that this update is downloading. Something else is thickening too

Put the milk back in the fridge

I’ll be taking the m3h for a drive up into the hills tomorrow, in the name of science.

 

[edy80y]

So, main things seem to be 1-time charge limit , new blinker arrows and speed cameras in maps (only during a routed trips and must have online routing turned on). Will test it tomorrow whether it bings or bongs at a speed camera or I must look at screen

 

[divstar]

So, main things seem to be 1-time charge limit , new blinker arrows and speed cameras in maps (only during a routed trips and must have online routing turned on). Will test it tomorrow whether it bings or bongs at a speed camera or I must look at screen

And a way more sensible location for the Wi-Fi and bluetooth settings

 

[dronus]

So, main things seem to be 1-time charge limit , new blinker arrows and speed cameras in maps (only during a routed trips and must have online routing turned on). Will test it tomorrow whether it bings or bongs at a speed camera or I must look at screen

I too, shall take one for the team and set random routes around town and the hills to test. If I like the indicators icon I may just leave my hazards on.

 

[Jules22]

No bings or bongs at the moment, just shows you the icon on your map

 

[dronus]

No bings or bongs at the moment, just shows you the icon on your map

Looks like I’ll be keeping Waze running on my phone in the background.
It actually works quite well interjecting over the car audio to warn you about “hazards” ahead.

 

[Jules22]

Looks like I’ll be keeping Waze running on my phone in the background.
It actually works quite well interjecting over the car audio to warn you about “hazards” ahead.

Yeah, I suspect audio alerts will be one of the first options they add.

 

[dronus]

Yeah, I suspect audio alerts will be one of the first options they add.

Have Elon's classic quote when talking about advertisers trying to coherse X .. “FU” haha.
Actually that would be funny as a lock sound instead of my duck quack which I assume is annoying my neighbours by now.

 

[Jules22]

Actually that would be funny as a lock sound

lol, it is available as a lock sound to download.

 

[dronus]

lol, it is available as a lock sound to download.

zOMG there’s a job for today

 

[TE5L4]

Anyone here know if the wiper blades for the M3H are the same as the previous model M3? Can't find any info online.

 

[BC92]

It irks me when things get worded like this.

Having 11 teslas there shows they are popular, not that it’s a bad thing. Did all the other brand EVs have better range and kept going? Why mention Tesla?

If you only had 6 fuel bowsers available there would be lines of ice cars too, and when fuel is 10c off there are lines of ice cars around the block more often than public holidays…

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I have read that this was actually from a Tesla meet up.

 

[TM3RWD]

Just me or has regen braking been softened since February? On my test drive in Feb my memory is that the LR pulled up more abruptly than I am finding now. I am using the brakes more than I remember in my test drive ... hardly a scientific test, though.

 

[mashes4242]

Just me or has regen braking been softened since February? On my test drive in Feb my memory is that the LR pulled up more abruptly than I am finding now. I am using the brakes more than I remember in my test drive ... hardly a scientific test, though.

Yes definitely has, i notice it mainly at the end of the braking curve, the car seems to float for the last 10kph...

 

[TE5L4]

Yep i've noticed the regen braking to be softened quite a bit and am finding I need to press the manual brake more often.

 

[BC92]

Just picked up my car from getting tinted and ceramic coating. Very happy with how it looks so far.

 

[kmsyd777]

View attachment 1035676Just picked up my car from getting tinted and ceramic coating. Very happy with how it looks so far.

Looks hot!... I'm getting mine done next week...

 

[Arashiii]

The software update 8.7 was released in Sydney today, but it seems the auto park feature wasn't included. Does anyone know if it will be available solely with the FSD option or if it will also be accessible with the standard package?

 

[Jules22]

The software update 8.7 was released in Sydney today, but it seems the auto park feature wasn't included. Does anyone know if it will be available solely with the FSD option or if it will also be accessible with the standard package?

Autopark was not part of the 8.7 release. It has been released in some of the FSD updates in the US, there is talk it may be released outside of FSD in the next month or so, which would enable it here, but I've not seen anything official 100% confirming we'll get it here.