Firmware 6.1 - For Classic Model S

[PlanB]

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[Rheazombi]

How would the young'uns find it on amazon without knowing what to search for?
So who under 50 knows what this is:

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Hint: you might use to improve your wh/mi equivalent if you were running rough and it wasn't from the curb feelers.

Steam punk bird feeder?

 

[auger]

How would the young'uns find it on amazon without knowing what to search for?
So who under 50 knows what this is:

We would use http://www.tineye.com/; although, I did have a Triumph with twin Stromberg's. :tongue:

 

[Lawsteve]

Received ver 2.2.113 over home wifi during the night and installed this morning at the office . Only took 2 weeks this time instead of the 7 week wait I had for 6.0. Looking forward to trying out the new features this afternoon, even though my car is too "classic" to have parking sensors or any of the speed or lane control features.

still happy to still be getting updates!

 

[ohaq]

guidelines not middle of tire instead inside of tire

I think the lines work very well but then i thought i would test a little as i luckily parked across a line. Pictures below

backup camera red line is the line what i am comparing to here the line shows that its in side the red line

Here it shows the tires are on the red line. This shows that the lines are not even showing the middle of the tire. Its more like the inside of the tire. So these are just guide lines can not be relied on 100%

 

[tomas]

Thanks for posting these pictures... that is absolutely clear. I know in this day and age of driver assist technology, some people may want to navigate clearance by the guide lines... personally, I always make final decision using vision, and stay away from tight spots where I can't clearly perceive trajectory. Nonetheless, I find the guide lines a great help as an aid... with a protoplasm eyeball backup!

 

[yobigd20]

Gee, those backup lines are really helpful. (Not.)

 

[AnxietyRanger]

I would say from experience that factory or service calibrated backup lines from other manufacturers have been much more accurate than that. You can trust the car not to hit objects if the lines steer clear of them, that is the idea. Audi for example even has a secondary mode helping you to parallel park without hitting the curb. That really wouldn't work if you can't trust the lines.

I wonder if Tesla does calibrate new (or even some existing already) backup cameras at factory.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Gee, those backup lines are really helpful. (Not.)

Well, they're still useful for getting lined up as long as they are consistent on both sides. But in terms of avoiding collisions, quite EPIC on the FAIL scale.

 

[apacheguy]

I would say from experience that factory or service calibrated backup lines from other manufacturers have been much more accurate than that. You can trust the car not to hit objects if the lines steer clear of them, that is the idea.

Anyone bothered to ask service if they can perform such a calibration on the MS?

 

[HillCountryFun]

Well, I agree that they could be improved to provide more information as other vendors have done but I agree that they're currently very helpful. My dad's driveway is crazy and the lines helped me navigate it with ease. Having said that I do hope Tesla continues to improve the backup information and I also like the idea of having a toggle option to turn the lines (and other future info) on and off.

 

[Todd Burch]

They could easily allow users to calibrate. Simply park on a line, go into cal mode, and drag the line with your finger. Repeat for the other side. This sets an offset for each line to guide to.

Perhaps they only want service to do this for liability reasons, but either way it should technically be fairly straightforward to add. Perhaps in 6.2.

Even easier, just park. Lay down a chalk line or other straight ground marker from front tire toward rear, extending further behind the car--then adjust.

This would allow the user to indicate whether they want the lines to show the outside of the tire, inside of the tire, or outside of the side mirrors! Also allows the driver to set this precisely for their car and avoid a visit to the service center.

 

[AmpedRealtor]

Has anyone else with a classic Model S noticed a big jump in rated range after the 6.1 update? I searched for this on the forum but only found threads relating to the P85D. Before the update, a 90% charge would get me about 225 rated miles. Since the update, a 90% charge gets me something like 238 rated miles. I'm not sure if I really have increased range or if it's just guessing based on my usually fairly conservative driving - most of the time I drive for maximum range over performance. It doesn't seem like driving history should affect rated range though. (I received the 6.1 update Friday night, 1/16.)

My rated range remains unchanged after updating to 6.1 at 229 miles @ 90% SOC.

 

[napabill]

My rated range remains unchanged after updating to 6.1 at 229 miles @ 90% SOC.

Same here.

 

[smsprague]

Got it yesterday - now my Tesla only charges at 16 amps vs 40 amps before the update

 

[mackgoo]

Got it yesterday - now my Tesla only charges at 16 amps vs 40 amps before the update

What does Tesla say? Plug it in call them and they can investigate.

 

[PlanB]

I got it last last, it's updating now while I'm at the movie.

 

[roblab]

My rated range remains unchanged after updating to 6.1 at 229 miles @ 90% SOC.

6.1 installed last night. My usual 90% charge used to be 222 (28 months old, 62,000 mi). Easy to remember. This morning it was 236. After taking a little 100 miles drive, my range seems to be unaffected, so it might actually be more.

I wonder what my degradation really is. 222 would be about 7 or 8 percent. 236 would be about 2 percent. In over 2 years. Pretty good, if true.

 

[swegman]

89% charge for me yielded 236/237 miles range on V6 software on 2013 P85. On V6.1, the same 89% charge yields 237/238 miles range.

 

[apacheguy]

6.1 has not changed my rated range one ioda compared to 6.0.