One of the features that I used a lot in Model X and S is the ability to change the cabin temperature up or down using the Right thumb rolling button. It doesn't seem to work on the Model 3. Is this something that can be enabled?
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Count me as in as wanting to control the fan with the thumb wheel. I use that all the time in my S and I was disappointed to find we can't do that in the 3. I sure hope that comes with an update.
As to regen, I can't even feel it in my Leaf, or in any other EV or hybrid I've driven. I love the strong regen and the way Tesla has set it and forget it. I don't need it on the thumb wheel since I would never turn it down. When I charge to 100%, I have to be aware to brake going into turns, etc. and I don't think that's something the thumb wheel should be able to change because people would do it inadvertently and unlike the Leaf and other EVs, you can actually feel it in a Tesla without having to look at the dash to see it.
You don’t find that you change radio and cruise control speed/following distance more frequently than cabin temperature?That was the first thing I asked on a test drive! I was told not possible now, but it seems like just a software change. We just need to provide feedback, but I am shocked there is no way to control the ac with the steering wheel currently.
You don’t find that you change radio and cruise control speed/following distance more frequently than cabin temperature?
One thing that is difficult for me is using the left thumb dial to skip songs. It feels unnatural and it would have been easier if it was my right thumb to “pull” right rather than push right with the left thumb.
I would much prefer being able to control regen with the right thumbwheel when the car is not in TACC mode (in which case it worries about regen itself).
I get that people like the strong regen and the ability to do one pedal driving (mostly). I like it myself under certain circumstances. But when just driving around the neighborhood in light (or no) traffic, I have to keep my foot lightly on the accelerator to coast. This is particularly the case when approaching a stop sign. I have to keep my foot on the accelerator and then let up at the last minute and come to a much quicker stop than I otherwise would have if in "standard" regen. Plus, high regen, when you don't actually need it, is actually far less efficient than coasting.
And when I put the car into low regen, it seems that even when I hit the brake pedal, I get very little or no regen at all. Plus, in heavy traffic and when I am approaching a turn, I do like the regen that standard regen offers.
On my LEAF, with just a flick of my wrist on the shifter I could enable "B" mode regen very easily, and then flick back out when I didn't need it any more. The VW e-Golf lets you flick the shifter to the left to engage different regen modes. The Chevy Volt and Bolt have a paddle (button) on the steering wheel that engages a higher level of regen on demand.
On the Tesla, it is not practical to switch between low and standard regen as you approach a turn or an exit ramp. You basically have to pick one or the other, even though I think during a typical trip there are cases where you want to use both.
It would be wonderful to be able to dynamically control the amount of regen using the thumb wheel. Even using the left/right motion control to switch between low and standard would be an improvement.
after having the 3 for six months now, this is one I wish they would add: Right thumbwheel temp adjustment for driver similar to the S.
When the cruise kicks in, that dial can be the cruise speed adjustment as it is currently. But when cruise is off the wheel does absouluately nothing right now - give us an option to [ x ] use right thumbwheel to adjust driver temp.
Have you tried experimenting with using the stalk to shift to neutral to coast? Not perfect by any means ...
Also not legal in most places.
Interesting. How would one get ticketed for that I wonder, unless the officer was sitting in the car with you
“Most places” do you mean most states in the US? Or most countries?
British Columbia Motor Vehicle Act said:When travelling down grade a driver must not coast with the gears of the vehicle in neutral or the clutch disengaged.
Interesting. How would one get ticketed for that I wonder, unless the officer was sitting in the car with you