Model 3 Software Updates

[RTPEV]

Do you have any coating on windshield?

My wipers "judder" (or chatter) and I don't have any coating other than whatever came from the factory. Are you saying we should or we shouldn't have a coating applied to help with this?

It could be my imagination, but it does seem like various software revs have changed this behavior (for better, then back to worse). If I was using manual wipers, I would simply let more water build on the windshield, but as @wtwieder said, they still chatter even with a fairly significant amount of water on the windshield.

 

[wtwieder]

Do you have any coating on windshield?

I do have Rain-X on the windows, but the auto chatter or judder was present before applying it. It certainly didn’t make it worse.

 

[Dana1]

My wipers "judder" (or chatter) and I don't have any coating other than whatever came from the factory. Are you saying we should or we shouldn't have a coating applied to help with this?

It could be my imagination, but it does seem like various software revs have changed this behavior (for better, then back to worse). If I was using manual wipers, I would simply let more water build on the windshield, but as @wtwieder said, they still chatter even with a fairly significant amount of water on the windshield.

I don’t know if there is a right answer lol. This topic has come up before. I have a coating and if it’s a really light rain I get a couple of jitters...I’d thought that the water beading so quickly left too much dry space. After a couple of minutes it smooths out. On older cars you could adjust the tension but I don’t know if that’s possible with these wipers.

 

[ksb467]

My wipers "judder" (or chatter) and I don't have any coating other than whatever came from the factory. Are you saying we should or we shouldn't have a coating applied to help with this?

It could be my imagination, but it does seem like various software revs have changed this behavior (for better, then back to worse). If I was using manual wipers, I would simply let more water build on the windshield, but as @wtwieder said, they still chatter even with a fairly significant amount of water on the windshield.

I have the judder too, but have assumed it was just new car and blades take some time to break in

 

[israndy]

I am surprised that I haven't heard more about the wiper stutter. We had one more rain storm after I got the car in March, no rain since but my wipers sure stuttered then. Worried it won't me a new car thing when we finally get rain in the next month or so.

-Randy

 

[WhiteMountains]

I'm still on 21.9 and haven't seen any upgrade notices. It seems like everyone posting is in the 30's or at least upper 20's. Should I be looking into that, or are a lot of people still in the low 20's?

 

[Geo77]

I just picked my car up two days ago and it was raining on trhe way how, and noticed when on auto, they had a weird jutter too at a specific point.

 

[brandonee916]

I just picked my car up two days ago and it was raining on trhe way how, and noticed when on auto, they had a weird jutter too at a specific point.

I had shipping debris (gritty, tacky film) on my glass... once I glass bar it, smooth.... give that a try?

 

[Geo77]

I had shipping debris (gritty, tacky film) on my glass... once I glass bar it, smooth.... give that a try?

no, it wasn't that I don't think, because if i put the wipers on any other setting (1-4) it was perfectly smooth. I will say when i got home i had an update to run and haven't tried it since.

 

[9erDog]

I'm still on 21.9 and haven't seen any upgrade notices. It seems like everyone posting is in the 30's or at least upper 20's. Should I be looking into that, or are a lot of people still in the low 20's?

I’d say you are way behind. I’d contact the service center if I were you.

 

[patoirish]

Where can I find what the most updated software version is? I just took delivery on Wednesday and got my first notice that there is a software update ready today. Thanks!

 

[9erDog]

Where can I find what the most updated software version is? I just took delivery on Wednesday and got my first notice that there is a software update ready today. Thanks!

Unfortunately there is no "latest update" as Tesla tends to roll out in waves. The latest I know of is 34.1 but there may be newer ones. The 34 represents the week of the year that the software was completed but release may take another couple of weeks and certainly doesn't go out to the entire fleet.

 

[smatthew]

36.1 is the newest

 

[patoirish]

36.1 is the newest

Ok I’m showing 2018.32.5.... how far behind am I?

 

[Drax]

I'm still on 21.9 and haven't seen any upgrade notices.

Schedule a service appointment. You shouldn’t be anywhere near that far behind. I’d go as far as to say that no-one should be any further back than 32.5, but if you’re in the 20’s definitely schedule.

 

[SlicedBr3ad]

Schedule a service appointment. You shouldn’t be anywhere near that far behind. I’d go as far as to say that no-one should be any further back than 32.5, but if you’re in the 20’s definitely schedule.

If you have 32.5, you're fine. There isn't anything in 34.1 or 36.1 that's useful.

 

[favo]

Where can I find what the most updated software version is? I just took delivery on Wednesday and got my first notice that there is a software update ready today. Thanks!

TeslaFi has a firmware tracker, and so does ev-fw.

 

[Sneakerhead]

I have 32.2.. i heard 36.1 fixes slacker playlists.. really want it!

 

[Mellenger]

I finally got my wifi sorted in my garage. Does the model 3 have to be awake in order for it to download updates? I’m on .24 since the first attempt failed so I want to try to get this updated. I got the car on Friday.

I also don’t have the free EAP trial either. How do I make that kick in?

 

[IdaX]

I’m on .24 since the first attempt failed so I want to try to get this updated.

My experience is that you need to have Tesla intervene to get any updates at all after one has failed. Call them, or better take the car into a service center.