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I had been looking for months for a used MS with certain features sold direct from Tesla using ev-cpo.com. I have had no luck finding a car matching my requirements, so started looking elsewhere.
Well yesterday, I purchased a (Nov) 2016 Model S 60D from a large Mercedes Benz dealership, and taking delivery in two days.
Some questions for all that may have gone through this experience of buying from a dealer, or private sale:
1) How can I register with Tesla that I'm now the owner so I can get information about the car (i.e. upgrade options)? It does not have any AP software (hardware v2 yes, no software from what I saw). Also, I confirmed based on the battery sticker it's a 75 kwh battery, software limited to 60. Depending on price, may upgrade.
2) Is there some sort of a "Factory Reset" I should do on the MCU to clear all previous owner data (i.e. contacts, profiles, Bluetooth pairings, etc.)? It still has a profile listed from the previous owner who traded it into the Mercedes Benz dealer.
3) How do I make sure the balance of the 4 year/50,000 mile warranty will be honored by Tesla?
4) If the car has not had its annual maintenance, should I/can I take the car to my local service center to be serviced? If I call the local shop, will they speak with me about it now that I'm the owner? For that matter, should I just bring it in no matter what to be checked out?
Anything else I should do? (I plan on having an electrician install a NEMA 14-50 outlet in my garage, so have that covered.)
Well yesterday, I purchased a (Nov) 2016 Model S 60D from a large Mercedes Benz dealership, and taking delivery in two days.
Some questions for all that may have gone through this experience of buying from a dealer, or private sale:
1) How can I register with Tesla that I'm now the owner so I can get information about the car (i.e. upgrade options)? It does not have any AP software (hardware v2 yes, no software from what I saw). Also, I confirmed based on the battery sticker it's a 75 kwh battery, software limited to 60. Depending on price, may upgrade.
2) Is there some sort of a "Factory Reset" I should do on the MCU to clear all previous owner data (i.e. contacts, profiles, Bluetooth pairings, etc.)? It still has a profile listed from the previous owner who traded it into the Mercedes Benz dealer.
3) How do I make sure the balance of the 4 year/50,000 mile warranty will be honored by Tesla?
4) If the car has not had its annual maintenance, should I/can I take the car to my local service center to be serviced? If I call the local shop, will they speak with me about it now that I'm the owner? For that matter, should I just bring it in no matter what to be checked out?
Anything else I should do? (I plan on having an electrician install a NEMA 14-50 outlet in my garage, so have that covered.)