The first thing to do is call the hotline. Also, when it happens, press the voice command button, say "Note", and describe the issue (keep it very short). This will send a message to Tesla along with the time frame so they can look at the logs.
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Firmware 8.0 - For Classic Model S
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HankLloydRight
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Exactly. It's not up to anyone else to tell you, me, or anyone else how to use the interface. The bottom line is the interface was great. Now it sucks.
My GPS was acting up putting me all over the world (including Antarctica!), and thus making the screen jump between night and day modes randomly, and causing other issues. So I dropped my car off at the factory service center yesterday, and they gave me a loaner that is almost brand new.
Anyway, what I wanted to mention is, after I adjusted the steering wheel and seats to my comfort, to my surprise, I was able to see the entire IC without any obstruction. I was able to clearly see the headlight icon, which was almost always blocked by the wheel in my car, as well as the battery SoC, which was also often blocked in my car. Here I don't have to tilt my head at all. At first I thought may be because it is a slight difference in the seat/steering position. But I even tried to movie these around a little, and still the entire IC was always visible fully. Any blocking happened only at some extreme positions very uncomfortable for me. I couldn't figure the exact difference - size of the screen, size of the bezel, size of the steering wheel, or may be the steering can retract more here or whatever else.
Like many others, I have been complaining about location of the headlight icon being blocked since 7.1. Now I think may be it is only the classic owners who could have this problem, and Tesla just overlooked us.
Anyway, what I wanted to mention is, after I adjusted the steering wheel and seats to my comfort, to my surprise, I was able to see the entire IC without any obstruction. I was able to clearly see the headlight icon, which was almost always blocked by the wheel in my car, as well as the battery SoC, which was also often blocked in my car. Here I don't have to tilt my head at all. At first I thought may be because it is a slight difference in the seat/steering position. But I even tried to movie these around a little, and still the entire IC was always visible fully. Any blocking happened only at some extreme positions very uncomfortable for me. I couldn't figure the exact difference - size of the screen, size of the bezel, size of the steering wheel, or may be the steering can retract more here or whatever else.
Like many others, I have been complaining about location of the headlight icon being blocked since 7.1. Now I think may be it is only the classic owners who could have this problem, and Tesla just overlooked us.
..for you...
I mean, since we're not telling each other how to use the interface.
HankLloydRight
No Roads
..for you...
I mean, since we're not telling each other how to use the interface.
I'm not telling anyone how to use the interface or that they "don't actually need to see the numbers", etc.
But I am free to espouse my opinion on the interface, which is all I did.
HankLloydRight
No Roads
Also to add, for the first time today, I returned to my car to have the FM radio blaring at 11 volume and since I never use FM, it was tuned to the "white-noise station." Very unexpected, as this has never happened to me. I had only previously used USB and Bluetooth earlier in the day to listed to music and the EM biography audiobook. How and why it decided to switch to the radio and turn it up to 11 is puzzling.
But isn't someone saying that others "don't actually need to see the numbers" just their opinion also? You're saying Tesla ****ed up the interface in every release, or that the interface sucks. It's the same thing. You're disagreeing with Tesla, and the other person is disagreeing with someone on TMC.
Personally, I find that terms such as "for me" or "in my opinion" vastly clarify that a statement is an opinion. Without those terms, they come off as absolutes and fall into the trap of stating opinion as fact.
"I personally think Tesla has the best waypoint-inclusive navigation system in the industry."
"Tesla has the best waypoint-inclusive navigation system in the industry."
"To me, the new Tesla vampire blood red is the worst color ever put on a car."
"The new Tesla vampire blood red is the worst color ever put on a car."
In those pairs of statements, I find that one sounds reasonable and the other hard-lined. One is easy to read and the other brings up an argumentative response. But maybe I stand alone on that.
Just for the record, I never asked anybody to do anything in any particular way, if you read my entire post. Taking one sentence out may look misleading by itself.
HankLloydRight
No Roads
I think Jerry and I were reacting to this---
-- questioning why we even need the numbers at all. Along the lines of what @ohmman said, if you had alternatively said:
would have been a very different statement, not projecting how you use or perceive the interface onto other people.
You must have energy savings on. I believe that if it does the "wake up and blare" thing and doesn't remember what was on, it defaults to your favorites. First in favorites is your radio stations. If you ever favorited a station, even if you don't remember or did by accident, voila. You have to unfavorite. Doesn't solve the blaring but at least uses next category (streaming). I recommend slayer station as it wants to be on 11.
HankLloydRight
No Roads
I haven't had 'energy savings' turned on for years. But I'll check and see if somehow it got flipped back on.
HankLloydRight
No Roads
Yes, I could have, but again, there is a big difference between stating an obvious opinion ("it sucks") versus telling other people that they actually don't have a problem (i.e. "do we really need the numbers at all?"). See: Gaslighting - Wikipedia
Maybe people should be allowed to express themselves naturally and in the manner THEY choose? I also think version 8 SUCKS. ALL CAPS. SUCKS!
Thanks for being clear that you think that, and not that it's the globally accepted case.
HankLloydRight
No Roads
You clearly didn't read the quoted post or understand the context of my post. So please don't yell at me.
Thanks for being clear that you think that, and not that it's the globally accepted case.
I believe the presumption here is that when someone posts an opinion, it's that person's opinion.
Not yelling, emphasizing to make a point!
I like it with v8 that the passenger in the front doesn't have to do anything special to keep the car alive... after the driver exits for a brief while... They just have to continue occupying the passenger seat.
So simple. Applies to all cars, even Classic.
It's software changes like this that are easy wins!
So simple. Applies to all cars, even Classic.
It's software changes like this that are easy wins!
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