Just went out and checked my car again in the dark and confirmed there's no front fog light button, just rear fog. Guess it's time for my first service request on the app!
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Made in China Model 3: Build Quality / Hardware Differences
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Very interesting. Added to my list of things to check on Monday. Let us know how you get on.
MrBadger
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When Model 3 SR+ was first introduced in the UK, some were delivered with front fog lights but inactive - in the eyes of Tesla it wasn't part of the spec, although, like premium connectivity, it was. This would likely be an issue in the fullness of time as in an MOT, if a fog light was fitted, it must be working. iirc, Tesla were then able to enable the fog light hardware. iirc, some early SR+ owners whose cars were delayed so they didn't come with foglight hardware were even able to retrospectively get the hardware fitted - a few specs of the cars changed a few weeks after many ordered so cars were being delivered that did not meet the order specification.
tl;dr - hopefully Tesla can remotely enable
tl;dr - hopefully Tesla can remotely enable
Cardo
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So popped into the car and had a good look around. The front fog lights are definitely there in the bumper (it’s a LR, so they should be!), however under light controls the button says “Rear fog”. The button for the front fogs is missing. Time to submit a service request, I think!
Cardo
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So I’ve booked a mobile service appointment through the app. Is this the correct way to raise this issue with Tesla? It’s most likely a software issue, so I’m hoping they’ll just look at it remotely and enable the fog lights?
MrBadger
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Maybe the car will automatically detect if its foggy or not 
Seriously, is everyone with the issue back on the main 2021.4.x release?
Seriously, is everyone with the issue back on the main 2021.4.x release?
Cardo
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Yes, updated to 2021.4.11 the day I picked it up.Maybe the car will automatically detect if its foggy or not
Seriously, is everyone with the issue back on the main 2021.4.x release?
I was one of these cars. A mobile tech came out with his laptop, plugged in and then enabled it that way. It was apparently a value stored against the config of the car that Tesla have but it needed to be physically enabled. This was circa September 2019.
Given the front fog lights are physically there and hopefully electrically connected, there has clearly been a bit of a config hiccup. I wonder if it got missed because of rather dynamic plans about which country builds what for where.
As more and more report this, I'm sure the penny with drop and it'll suddenly get fixed.
As more and more report this, I'm sure the penny with drop and it'll suddenly get fixed.
Can anyone confirm that the MIC Model 3s have the auto dimming rearview mirror AND wing mirrors?
Cardo
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Cardo
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Rear fog button only activates the rear fog light.
That entire lower light cluster doesn’t seem to do anything on my car. I understand the fog lights are only the outer parts of this light cluster, but I can’t seem to get the inner part to come on, either. Tried all configurations of lights on/off whilst wife stood watching in the rain.
The lights you see on all the promo images with the little orange bit are US models. The ones in Europe don't do anything unless it's literally front fogs on. No daytime running capability.Rear fog button only activates the rear fog light.
That entire lower light cluster doesn’t seem to do anything on my car. I understand the fog lights are only the outer parts of this light cluster, but I can’t seem to get the inner part to come on, either. Tried all configurations of lights on/off whilst wife stood watching in the rain.
Looking at your avatar pic I can't make out your fogs ... if they aren't clear glass/plastic lenses then they may be dark blanks like on the SR+. If they are clear lenses then you can be confident they are really installed.
Cardo
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I had a closer look earlier as I read the SR+ comes with blanking plates or even fixtures that look like lights however have no LEDs in them. They look like fog lights to me, though I don’t have another car to compare against! It’s an LR, so according to Tesla does come with fog lights as part of the premium “interior.”
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