Dumb question. - factory reset?

[easyev]

Hey everyone,

I just picked up a 2022 Plaid with only 500 km on it. This thing is a beast! Honestly, I can’t believe how hard it accelerates and how immediate everything is about the car. What a sweet machine, I absolutely love it.

So it took Tesla a few days to transfer the ownership over to app and we’ve been driving it and customizing it, etc. Before I go further, I’m wondering if I should do a factory reset? The answer seems like an obvious yes, but I’m lazy and I’ve already put a fair bit into the interface. I’ve killed the previously connected phones. There’s no contacts listed. No address is in NAV etc. What do you think?

Thanks very much!

 

[DerbyDave]

I'd do it. You can redo all the settings as you have time.

 

[Corey2002]

Wipe it. Iv done it a few times, it's pretty quick to resetup

 

[easyev]

thanks guys, will do!

 

[trescar]

Don't do it if you have lifetime free super charge it wipes it out .

 

[easyev]

I don’t but that’s interesting, I’ll pass on to dealer with the car, thank you!

 

[ATPMSD]

Wipe it. Iv done it a few times, it's pretty quick to resetup

Does this also reset the firmware back to a default version requiring you to wait for a current update?

 

[DerbyDave]

Don't do it if you have lifetime free super charge it wipes it out .

I find this hard to believe, Although Factory Reset should wipe out this, free connectivity, FSD, and all other factory maintained settings, unless there is a bug in the firmware, all factory default settings should restore the car back to as delivered, as it loads back many initial "settings" from the original factory setup. Certainly you won't lose the setting permanently. Service may need to restore any wrongly restored settings over the air.

 

[Corey2002]

Does this also reset the firmware back to a default version requiring you to wait for a current update?

No

 

[easyev]

Does this also reset the firmware back to a default version requiring you to wait for a current update?

No it does not. It doesn’t wipe out free lifetime super charging, either.

 

[DoctorBashir]

When I performed a Factory Reset as I was preparing to sell it, The message: Fuse replacement required. Ok to drive car.
Turned out to be a bogus message, but sure threw a monkey wrench into the selling process.
YMMV.

 

[easyev]

When I performed a Factory Reset as I was preparing to sell it, The message: Fuse replacement required. Ok to drive car.
Turned out to be a bogus message, but sure threw a monkey wrench into the selling process.
YMMV.

Definitely not something I would like to see dealing with all the rigmarole of selling a car in Ontario! Thanks for letting me know.