My first post so take it easy on me. Don’t want to sound like I’m bashing my Model 3 but 6 months in I am intrigued to see if I am the only one that has noticed a number of issues that could be easily adjusted to make the car awesome. I’m from the UK and have a 21 model
Here are a few observations (ducks for cover)
-Interface, font, text, colour, size all should be adjustable to suit your vision needs (i need reading glasses but not driving glasses)
-reverse lights…either brighten them or reduce the rear mirror dimming when in reverse. I cannot use my mirrors to reverse in dark unlit environments
-mirror design, reflects the interior of the car too much (especially in the dark) and also the weird “side” of the mirror takes up a lot of real estate
- wipers controls hidden under two hits of the screen (could just be on the stalk button) frightening when passing a large truck in the rain when the auto wipers don’t keep up and you have to reach for the screen…twice!
-heating, ac controls need larger hit points (are really hard/dangerous to find/hit when driving.
-changing lanes when In autopilot (not advanced) why do I have to keep switching on the pilot every time I change lanes and suffer the “bong” noise every time along with the “snatching” feeling as it engages every time.
-software updates, great if I get “more” stuff but really annoying when stuff is removed…fells like I bought something that has now been taken away (auto pilot advanced, summon, lane change, all just disappeared)
-entertainment interface that doesn’t require me to constantly pick up my phone to hit next, ff, rewind, or select a track/cast
-auto pilot that interprets lorry trailers and doesn’t go into an emmergency stop on the high/freeway when it passes one (is this just a UK thing)
-volume that sticks. When I turn up my volume the car slowly reduces it, so I end up turning it up Massively to compromise
- so much screen taken up with a cartoon of my car and surrounding obstacles. Serves absolutely no purpose and just takes up real estate that could be used increasing the font size, map or allowing important buttons to sit on the “front page”
-faster acceleration on autopilot. The car slows well as it approaches a slower vehicle but when the slower vehicle moves away the model 3 takes an age to get back up to speed, causing traffic approaching from behind to overtake, or requires me to hit the pedal to compensate.
- random speed changes. The car will often slow very quickly for no apparent reason. It must detect something like a pedestrian or a tree but seems over sensitive.especially on the free/highway.
I’m gonna stop now as this is a lot for a first post….again, I’m not here to bash my car but these points all frustrate me as I WANT the car to be great, not disappointing.
Here are a few observations (ducks for cover)
-Interface, font, text, colour, size all should be adjustable to suit your vision needs (i need reading glasses but not driving glasses)
-reverse lights…either brighten them or reduce the rear mirror dimming when in reverse. I cannot use my mirrors to reverse in dark unlit environments
-mirror design, reflects the interior of the car too much (especially in the dark) and also the weird “side” of the mirror takes up a lot of real estate
- wipers controls hidden under two hits of the screen (could just be on the stalk button) frightening when passing a large truck in the rain when the auto wipers don’t keep up and you have to reach for the screen…twice!
-heating, ac controls need larger hit points (are really hard/dangerous to find/hit when driving.
-changing lanes when In autopilot (not advanced) why do I have to keep switching on the pilot every time I change lanes and suffer the “bong” noise every time along with the “snatching” feeling as it engages every time.
-software updates, great if I get “more” stuff but really annoying when stuff is removed…fells like I bought something that has now been taken away (auto pilot advanced, summon, lane change, all just disappeared)
-entertainment interface that doesn’t require me to constantly pick up my phone to hit next, ff, rewind, or select a track/cast
-auto pilot that interprets lorry trailers and doesn’t go into an emmergency stop on the high/freeway when it passes one (is this just a UK thing)
-volume that sticks. When I turn up my volume the car slowly reduces it, so I end up turning it up Massively to compromise
- so much screen taken up with a cartoon of my car and surrounding obstacles. Serves absolutely no purpose and just takes up real estate that could be used increasing the font size, map or allowing important buttons to sit on the “front page”
-faster acceleration on autopilot. The car slows well as it approaches a slower vehicle but when the slower vehicle moves away the model 3 takes an age to get back up to speed, causing traffic approaching from behind to overtake, or requires me to hit the pedal to compensate.
- random speed changes. The car will often slow very quickly for no apparent reason. It must detect something like a pedestrian or a tree but seems over sensitive.especially on the free/highway.
I’m gonna stop now as this is a lot for a first post….again, I’m not here to bash my car but these points all frustrate me as I WANT the car to be great, not disappointing.