Firmware 5.0

[brianman]

Especially for "first published" screenshots, I didn't find these terribly blurry. There are a few that could be better, but the text is quite readable and overall the images are far better than some of the "spy cam" stuff we had in the earlier days of Model S.

 

[NigelM]

Lloyd, any chance you might be able to take some pictures of the release notes when you get a few minutes and post them? Some of the pictures in the link above, especially those relating to power management, are quite blurry.

See Brianman's post, right above yours. (Time stamp shows them overlapping)

 

[SFOTurtle]

Brianman's eyes must be better than mine. Or he has a much larger monitor.

 

[brianman]

Brianman's eyes must be better than mine. Or he has a much larger monitor.

I suspect you're not clicking through to the full size image (or your monitor is too small for it). Maybe a little of both.

Hopefully the text version helps.

 

[SFOTurtle]

I suspect you're not clicking through to the full size image (or your monitor is too small for it). Maybe a little of both.

Hopefully the text version helps.

Ah, thanks. I hadn't seen the text version you posted. Now I know what NigelM was referring to. That's helpful.

 

[napabill]

Anyone actually received an 5.0 update icon yet? Or these reports all from pre-installed firmware prior to delivery?

 

[FlasherZ]

I'm assuming FlasherZ's comment was intended to be a joke, especially given how many folks have been clamoring for months and months for a fix to the vampire loss.

Half-and-half. Vampire loss is just icing for me as I don't leave the car unplugged for extended periods of time. WiFi just gives me what I have already on 3G until the connectivity package pricing hits us. "Car-up" maps are my wife's favorite, but I don't really care either way. Screen cleaning mode, on the other hand, is fantastic when I'm at car shows.

 

[apacheguy]

The instrument cluster andnumerous touchscreen systems (e.g., Bluetooth, 3G connectivity) may take a few seconds to fully power up when you return to your Model S. The mobile app may also take a while (~45 sec) for the secure connection to the car to be re-established when in this low-power mode.

While I applaud Tesla's effort to reduce idle power consumption, I'm kind of scratching my head over this one. Is this implementation not EXACTLY how "Power Down Displays" worked in the early 4.0 releases? Can someone explain how this implementation is better? The 45 second mobile app connection time is slightly concerning, as this is how my Leaf app works and it is very annoying.

 

[NigelM]

Mod Note: posts on the connectivity package went here - Connectivity-service-plan

 

[Stoneymonster]

While I applaud Tesla's effort to reduce idle power consumption, I'm kind of scratching my head over this one. Is this implementation not EXACTLY how "Power Down Displays" worked in the early 4.0 releases? Can someone explain how this implementation is better? The 45 second mobile app connection time is slightly concerning, as this is how my Leaf app works and it is very annoying.

While that is what the user sees, the under-the-hood (sorry) details of power management and sleep are very complicated and they likely had many bugs to solve. There are lots of independent systems which interact and I bet they had trouble putting them to sleep and bringing them back up so that everything was happy and consistent.

As for the 45-second wakeup, well free lunches and all that.

 

[brianman]

While I applaud Tesla's effort to reduce idle power consumption, I'm kind of scratching my head over this one. Is this implementation not EXACTLY how "Power Down Displays" worked in the early 4.0 releases? Can someone explain how this implementation is better? The 45 second mobile app connection time is slightly concerning, as this is how my Leaf app works and it is very annoying.

My expectation is that the difference is that they had time to bake this one to hopefully shake out some of the significant issues.

Put another way, my understanding is that the original Sleep was pulled because of a variety implementation and "micro-design" issues but the "macro-design" was sound.

 

[strider]

I'm looking forward to the creep improvements. Have noticed some surging at very low speeds that isn't present in my Roadster.

 

[Schlermie]

Maybe it was just my eyes, but I couldn't read the small print under the cleaning mode button that I assume would tell you how to get OUT of cleaning mode.

It seems to say something to the effect of, "Disables and darkens the touchscreen for any cleaning".

 

[FlasherZ]

Maybe it was just my eyes, but I couldn't read the small print under the cleaning mode button that I assume would tell you how to get OUT of cleaning mode.

I'm sure it will be plainly obvious.

 

[NigelM]

Mod Note: discussion on FW updates OTA vs WiFi and prioritization went here - FW-updates-OTA-vs-WiFi

 

[wdimagineer]

It seems to say something to the effect of, "Disables and darkens the touchscreen for any cleaning".

I wonder if there's a timeout. Might be useful to engage at night when the screen brightness can be distracting.

 

[dsm363]

Maybe it was just my eyes, but I couldn't read the small print under the cleaning mode button that I assume would tell you how to get OUT of cleaning mode.

You push on the center button and hold it for 3 seconds or so and it releases.

 

[brianman]

I wonder if there's a timeout. Might be useful to engage at night when the screen brightness can be distracting.

Yah, I was thinking the same thing. This might give me the "dark mode" feature I've been wanting for a while for the 17" screen.

 

[timdorr]

View attachment 28285

Maybe I missed it, but does anyone know what screen lies behind that button?

 

[dsm363]

Maybe I missed it, but does anyone know what screen lies behind that button?

Says 'You are currently on a trial of the Tesla Connectivity Plan'