Firmware 4.2

[steve841]

my car asked to update and I said ok, said it would take 2 hours.... after 30 minutes I went to check on it and the car is just off, is there supposed to be a progress display during the update?

IMO ... Tesla needs to add something that says, "FINISHED UPDATING"

 

[ElSupreme]

I just installed 4.2 directly from 4.0 that my car was delivered with. I got the notice this morning before I left for work.

 

[dsm363]

IMO ... Tesla needs to add something that says, "FINISHED UPDATING"

I thought it did. Says something like "update successful". Can't remember though.

 

[steve841]

I thought it did. Says something like "update successful". Can't remember though.

None that I noticed .... when I got 4.1, I left and came back about 1 hour later to a blank screen ... was almost afraid to fire it up in case it was still in progress.

 

[Todd Burch]

So I take from the relative lack of bug-related radio traffic on here that nobody's noticed any bugs in the 4.2 release?

 

[Lloyd]

So I take from the relative lack of bug-related radio traffic on here that nobody's noticed any bugs in the 4.2 release?

Mine is bug free so far..... 6 days.

 

[Todd Burch]

Mine is bug free so far..... 6 days.

Awesome. And you were experiencing nagging things fairly frequently before, right?

 

[Lloyd]

Yes, all of the typical things that everyone was reporting.

 

[Todd Burch]

Yes, all of the typical things that everyone was reporting.

That's great. Roll it out, Tesla! Let's get on with enhancements! :love:

 

[PureAmps]

Mine is bug free so far..... 6 days.

Same here. No issues with bluetooth/audio, night mode, reverse camera, temp readings, etc. that I was having under 4.1.

 

[JoshG]

Will be eager to see if 4.2 corrects the very bad decision Tesla made that keeps "range mode charge" locked on if you use it once. You must remember to turn it off again, rather than it simply working for one charging cycle, consistent with Tesla's advice that you use it only when necessary. I'll bet it's not long before some less-technical owner uses range-mode charging once and ends up leaving it in that setting for weeks or months, causing real degradation in battery life.

Anyone with 4.2 done a range-mode charge then checked the settings screen before the NEXT charge?

 

[Todd Burch]

Will be eager to see if 4.2 corrects the very bad decision Tesla made that keeps "range mode charge" locked on if you use it once. You must remember to turn it off again, rather than it simply working for one charging cycle, consistent with Tesla's advice that you use it only when necessary. I'll bet it's not long before some less-technical owner uses range-mode charging once and ends up leaving it in that setting for weeks or months, causing real degradation in battery life.

Anyone with 4.2 done a range-mode charge then checked the settings screen before the NEXT charge?

My understanding was that it's SUPPOSED to switch back to standard mode...so hopefully it's just a bug.

 

[Lloyd]

My understanding was that it's SUPPOSED to switch back to standard mode...so hopefully it's just a bug.

Toyota Rav 4 EV reacts that way also with the Model S drive train and battery. Seems to be in the initial design and should be corrected.

 

[colinb]

Key Fob Not Present

Now that I'm on 4.2 I am noticing that occasionally it isn't recognizing that the key fob is with me. It's in the same place it always is - my jacket pocket. I have to unlock the car with the key fob before the message goes away and I can drive off. Anyone else seeing this?

 

[Lloyd]

Now that I'm on 4.2 I am noticing that occasionally it isn't recognizing that the key fob is with me. It's in the same place it always is - my jacket pocket. I have to unlock the car with the key fob before the message goes away and I can drive off. Anyone else seeing this?

Change the battery!

 

[dflye]

Change the battery!

I'll second that, while my car was being worked on for some other issue last week, I mentioned the car seemed to have a harder time noticing the key fob in the last few weeks; he swapped out the battery on the key fob, haven't seen the same issue since.

Hopefully the key fob battery isn't normally going to need replacing every few months!

 

[brianman]

Change the battery!

I pray you mean the key fob battery.

 

[DrComputer]

Will be eager to see if 4.2 corrects the very bad decision Tesla made that keeps "range mode charge" locked on if you use it once. You must remember to turn it off again, rather than it simply working for one charging cycle, consistent with Tesla's advice that you use it only when necessary. I'll bet it's not long before some less-technical owner uses range-mode charging once and ends up leaving it in that setting for weeks or months, causing real degradation in battery life.

Anyone with 4.2 done a range-mode charge then checked the settings screen before the NEXT charge?

If you charge more than twice in row range mode it comes up with a warning say that you should switch back to standard mode to preserve battery life.

 

[Trnsl8r]

You're correct. We are back to the 8 miles a day of drain or so but if you're plugged in, not a big deal. I haven't noticed any random error messages yet so maybe this is the release they'll roll out a little wider.

I was on a road trip this weekend, parking outside three nights at different hotels in the LA area, temps in the 30's during the night and nowhere to plug in, losing about 5-8 miles per night. Fortunately I'm still on 4.1, sounds like that with 4.2 I would have been in trouble...

 

[colinb]

Hopefully the key fob battery isn't normally going to need replacing every few months!

I'll change the batteries on both of them. The car is just over a month old - I sure hope this doesn't become a monthly activity.