In case your headlights automatically turn on during the day unexpectedly, or if your front camera doesn't see clearly, I discovered a possible cause and a very simple fix.
For months, my headlights would randomly turn on during the day in bright sunlight. Also, my front camera would not see the cars around me clearly. For example, while driving on the freeway, sometimes the car in front of me would appear on my center screen in the animation, sometimes not. Sometimes it would first appear and then suddenly disappear from the animation, even though the car was definitely still there. I would also get frequent "front camera blinded or blocked" messages.
I took the car to my local SC (which I love and find to be excellent overall). They initially told me that a software update would probably fix the problem. Unfortunately, this was not correct.
I noticed that there was a film on the INSIDE of the clear plastic cover over my front camera. I keep my car very clean, including the windshield. So the film was definitely not on the outside. Tesla Mobile Service came to my home yesterday. They removed the plastic cover, cleaned the inside of it, removed all of the murky film, and put the cover back on. I am happy to report that all of the above mentioned problems are gone. Cleaning the film on the inside of the cover did the trick.
I share this as a PSA in case any other Tesla drivers are experiencing something similar.
Thank you,
Joe
For months, my headlights would randomly turn on during the day in bright sunlight. Also, my front camera would not see the cars around me clearly. For example, while driving on the freeway, sometimes the car in front of me would appear on my center screen in the animation, sometimes not. Sometimes it would first appear and then suddenly disappear from the animation, even though the car was definitely still there. I would also get frequent "front camera blinded or blocked" messages.
I took the car to my local SC (which I love and find to be excellent overall). They initially told me that a software update would probably fix the problem. Unfortunately, this was not correct.
I noticed that there was a film on the INSIDE of the clear plastic cover over my front camera. I keep my car very clean, including the windshield. So the film was definitely not on the outside. Tesla Mobile Service came to my home yesterday. They removed the plastic cover, cleaned the inside of it, removed all of the murky film, and put the cover back on. I am happy to report that all of the above mentioned problems are gone. Cleaning the film on the inside of the cover did the trick.
I share this as a PSA in case any other Tesla drivers are experiencing something similar.
Thank you,
Joe
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