Camera issue

[RangerBill910]

New Tesla Model 3 owner…LOVE MY TESLA!!! I keep getting a caution message..”right pillar camera blocked or blinded…”. This is usually at night. Is there a fix for this issue? RangerBill

 

[thesmokingman]

Service appt. It's something to do with the seal and moisture getting past said seal.

 

[RangerBill910]

Thank you!!!

 

[Vines]

Service appt. It's something to do with the seal and moisture getting past said seal.

In my pitch-dark back roads without reflectors or lights the car sometimes gives me similar messages.

If there is only pitch blackness to show the camera, you may get this warning.

 

[BitJam]

The cars are shipped with clear protective film over the cameras, just like on the touchscreen. If one of these films was not removed then it can cause the nighttime error you are seeing. Others have had the same problem and removing the film fixes the issue. I'm not certain this is the cause but it's an easy fix and worth a shot.

 

[Shelburne]

I get the same message about either B pillar camera from time to time, but only at night or on bright sunny days when the sun is low on the horizon and shining right on the camera, or on bright sunny winter days when there is snow on the ground. Darkness fools the camera/computer into thinking it has been blinded. This usually happens only on rural roads and highways where there are no lights or oncoming traffic. Daytime blindness is caused by lens flare in the camera. It's like pointing your camera or smart phone camera to close to where the sun is. It's just sensory overload. In each case, the warning will go away when the camera/computer can finally register an image. This, among many reason is why I distrust FSD..

 

[rpiotro]

New Tesla Model 3 owner…LOVE MY TESLA!!! I keep getting a caution message..”right pillar camera blocked or blinded…”. This is usually at night. Is there a fix for this issue? RangerBill

Is it temporary? If so it could be morning dew on the pillar which will go away. This time of year at this latitude, depending which direction I am headed and the time of day the low sun will also temporarily blind it

If it is on all of the time that is a different matter.

 

[HBM3]

Glad I found this thread, I recently picked up my 2023 LR M3 in December. While on a recent road trip on dark lit freeways I get the same message. I've never received this message in the day only at night. I guess I'll schedule an appointment to be checked out.

 

[mawds1010]

Same issue here

 

[comanchepilot]

Happens in my M3P - its just too dark. . .