pelargir
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I'm curious if anyone with a recent MS (built during the latter half of 2017) has gotten this to work? I asked my delivery specialist today if they could sell me the HEPA filter by itself and he said no. He said the HEPA filter by itself would not function properly without the BWD button being installed too. He said the BWD button is what directs air away from the cabin filter and through the HEPA filter. He said the MS and MX used to be "retro-fittable" with the filter but that they aren't any longer.
This doesn't match what's been shared in this thread so either (a) he's uninformed, or (b) perhaps Tesla made recent physical changes in the MS that require the BWD button for the HEPA filter to work. I'd love to hear from someone with a recent MS who has made this work. I still plan on contacting the service center directly to see if they will sell us a HEPA filter.
It's a little frustrating that our delivery specialist wasn't willing to help us out with this. I understand Tesla wanting to protect the integrity of the premium package, but with them charging $5k just to get something as simple and as universally desired as a good filter, I don't have a lot of sympathy if people find out a way to install one anyway without having to order the premium package. Good filtration is a health issue and should at least be sold as a standalone add-on. I'd happily pay $500 for this feature by itself. I just can't justify spending $5k on it.
This doesn't match what's been shared in this thread so either (a) he's uninformed, or (b) perhaps Tesla made recent physical changes in the MS that require the BWD button for the HEPA filter to work. I'd love to hear from someone with a recent MS who has made this work. I still plan on contacting the service center directly to see if they will sell us a HEPA filter.
It's a little frustrating that our delivery specialist wasn't willing to help us out with this. I understand Tesla wanting to protect the integrity of the premium package, but with them charging $5k just to get something as simple and as universally desired as a good filter, I don't have a lot of sympathy if people find out a way to install one anyway without having to order the premium package. Good filtration is a health issue and should at least be sold as a standalone add-on. I'd happily pay $500 for this feature by itself. I just can't justify spending $5k on it.