Maximus-MX
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Thank you. I have them honor the $2500 + tax pricing with the touchscreen replacement.
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Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2
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Tesl@ Bargain
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- Has there any AP1 vehicle already been eligible for the MCU2 upgrade?
- And if yes, what is the part number of that MCU2 retrofit for AP1 vehicles?
Two days ago my local SeC informed me that the MCU2 retrofit can now be ordered, which I did right away. Today they told me that this was based on a misunderstanding, because as of now only AP2+ vehicles are eligible for that upgrade, which includes the HW3 retrofit, though our Model S from 2016 is equipped with AP1.
So the assumption is that the information from the Infotainment Upgrade page at the Tesla website with "All remaining Model S and Model X owners -> Coming Soon" is still correct (though obviously not the footnote and "Currently limited to North America only at this time. Other regions to be announced.") and that the MCU2 retrofit for AP1 vehicles will differ, with a different part number and cheaper, since it does not include the HW3 upgrade.
kpeters000
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Your service center is super blacked out. AP1 vehicles have getting retrofits for a while now.
Plasmid_Boy
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Even my Pre-AP car (2014 P85+) got the upgrade over a month ago. Part number attached.
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Don't forget that the person @Tesl@ Bargain lives somewhere in Central Europe according to his location information.
We, as Europeans, have gotten the possiblity to perform this Infotainment Upgrade as of 2 weeks ago. The status in The Netherlands (which isn't Central Europe anyway, so that might differ) is that only the AP2.0 and AP2.5 cars are eligable for this upgrade. The information Tesla provides to me is that the AP1.0 and AP3.0 cars will be allowed in Q4 this year as well.
I've requested the AP2.5 --> AP3.0 swap 6 weeks ago, a bit of a bummer but Q4 doesn't sound too bad after all. Frankly, I can't wait to upgrade the MCU
For people in the USA this might be true, however the people in Europe who have purchased FSD were given the ability to make the HW3.0 swap starting from March, and were even upgraded without explicit request during (regular) maintenance at the SeC.
I would be upset if Tesla installed hw3 without my permission and as a result I couldn't get mcu2 until after others. That's pretty messed up.
Tesl@ Bargain
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Indeed, that's the info here in my country as well, so currently only AP2.0 and AP2.5 vehicles eligible for that retrofit.
Thanks. How much did you pay for it? Because the assumption was, that the retrofit for AP1 vehicles must be cheaper due to the missing HW3 upgrade.
So if that's correct, there must be two part numbers, one for AP2 & AP2.5 vehicles (which includes the HW3 upgrade) and one for AP1 vehicles (Part # 9874564-00-B), right?
Plasmid_Boy
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PatrickCH4313
Member
This is true for Switzerland also.
My HW3 upgrade (from HW2.5) was done in June 2020 (no request for it, my appointment was for the MCU UV process) and my MCU2 retrofit is planned for the 15 october 2020.
Tesl@ Bargain
Member
That's odd, because that looks like the regular price including the HW3 retrofit, which wasn't applicable for your vehicle.
That would mean owners of of AP1.0 vehicles pay a premium for the same upgrade with only one price in place (so the same price with and without the HW3 retrofit).
goRt
Active Member
No, the $2,500 plus tax is the price for the MCU2 upgrade.
Separately Tesla is replacing HW2.x at unrelated service appointments to simplify its software stack.
In the US and only at certain service centers. Very haphazard and happenstance. Very Tesla.
Plasmid_Boy
Member
Yup. I have had no problems at all after about a month of daily usage (except for the widely reported reduction in sound quality and backup camera, and loss of airwave radio). But I have used only TuneIn radio streaming and occasional navigation, have not played games or web or movies. There was no delay in waiting for parts (1 week).
It's a nice upgrade. I would call your sc and ask or add it to the app and see what happens. If they order the right part you should be good to go. When they know what to do in the upgrade it takes a couple of hours. If they run into trouble it could fail to take or take days for the software to deploy properly.
iqless
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Between my first Tesla (2015 85D) and my last (2018 P100D) the MCU was literally the biggest difference. They drove almost exactly the same, P100D was a lot faster but you're not gonna be stomping on it a lot (it's not pleasurable) and in any case the 85D was plenty of fast too, Autopilot was functionally exactly the same, the cabin was arguably worse on the P100D (I loved the yacht floors), none of the parking/summon gimmicks mattered to me (the s85D also had summon).
But dat Silky Smooth MCU2 and the crazy definition camera, plus the Tesla Dashcam, now THAT made a big difference.
But dat Silky Smooth MCU2 and the crazy definition camera, plus the Tesla Dashcam, now THAT made a big difference.
