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This has always been an issue with vehicles that have frameless windows. Eventually when the right circumstances occur, you will run into this issue.
While the frameless esthetics are welcomed (I personally don't like it...), they are especially cumbersome to deal with when the winter weather comes around. As far as I can see, the majority of vehicles that have these type of windows have the motor automatically lower the window a bit prior to the door fully opening.
The only vehicle I know that doesn't do this, surprisingly, is my 08 Miata PRHT. I found this a welcome feature. What the engineers did was give the window a small sway point prior to closing the door. So you go to open the door and the window slouches towards the driver when the window no longer has the frame of the roof and pillars for support. Which means the window kinda wobbles on the door by itself. I found it kinda weird but at the same time grateful they came up with this solution. Since this was my daily driver for 10yrs, when it came to winter time, I never had to worry about the window getting stuck in place preventing me from opening the door.
Amazingly enough, it held up against the winters very impressively. Never had any issues with the doors nor windows in the winter.
Too bad non of the Tesla models could incorporate this small little feature. I think it mainly has to do with the design of the overall chassis. Can't avoid not lowering the window a tiny bit since it'll prevent you from either opening or closing the door properly...
I much prefer my doors to have full frames around their glass... Having experienced what I did with the Miata, I'll forgo anymore hardtop convertibles for the forseeable future (provided I'm still living in this tundra..).
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I'll add this to the winter woes / less feature category.
Last night's storm limited EAP and it's features as the sensors/cameras at the front of the car is blocked. Adaptive cruise control setting at 7cars = like 3 cars. Lane keeping was a no go.
I had the same issue with the fog lights last week. Not sure if it's a design flaw or there is some kind of draft in the housing. Haven't mentioned it to service yet. Other issue I have found is the Auto wipers is a little erratic. May take a bit to activate when there is a decent amount of mist on the car.View attachment 353068 View attachment 353069 View attachment 353070
I'll add this to the winter woes / less feature category.
Last night's storm limited EAP and it's features as the sensors/cameras at the front of the car is blocked. Adaptive cruise control setting at 7cars = like 3 cars. Lane keeping was a no go.
This morning I found the fog lights have fogged up #ironic. Could warm air be funneled to them to keep them from freezing up? Even with the fog on the inside of the fog light housing, I had no issues with EAP with the morning commute - like driving on wet rainy roads.
My issue here is - will that layer of moisture inside the fog lights freeze up and cause problems?
I just did it on the window and trunk sealsDid you use it on the handle as well? Or the part of the door where the window goes down into the door?
I'm going to try this out after also having my door and window stuck frozen shut.
I also found the wipers on auto setting did a horrible job of responding to snow coverage. When they wiped, they did a great job of actually cleaning the snow, and while I find they work pretty well (the auto sensing feature) in the rain, there seemed to be no rhyme or reason as to when they would decide to make a pass over the windshield. The entire window was covered and I could hardly see and still nothing. Then other times, they would make 3 or 4 successive wipes. I had to end up putting the wipers in the first setting to get them to keep up a sustained wipe.
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I'll add this to the winter woes / less feature category.
Last night's storm limited EAP and it's features as the sensors/cameras at the front of the car is blocked. Adaptive cruise control setting at 7cars = like 3 cars. Lane keeping was a no go.
Rich, here is a tip to prevent your windows from sticking/icing to the weather stripping and not allowing the window to come down when trying to open the door. If it is frozen to the weather stripping an forced open it’s a good way to cause damage to the window mechanism or weather stripping.I've always been waiting to see if the Model 3 works well as a winter car and got a few worrying signs today. It's garaged at home but I usually have to leave it outside during the day at work. Today started out coolish at 1 or 2 degrees C and snowy then got progressively colder - down to -3C or so. I came out of work to find a few issues:
The worrying thing is this was just a bit of thawing and freezing on a day that wasn't very extreme. I feel like some of these things are going to be a major challenge, particularly if there's freezing rain. I'm hopeful it will all work out but I really rely on my car in the winter (travel to customer sites and different offices) so having issues would be a real pain.
- Drivers door handle unable to open with a (really hard) thumb-press. Had to hit it really hard to eventually break the ice - it seems like it builds up perfectly all around the inside of the handle mechanism even though nothing was really visible. This is when you realize the inability to grab a handle and pull it could be a bit of a challenge...
- Drivers window struggled for a minute to pop down when I opened the door, then freed itself with a "thunk". Clearly the window seal had frozen to it.
- Mirrors didn't unfold automatically. I pressed the fold/unfold button a few times and one did. Had to get out and move the uncooperative one manually with some grinding - hope I didn't wreck it! I've now turned off auto-fold/unfold - seems like it's not a good idea for winter, I'll just leave them out.
- Drove for about 20 minutes, got to my destination and had the same door issues with the passenger-side door - had to break the ice on the handle then free the window from the frame. Put it up and down a couple of times before I dared slam the door shut. I had hoped that the drive and heating would have meant fewer issues with the passenger side window etc but clearly not.
Are any of these things I can solve with "traditional" winter fixes? Silicone spray on window seals?
Has anyone else had similar issues yet?
I applied this product yesterday night. Is it suppose to dry because i waited about an hour and then rolled up my front windows and saw the lubricant all over the window. I had o use isopropyl alcohol to remove it. Also, when you spray, some get onto the door vegan leather which I would recommend to remove immediately in case it stains. I was able to remove it off the leather using a soap and water solution and then water to wipe it off just in case.The fluid is typically white but dries clear.
Is there a way to turn off #2 above? It's kinda dumb since people can unplug your car at a public station.The 2 cold weather improvements that I've observed are:
1) the windows don't close all the way to the top of the rubber trim after the door is closed (this behaviour is observable on all 4 doors)
2) the charge port no longer locks the charge plug into the port when using the J1772->Tesla adapter
I haven't had a chance to test any of:
- supercharger plug
- HPWC plug
- Mobile EVSE plug
I would like to know if it's possible to "turn off" the cold weather improvements if not needed.