EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
Well, I've seen many people brake pretty much all the way down; maybe try like 75% to 95%?
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I feel like unless it's all the way down almost at full force, it doesn't engage, and sometimes even then I get the warning.
lbowroom
Plaid, white on black, CF, 8/27/21, Track Pack
That's a very confident statement lol
Venom
Member
Agreed. Does pressing the brake down 100% (touching the floor) damage the brake?
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
If it did that would be a very bad situation for emergencies lol. Don't think so. Launch Mode can be buggy, so there is that, but maybe pressing harder will help.
lbowroom
Plaid, white on black, CF, 8/27/21, Track Pack
How hard do you think people push the brake pedal before an accident?
I feel like they need to come up with a better way to launch lol
lbowroom
Plaid, white on black, CF, 8/27/21, Track Pack
Does the battery have to be done getting to temp before you engage launch?
Venom
Member
Yep, just need to enter drag strip mode and it tells you when it's ready
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
Pretty much the only way to do it. If you look at McLaren, Ferrari, Bugatti, Lamborghini, even Kia, etc... they all have similar Launch Modes. Some, like the McLarens, make you wait till boost is optimized, so it's kinda like the Cheetah Stance.
lbowroom
Plaid, white on black, CF, 8/27/21, Track Pack
Not sure if you are understanding the implication of my question. Is your battery done pre-heating when you are trying the launch?
But we're not brake boosting in the EV
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
You can initiate Cheetah Stance w/o the battery being preconditioned. Just needs to be in D/S Mode. Obviously won't be the fastest though.
Venom
Member
Yes, it says it's done preconditioning and is at peak performance
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
Actually, you are. Launch preloads/pretorques the motors with about 50KW. It does that when the suspension lowers, and if you look at the energy output gauge on the bottom of the gauge cluster, you can see it go up juuuust a little.But we're not brake boosting in the EV
jebinc
Well-Known Member
@lbowroom Not overly.... I really love the Plaid, sort of, especially the acceleration and air/adaptive suspension. Had the M3YP been a 2.5s car with a similar suspension, that would have been the one for me. Don't get me wrong, I grin from ear-to-ear when driving the Plaid, but mildly disappointed with Tesla that the older mainstream cars have features that the newest pinnacle model does not. While I haven't sat in the MY's passenger's seat and listened to the audio, I can say from the driver's seat, it's (the MYP) far far superior to my Plaid in the same seat. @WilliamG
Interesting. Well then maybe do a bit tuning on the extreme brake mashing just to get a warning and have to mash again lol
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
That I agree with for sure. Maybe require a little less pressure, or a "Launch" button on the screen so the car knows what you are doing, and immediately gives you Launch Mode vs. giving you an error.
Whooooweee boi that's a good one for jokes too lol!
I like the launch mode button idea
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