Automatic Turn Signal

[nate704]

Auto Turn Signal Off function is fantastic! All I have to do for any turn, just tap the stalk either up or down (depending on direction), and the car will do the rest, meaning the duration for the turn signal will be determined by the car, which has been working perfectly for simply lane change, multiple lane changes, full left/right turns, etc.

By the way, if you don't use turn signal, I hate you!

 

[schen72]

I agree! It's great, and it seems to be work very reliably.

 

[bobbyjae]

Setting is on the main menu for this?

 

[Kokukenji]

Setting is on the main menu for this?

As long as you have the latest holiday update, yes, it is in the main menu.

Yes, I do like this feature. A very nice update indeed for M3 and MY. I believe S and X already have this feature.

 

[ThunderBay3Y]

Living in a very snowy climate I find so far this feature needs a lot of work. I was excited to use it, turned it on right away and my first drive loved it when the roads were clear. However when you have roads that are snow covered and many times the car is unable to see the lines on the road it will not turn off the signal after you have switched lanes. So now, being used to a soft press to blink 3 times when changing lanes, the turn signal just stays on after you have switched lanes and you have to remember to soft press it again to now turn the signal off or you're that guy driving down the road with your turn signal on.

 

[Xero]

In the event your roads are too snow covered (for me its the salt that hides the lines), it might be worth disabling the feature.

 

[nate704]

Living in a very snowy climate I find so far this feature needs a lot of work. I was excited to use it, turned it on right away and my first drive loved it when the roads were clear. However when you have roads that are snow covered and many times the car is unable to see the lines on the road it will not turn off the signal after you have switched lanes. So now, being used to a soft press to blink 3 times when changing lanes, the turn signal just stays on after you have switched lanes and you have to remember to soft press it again to now turn the signal off or you're that guy driving down the road with your turn signal on.

based on your use case, the auto signal function/feature does not need any more work. there is no car in the world can identify lanes covered by snow.

 

[ThunderBay3Y]

based on your use case, the auto signal function/feature does not need any more work. there is no car in the world can identify lanes covered by snow.

I dont disagree and not a reflection of the vehicle or of Tesla I merely stated a feature like this needs a lot more work if they want to market it as a viable feature for a vehicle that operates in a snowy climate. I would also assume FSD and auto steer on city streets will not be a feasible feature in Northern Ontario Canada. Well at least not for probably 6 months of the year.

 

[Art84]

I think Tesla preparing us that stalks will be removed from all cars soon.. but I agree, this new feature works awesome and after using it for a few days I started to think that having just turn buttons on the steering wheel makes more sense with this functionality.

 

[gr2020]

In the event your roads are too snow covered (for me its the salt that hides the lines), it might be worth disabling the feature.

Makes sense. It might be cool if the feature could auto-disable if it can't see well enough, and revert back to the old behavior, perhaps with a quick popup message on the screen with a warning.

 

[Xero]

I personally love this new feature and can live with this limitation to the system. Like Autopilot, I’ve learned where it shines and where it needs help. Overall its a win and makes my driving experience even better.

 

[zoomer0056]

By the way, if you don't use turn signal, I hate you!

It's ridiculous that so many don't use their turn signals. I don't understand it. Then there are the people that stop two car lengths behind the stop light ..... and then keep creeping up inch by inch while waiting for the green.

 

[Alan_F]

Overall I really like the new feature, but I've had it turn off prematurely on a couple of occasions. In one case I was in the right lane of an interstate and approaching my exit. I signaled right and it only blinked once. I tried again and it immediately turned off again. Was it because the car saw a solid white line to my right and not a travel lane, or was it just some other quirk or user error? It works correctly most of the time, so I haven't been able to find any pattern of when it isn't working right.

 

[gx9901]

Overall I really like the new feature, but I've had it turn off prematurely on a couple of occasions. In one case I was in the right lane of an interstate and approaching my exit. I signaled right and it only blinked once. I tried again and it immediately turned off again. Was it because the car saw a solid white line to my right and not a travel lane, or was it just some other quirk or user error? It works correctly most of the time, so I haven't been able to find any pattern of when it isn't working right.

Did you have AP on? I've found that if AP is on, I need to hold the stalk for a couple of seconds before autosteer disengages and the signal stay on. If I just press the stalk once while AP is on, the turn signal flashes once and turns off.

 

[Benito1283]

Love this new feature as well. It seems to work perfectly. Am I correct that the half press vs full presss seems to do the same thing when this feature is on?

 

[Ozarka]

Love this new feature as well. It seems to work perfectly. Am I correct that the half press vs full presss seems to do the same thing when this feature is on?

Yes half press and full press do the same as far as I can tell.

 

[MtnMarty]

I like it too. But interestingly if you signal for an exit and then pull into the exit lane, it will cancel before waiting for the actual exit. No big deal, just something to remember.

 

[itch808]

I absolutely love this feature too! Too bad it still won't do anything for drivers who don't like using their turn signals.

 

[dino007]

I like it too. But interestingly if you signal for an exit and then pull into the exit lane, it will cancel before waiting for the actual exit. No big deal, just something to remember.

Yup and noticed when you get into a turn lane it shuts off and i have to turn the blinker back on

Minor but can be a tad annoying otherwise works pretty well

 

[Alan_F]

@gx9901 - Yes - it looks like what I experienced was related to autopilot being on. I'm not sure why they set it up that way. If I'm in autopilot and activate the signal, I'm going to steer it out of autopilot when it's clear to make the lane change. The way it works now I have to take it out of autopilot as soon as I'm ready to signal the lane change. Not a big deal either way, but need to adjust the way I'm using it.

@dino007 - I had the turn signal stay on at least twice yesterday when I entered a turn lane, but it also turned off one time doing the same thing. I'm assuming the difference was whether the car could see the turn lane markings. I think the ones where it stayed on were much better marked than the one where it turned off.