gmontem
Model S P01707
Just curious, do 0-60 times improve, even by .1 second, when starting from the low air suspension setting?
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Firmware 5.9
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It´s the opposite. In theory a taller car will provide more grip up to the point where it wheelies. The wind resistance would be negligible in comparison in this case (I think). Anyway, I don´t think you will get a measurable difference.
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How come no one said a word about the height of Low in 5.9? This is by far the most important question about this upgrade to me. They didn't just remove auto low, but also reduced the lowering from a full inch to a half. If they haven't changed this back, I'll have to get lowering links. I'd really appreciate if someone can pull out a tape measure.
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Car was in for service on Tuesday/Wednesday (stress fracture crack finally reared its head after 14 months of owning the car) and I asked them to install 5.9
Hill hold is WONDERFUL! Works very well - and I'm still getting used to it! Also, my 80% charge went from 194/195 to 205 - very nice! Will do a test to see what my 90% and 100% range charge are as well....
My car has 29,275 miles on it.
Aaron
Car was in for service on Tuesday/Wednesday (stress fracture crack finally reared its head after 14 months of owning the car) and I asked them to install 5.9
Hill hold is WONDERFUL! Works very well - and I'm still getting used to it! Also, my 80% charge went from 194/195 to 205 - very nice! Will do a test to see what my 90% and 100% range charge are as well....
My car has 29,275 miles on it.
Aaron
Mario Kadastik
Active Member
And did I not say that a release of firmware that brings back auto lowering signal all clear from NHTSA. Which we got today 
And a voluntary titanium shield from Elon
And a voluntary titanium shield from Elon 
InTheShadows
Active Member
gmontem
Model S P01707
And did I not say that a release of firmware that brings back auto lowering signal all clear from NHTSA. Which we got today
Yes! The titanium shield shall be my excuse to call Fremont Service Center.
Now I'm curious, did anyone here with a Model S older than March 6 received the update OTA? Maybe they are only pushing the update to newer cars with the titanium shield?
InTheShadows
Active Member
Yes! The titanium shield shall be my excuse to call Fremont Service Center.
Now I'm curious, did anyone here with a Model S older than March 6 received the update OTA? Maybe they are only pushing the update to newer cars with the titanium shield?
Ranger is bringing my car back now, it was in for service. They upgraded our firmware, I verified it on visible tesla. I asked about the under armor and the service center said that they have no info on it yet. They only know what we know.
Yes! The titanium shield shall be my excuse to call Fremont Service Center.
Now I'm curious, did anyone here with a Model S older than March 6 received the update OTA? Maybe they are only pushing the update to newer cars with the titanium shield?
There have been older cars that got the OTA update. I'm not sure anyone knows how they roll these out.
gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
Talk about service: I spoke to Neil at the Burlingame service center first regarding the titanium shield and then mentioned how anxious I was to receive 5.9 (given how late my turn was in the past). Neil offered to update the firmware if I were to bring my car in for a couple of hours anytime. I mentioned that my current work schedule is a bit busy for that. He then said that he and another staff member can come by my office (a few miles south from the service center) in a couple of hours, pick my car up, install the update at the service center and return the car to my office!
Kalud
Active Member
Although cool and awesome service to please the customer, just between you and me, that would be some kind of a waste of resource and time no ?
FredTMC
Model S VIN #4925
Not to mention that for an "emergency rollout" they might be willing to eat any data-usage surcharges associated with exceeding daily peak limits... whereas for other's they might prefer to roll them out more slowly over the 3G plan they are paying for...
gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
Although cool and awesome service to please the customer, just between you and me, that would be some kind of a waste of resource and time no ?
Guilty as charged
InTheShadows
Active Member
I just did a completely unscientific measurement between low and standard and it looks to be around 1/2 inch, vs the .79 that it originally was.
My measuring consisted of a floor jack snugged against the front airdam (I couldn't fit it under the car anywhere else) of the car in low. Then I raised the car to standard and measured with a contractors tape measure. Wonder if we will ever get the other 1/4" back.
My measuring consisted of a floor jack snugged against the front airdam (I couldn't fit it under the car anywhere else) of the car in low. Then I raised the car to standard and measured with a contractors tape measure. Wonder if we will ever get the other 1/4" back.
The most reliable way to measure ride height across different cars is to measure from the highest point of the fender lip to center of hub. Eliminates differences in ride height due to tire size, inflation, wear, etc. Measure all 4 corners.
Knowing that there is an update out there with new features when you can not initiate the update yourself is terrible. Every time I get in the car I look at the top right of my screen... seeing that nothing has happened. Argh. Just download it already!!!
Just because you don't see the pattern, doesn't mean there isn't one.
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If true, this is huge and should have been in the release notes.
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No. And picture-less teases aren't appreciated by those without 5.9 ....
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It's not hill hold. Please call the feature by its correct name. It definitely matters in this case.
