Need manual retraction of spoiler for car wash

[aesculus]

To be clear, if you activate tow mode and then lock the car from the inside, does the spoiler go down? (We don't have our X yet to test).

Nope. Just went out and tested it for you.

Putting it in tow mode does have it free wheel but Power Off does not lower the spoiler then.

 

[aesculus]

They are "soft touch." My son uses them all the time and his car still looks new after almost 2 years.

Stay out of the car wash unless it is Touch Free. It must only use jets of water and air, period.

 

[BornToFly]

Stay out of the car wash unless it is Touch Free. It must only use jets of water and air, period.

Touch free doesn't get the car clean around here, especially in the winter with all the salt on the roads.

 

[Mark Z]

For car washes where you sit in the vehicle while parked, there is a way to lower the spoiler.

While in park, power the vehicle down using the touchscreen and lock the car. Do not lift your weight from the seat or the spoiler will lift.

I have not tried moving car washes. I am still washing Model X by hand.

Above all, make sure that 22" wheels are kept far from any guide rails. I wheel rashed the Model S until I double checked the alignment. For that reason alone, it's a good idea to find auto wash facilities without guide rails.

 

[BornToFly]

Above all, make sure that 22" wheels are kept far from any guide rails. I wheel rashed the Model S until I double checked the alignment. For that reason alone, it's a good idea to find auto wash facilities without guide rails.

Another reason I got my wife 20 inch wheels....

 

[PianoProdigy]

Does anyone have an update on this? I have a local "touch" car wash that I have a monthly membership for unlimited washes. I've run my dark grey ML63 through it no fewer than 100 times in 3 years, and the car looks great and is always easily kept clean. I'd like to have the same luxury with my X. Did anyone ever test whether I could drive into track, put car in neutral, enable tow mode, power down car and the spoiler will retract and allow the car wash to pull the vehicle through the wash?

 

[PianoProdigy]

Also, perhaps a fuse could be pulled for the spoiler while it is retracted? Seems primitive, but 30 seconds to pull a fuse and replace it is a lot easier than hand washing an SUV.

 

[gmtom1]

You raise an interesting question as to what those of us with fixed spoilers will/can do to avoid any problems with auto car washes.