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How do you know this?All the service people were sent an email to not enable the button.
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How do you know this?All the service people were sent an email to not enable the button.
Sounds like the party is over for the free bio defense button upgrade. Luckily I had my SC install it for me 2 weeks ago. This forum is invaluable, thanks everyone!All the service people were sent an email to not enable the button.
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The one thing that the button does do, IMO is increase the resale value of my car. It's proof that my MS has Bioweapon Defense mode.Sounds like the party is over for the free bio defense button upgrade. Luckily I had my SC install it for me 2 weeks ago. This forum is invaluable, thanks everyone!
I bought the filter and mounting kit from the Sunnyvale SC. Worth noting that it took a LOT of persistence. It was pretty difficult to get through to their parts dept. and I had to call back regularly for answers.
I didn’t seal it with a tape just few small strips of duct tape to keep it in place. Wonder if I should have done that.Just finished the install. Ordered the custom size from filter buy and it fit perfectly. Install took 45 minutes. Most of the time was spent putting aluminum tape around the filter to seal it off. Thank you for the great install video!
I haven't heard back from them whether my part has arrived. I will need to swing by in person today. Agree diff to get the parts dept to pick up the phone. When they do pick up, they are nice and helpful."
so my story:
I went to pick up the hepa filter. The floor guy, again, very helpful. Comes back after a long 10+ minutes with 3 sets of parts.
(1) HEPA filter, 1059333-00-D, $150
(2) Outlet Duct, 1059335-00-B, $9 (very long, likely 2-3ft)
(3) DUCT adapter, 1046211-00-G $11 (4x8 rectangular section with a divider)
I said my car seems to have everything and only needs the filter, he said this is the conversion kit that the parts mgr had ordered for my car (based on my vin). I was a bit confused, but took delivery anyways and he told if #2 and #3 are not needed, I can return them.
He said Tesla doesn't do this retrofit themselves anymore (not sure they did this for MS anyways, it was only for MX I think), but I think he was a bit confused...regardless, he tried talking to the technician to see if they can do the retrofit and the button on screen, but they couldn't do it. The service mgr said last week another person did the same thing and the service mgr wasn't sure if adding the physical filter alone (without the button etc.) would really be making a difference (not sure if air goes through it).
I will be doing this install tomorrow and will take some pics and see if I have the remaining parts etc...
I talked with the service rep that came to the house today to do the recall work on my 5 seat MX. This recall was to adjust the cable tension in one of the rear seats. He said mine was already at the correct tension. The car was built in mid- July of this year. We have had it for 2 months. I asked the service rep (been with Tesla for 5 years) if he could answer questions about the bio-defense mode and if I installed a HEPA filter, would it all work the same. Service people that I have worked with during my limited time in owning this car have always been very helpful and professional. He told me that my Model X came with all the hardware necessary for the bio-defense mode to work. All the air goes thru the large filter space behind the frunk. The charcoal filter behind the glove box is already there. He said he was aware of this thread and that adding your own filter does work. I did not ask him about the local service center activating the "button". Think I will wait awhile before pursuing that. Will see if the local service center will sell me a HEPA filter. He said he did not know about that. He briefly showed me where the major bolts were for frank removal......very similar to Model S configuration. Once I install the filter, to activate the system manually I would turn the fan to between 3-9 to bring in air from outside, thru the HEPA filter. After leaving it at that for several minutes?.....change the fan speed to 10-11 to keep the internal HEPA filtered air recirculating in the cabin. Does that sound right?
No to the last part. To replicate BWD:
1. Set air to pull in from outside
2. Switch fan setting to 9
3. Wait ~5 seconds
4. Set fan back where you want it.
Thank you MarcusMaximus. Called the SC today and just heard back that they can order in the HEPA filter for $175. Should be here in 2 days. Sounds like other SC's have had it as low as $125 but I am going to go ahead and do it. Thanks to everyone on this site for their ideas on this. With the horrible winter inversions that we get here in Salt Lake area, installing this system should really help.