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Thanks. I will do a few trials this weekend and videotape.
It does not act like a brake. You should get the temporary incline braking after letting off the actual brake pedal, but being in any gear is like being in neutral - an incline one way or the other will allow the car to drift.I would have thought that engaging the reverse shift would act like a brake for any forward motion.
I would have thought that engaging the reverse shift would act like a brake for any forward motion.
I have not driven an ICE car in 6 years except for a few occasions so I am not sure how other cars behave but my i3 does not behave like this (it is a much lighter car). Also I have not encountered the circumstances above that often.
Let us know.. in a way this is pretty good news.
Drive (and reverse) provide a really tiny bit of resistance, but it is, for all intents and purposes, like being in neutral. (My parking spot is sloped just enough to let me roll backwards about halfway out while in drive -- if I want to roll the rest of the way out I need to put it in neutral or reverse).
Thanks a lot guys. I agree it is about getting used to it. In the beginning no-creep experience was a bit unsettling but now I prefer it the traditional ICE mode. I think because of the weight of the car, some of these rolling effects are more pronounced compared my current i3 or previous Nissan Leaf.
Team, I think I might have finally found the root cause here or rather the circumstances. I think it has to do with the "roll forward" that happens if the car is parked down an incline. ...
Sorry to hear about your marital problems. I suggest buying a Model S to correct the problem before it is too late. lolThe fact that my wife has commandeered MX as her own.
This past Saturday my Model S was in reverse and when I pressed the accelerator it went forward. Initially, I thought I had accidentally put it in drive but I verified and it was in reverse. I put the car back in park and then put it in reverse again but the car kept going forward when I hit the accelerator. After trying a couple of times I tried turning the car off and back on but the behavior did not change. I called roadside assistance and they had me turn the car off and on again, putting the car in neutral and pushing (I'm not even close to strong enough to move the car), and they had me put the car in tow mode. Nothing worked and they sent a tow company to me however while they were on the way I worked through all the same options with roadside assistance and after taking the car out tow mode I was able to reverse with no problem. I immediately drove the car to our nearest service station where they are going to do an inspection to try and find out what caused the problem. Fortunately, we knew the exact time, took pictures of the parking spot and have video of the car moving forward that I was able to share with the service folks to help them figure this out.
Sorry, if I have posted this in the wrong place. This was the only thing I could find on a Tesla going forward when in reverse and I'm new to forums and am not 100% on etiquette.
Seeing is believing ... we await the photos/videos.This past Saturday my Model S was in reverse and when I pressed the accelerator it went forward. Initially, I thought I had accidentally put it in drive but I verified and it was in reverse. I put the car back in park and then put it in reverse again but the car kept going forward when I hit the accelerator. After trying a couple of times I tried turning the car off and back on but the behavior did not change. I called roadside assistance and they had me turn the car off and on again, putting the car in neutral and pushing (I'm not even close to strong enough to move the car), and they had me put the car in tow mode. Nothing worked and they sent a tow company to me however while they were on the way I worked through all the same options with roadside assistance and after taking the car out tow mode I was able to reverse with no problem. I immediately drove the car to our nearest service station where they are going to do an inspection to try and find out what caused the problem. Fortunately, we knew the exact time, took pictures of the parking spot and have video of the car moving forward that I was able to share with the service folks to help them figure this out.
Sorry, if I have posted this in the wrong place. This was the only thing I could find on a Tesla going forward when in reverse and I'm new to forums and am not 100% on etiquette.
Here is the video guys. I went in to the service center today to take a test drive of my car with the service technician and he told me the issue occurred because I had slightly accelerated and I was on an incline. I wasn't on an incline though and the car behaves exactly as though it was in drive. Also, I put the car in both neutral and tow mode multiple times and the vehicle would not budge with me pushing as hard as I can. I told them it was a safety issue and that I need a resolution before I'll drive the car again. They are going to "open a case" which was explained to me as a way to have the engineers who "made the car" look into the issue. I'm starting to get really nervous about this and do not have a very good feeling after this the third time they have told me that it was an incline issue.