NigelM
Recovering Member
^^^ That's how we know Kim is your girlfriend; if she was your wife, she'd be driving the Model S......:wink:
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New "feature" I found - you must exit from the driver's door or else...
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stephenpace
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I raised this as an enhancement request a while back. We need a display mode because I do let people sit in the car, and while no one has tried to put it into gear yet, it could easily happen. Display mode would also keep the screen on--currently I get around that by rolling down the window and reaching in and touching it without opening the doors. But even then, it eventually turns off. I like the workaround of using the UMC for this, but I also like surprising people by popping out the charge port with the iPhone app.
She frequently does - especially when I'm out of town. I've been encouraging her to use her Chevy Volt daily, though I think her speed demon side needs a Tesla fix every couple of days.
JerryNycom
Member
If you keep the key fob in YOUR pocket, anyone sitting in the car cant start it?
There should be a mode which leaves the car stationary and on, perhaps requiring activation with a pin code each time.
JerryNycom
Member
I HATE going to a place for a quick stop and CANT leave the Model S, "running" to keep it cool or warm.....
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
? All she needs to do is tap the touchscreen, and it will all stay on! Even if you take your FOB with you, she can still operate the touchscreen, have music running, and have the A/C on. My wife does this all the time.
It might be too saucy for the general public to "catch you" right at the moment that you are climbing over her
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Yes, we repro'ed this dangerous behavior at a car display where an owner had the fob in his pocket 6-8 feet away from the car and one of us were able to drive the car forward. Bad!
Oh man! Has this simple thing really been overlooked by us all along? We will try as soon as I fly back home! Thanks!
You could reverse direction of your dash cam so it records/observes you coming out of the car, this would resolve the quantum dilemma and you would no longer be in both superposition states, but that won't resolve the actual firmware issue. I don't think the Tesla is small enough or fast enough for the quantum wave function to be anything more than negligible, so this is likely just firmware.
of course, what do I know? I am 'just a woman' not a techie.'
of course, what do I know? I am 'just a woman' not a techie.'
NigelM
Recovering Member
A minute or two isn't going to make much difference; longer than that and you can just use the phone app. We use it quite often to pre-cool the car.
Ben at the Tampa SC told me how to do this... I thought he said you just need to use the touch screen option to put the car in park vs the column control. When I asked him how long it would then stay on, I got the blank stare..."I don't know the answer to that, and you're the first person who's ever asked!"
I think that's what he told me. I know there was definitely a way.
William13
Active Member
Since the car shuts off in 15 minutes I think this is intentional. What if the passenger has a key also and leaves. The car should not turn off.
They only crop up easily when programmers make invalid assumptions, in this case about human behavior. It's not a law of nature ...
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
I often stop to run an errand or grab some groceries with my wife in the passenger's seat. I go inside the store (taking my FOB with me) and she stays in the car, A/C on, listening to the radio and browsing the internet. Really, tapping the screen is all it takes.
But the fact that this isn't common knowledge should be blamed on the nearly non-existent car manual. I think Tesla took the Apple approach here. Let the user learn by experimenting.
For this type of concern, it's typically "the spec doesn't say" rather than just programmers willy nilly making up crazy stuff. In fact, some of us do fun things like use hot pink whenever the spec doesn't specify which color to use in the UI. That tends to wake up the designers pretty quickly that they need to pick some colors already.
wcalvin
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