In really bad conditions, several posters recommend off-road assist. For example, Off road mode?
DrJF recommended that cold weather guide, and it did not mention that I belive (quoted below).
In CA, we live in warm weather but we drive to the snow, and there you have heinous steep icy roads and the like. It's very difficult to put on snow tires for just the few weekends, that's not really practical.
It's very counterintuitive to think that AWD is no good in snow! I haven't taken delivery yet, and I drive a mighty, classic, beautiful old front wheel drive Honda civic, which is really really really (really-I'm not kidding) good in snow and ice. So, hearing that I'm in a 6 ton car with about the same tire area makes me very concerned about icy slippery roads.
My plan here is to carry chains for the really really bad times, but until I slip and slide, on backcountry roads not plowed, I plan to
1) shift regen to minimum (is there a voice command for that?)
2) enable off-road assist. (" ")
OK, having listed these two, I absolutely cannot find anything about adjusting regen in the model Y manual. Erm...suggestions anyone?
I *definitely* wish there was a snow/ice driving mode.
I wonder what settings one is supposed to use for chains?
Thanks and peace and love and peas to all,
-TPC
DrJF recommended that cold weather guide, and it did not mention that I belive (quoted below).
In CA, we live in warm weather but we drive to the snow, and there you have heinous steep icy roads and the like. It's very difficult to put on snow tires for just the few weekends, that's not really practical.
It's very counterintuitive to think that AWD is no good in snow! I haven't taken delivery yet, and I drive a mighty, classic, beautiful old front wheel drive Honda civic, which is really really really (really-I'm not kidding) good in snow and ice. So, hearing that I'm in a 6 ton car with about the same tire area makes me very concerned about icy slippery roads.
My plan here is to carry chains for the really really bad times, but until I slip and slide, on backcountry roads not plowed, I plan to
1) shift regen to minimum (is there a voice command for that?)
2) enable off-road assist. (" ")
OK, having listed these two, I absolutely cannot find anything about adjusting regen in the model Y manual. Erm...suggestions anyone?
I *definitely* wish there was a snow/ice driving mode.
I wonder what settings one is supposed to use for chains?
Thanks and peace and love and peas to all,
-TPC
The issue here is really down to only getting really bad condition a few times a year so not much practice and tyres are often summer ones. Traction is good, its stopping where the fun starts.,
There's a half decent guide here
Tesla cold weather and winter driving tips
Tesla cold weather and winter driving tips, including range, regen, preconditioning , tyre pressures and safety on autopilottesla-info.com
..but the main thing is turn down regen. You can control regen by keeping your foot on the go pedal but who really want's to try and find a neutral position while sliding down the road?