Regenerative braking control missing

[Gadget-X]

FYI - I just up dated to 2020.36.11 a couple of days ago. I checked and both setting (Regen Braking & Range Mode) are there on my 2020 MSP. It must be a MSLR feature (bug). You know the old saying, not a bug but a feature! Crazy...

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[Barry]

Serious safety issue for those who drive in winter conditions.

 

[Driver94022]

My Model S LR+ also does not have the Reg Button. I went into the Palo Alto sales/service center last week and drove a LR+ that had the button and needed a software update. The software has been updated to 2020.36.11 and It still has the button. So something else is going on no matter what the service invoice said.

 

[powaking]

Can you try switching off from Hold? I think this is the new way to do 1 pedal driving as the motor will do the braking all the way down to 0. See if switching it off from Hold will bring back the brake regen setting. Otherwise it may be a bug.

 

[Driver94022]

I have tried all three options Hold, Roll and Creep.

 

[BioSci]

Per info received in writing from my local SC, all Model S vehicles made after June 2020 do not have the option of Low regen setting.

 

[Gadget-X]

Performance as well ?

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[Driver94022]

My car was made in June 2020 and the button is missing. The car I test drove had a S/N that is 15,000 cars earlier and had the button. So maybe it was made in May? That makes sense then. Same software but different hardware.

 

[Barry]

Per info received in writing from my local SC, all Model S vehicles made after June 2020 do not have the option of Low regen setting.

Seems they are making the car more and a coastal-Cali only car, as time goes on. What is the rationale for removing low/no regen? It is a necessity on snowy/icy roads.

 

[BioSci]

My car was made in June 2020 and the button is missing. The car I test drove had a S/N that is 15,000 cars earlier and had the button. So maybe it was made in May? That makes sense then. Same software but different hardware.

I'm pretty sure that Tesla could make that change without any hardware change. Software can easily provide different user interfaces depending on the VIN. Which implies that they could turn it back on for all cars if they wanted to...

 

[DerbyDave]

My car was made in June 2020 and the button is missing. The car I test drove had a S/N that is 15,000 cars earlier and had the button. So maybe it was made in May? That makes sense then. Same software but different hardware.

My car was made mid June 2020, delivered June 29. I have the button.

 

[Driver94022]

I wonder why they removed it in the first place?

 

[BioSci]

I wonder why they removed it in the first place?

My guess is that the Low setting decreases range by some microscopic amount.

 

[Driver94022]

My car was made in June 2020 and delivered July 3 and I don't have the button.

 

[Gadget-X]

This dilemma is interesting. Members posting and seems like one day they had the button and next they did not. Seems like a big deal apparently to some drivers. Even though we don't have snow I personally like the regen setting. I also have a hard time accepting that not having the button makes the Model S slightly more efficient as it is putting back some small charge into the battery system with it. I guess it might be that the metrics shown a better life from battery or motors. Seems vehicles without also would wear brakes more. This setting may disappear on cars as we go along????

Are there any recent MSP vehicles that don't have setting?

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[Driver94022]

What got me looking at the Regen Braking Button was that my new 2020 Model S LR+ was noisier than my old 2016 MS. The front motor whine and some other background motor related noise. I have never used the Low Setting in the past but I thought it might reduce the noise level. The Switched Reluctance Motor used in the front of the MS is noisier than the Induction Motor that was used on the 2016.

 

[1windy]

Anyone know if it is gone on the performance model. Sub'd about to pull trigger.

 

[1windy]

Weird just did a Tesla . com chat and the rep said it is available on the LR+. I sent him the link to this chat and he said he can't comment on outside Tesla inf.

 

[Gadget-X]

Our MSP May 2020 model has button...

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[1windy]

Test driving tomorrow. Will check the car and report back.