HI mines an April '17 build and I had purchased FSD when it was in that 2K "sale" after taking ownership. you will have to shell out the $2500 for the MCU2, good news is HDW3 board upgrade comes "free" with FSD if you had bought it but you really need MCU2 to get the most out of it . I know some folks who kept MCU1 but did the HDW 3 upgrade. you run the risk of our cars having the Dreaded MCU 1 . failure ( see the other threads on this) . I would recommend doing the MCU2 and HDW3 together. you wont regret it if you plan on using AP, NOA, and FSD when they roll out the latest stuff. I have it and it essentially made mine as good as a 2020 car ( less the battery and better efficiency with the motors and a few other thngs). other wise it feel s and visualizes like new!. did I mention the browser actually works and you get wifiG ( worth it right there)
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Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2
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Thanks for your response! The guy at the service center the latest update they can do for my car is AP 2.5. I guess maybe to avoid the risk of our cars having the dreaded MCU1 failure? Will upgrading to MCU2 give me access to the dash cam footages? I currently have to call Tesla if I want any footage.
Interesting.. I asked the guy at the service center if I could get the 3.0 and he told me latest is 2.5 .....
N8Howell33
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I recently bought a used 2017 75s from Tesla and got a message my car is ready for 3.0 HW upgrade. I have MCU 1 and AP 2.5 currently.
Akikiki
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FM RADIO IS BACK $ 500.
Tesla brings back radio (yes, radio!) for $500 with infotainment retrofit - Electrek
Infotainment Upgrade
Is there any way to keep access to AM, FM and Sirius XM radio?
Yes. Later in Q4 2020, Tesla will offer an additional Radio Upgrade, including the installation of a compatible radio tuner and antennas, that will allow customers to retain access to FM radio and Sirius XM radio. It is not possible to retain access to AM radio.
My vehicle has already undergone an Infotainment Upgrade. Is it possible for me to purchase the Radio Upgrade?
Yes. The purchase and installation of the Radio Upgrade will be available for vehicles that have already undergone Infotainment Upgrade. For vehicles that have not yet undergone an Infotainment Upgrade, we recommend having both the Infotainment Upgrade and Radio Upgrade installation performed at the same time. The Radio Upgrade costs an additional $500 plus applicable tax, and there is no difference in price if you have the Radio Upgrade and Infotainment Upgrade installed separately or together.
Tesla brings back radio (yes, radio!) for $500 with infotainment retrofit - Electrek
Infotainment Upgrade
Is there any way to keep access to AM, FM and Sirius XM radio?
Yes. Later in Q4 2020, Tesla will offer an additional Radio Upgrade, including the installation of a compatible radio tuner and antennas, that will allow customers to retain access to FM radio and Sirius XM radio. It is not possible to retain access to AM radio.
My vehicle has already undergone an Infotainment Upgrade. Is it possible for me to purchase the Radio Upgrade?
Yes. The purchase and installation of the Radio Upgrade will be available for vehicles that have already undergone Infotainment Upgrade. For vehicles that have not yet undergone an Infotainment Upgrade, we recommend having both the Infotainment Upgrade and Radio Upgrade installation performed at the same time. The Radio Upgrade costs an additional $500 plus applicable tax, and there is no difference in price if you have the Radio Upgrade and Infotainment Upgrade installed separately or together.
yes, it should give access.
mcu1 with HW2.5 (or FSD HW3.0) should give you access to the videos if you pull the usb drive and put it in a computer.
I get the recordings with MCU1& HW3. Just cannot view on the screen in the car.
cousin_IT
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Just bought a 2nd hand P90DL with AP1 and MCU1. Still original eMMC and 3G connectivity. I consider paying for the MCU2 as it would solve both the eMMC and 3G issue (3G will be switched off in the Netherlands end of next year) and de-risk the dreaded screen leakage.
I don’t think there are that many extras in MCU2 that I would benefit of but the extended support lifetime is still of interest. At some point Tesla will stop maintaining MCU1.
the only reason why I’m holding back is that I’d like a 5G upgrade too but since I haven’t heard anyone talking about this I assume this is not in the cards.
I don’t think there are that many extras in MCU2 that I would benefit of but the extended support lifetime is still of interest. At some point Tesla will stop maintaining MCU1.
the only reason why I’m holding back is that I’d like a 5G upgrade too but since I haven’t heard anyone talking about this I assume this is not in the cards.
YES!!!!!!!!!! I’m so glad they listen to consumer feedback/complaints!
Now the wait begins for this option to be orderable! There are only 2 months left in Q4. Any guesses when this will actually happen?
@bob_p should be happy to hear this news.
Personally, I was 100% for upgrading the radio when I had the update done 4 months ago. I'm still WFH and drive a lot less these days so I'm on the fence about getting the upgrade done now.
Jimt29
2020 Tesla Model Y LR AWD, MSM/Black
steve841
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Wonder what hardware they are using, as the original tuner replacement was the hard to install hardware that would include AM, from what we've read here. I assume this new install/upgrade/retrofit/whatever is some substitute hardware in a different location? Wonder why it can't/doesn't include AM.
I bet they are just making up for it by charging $500. $250 labor on a $250 part they are already making a profit on.
Why no AM? Business choice when selecting the digital tuner chip. AM is getting a bit harder to come by.
They are just putting in the same tuner that came in cars originally equipped with MCU2s. And those cars have never had AM support.
It is in exactly the same spot. So they will take out the old analog tuner and replace it with the new MCU2 compatible digital tuner. (Probably with new wiring from it to the MCU.)
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Akikiki
A'-Lo-HA ! y'all
@cousin_IT, what is your car's build date? And just got it? If your car was built after April 2015, I believe you have LTE. It was first showing up in cars here in USofA, in late March 2015. So should be at least about the same time in Netherlands. It could be you are currently just driving in a LTE weak area and only getting a 3G signal, so all of us would think the car is 3G. I think it simply depends on your car's build date.
cousin_IT
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The car is built around September 2015 but no 4G or LTE to be found. It just says 3G on the display. I thought it would have LTE based on the build date but unless it's a setting I'm not aware of I'm SOL
So why not have AM work also? I thought people who had done this themselves had everything working (perhaps I'm misremembering something...
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Akikiki
A'-Lo-HA ! y'all
@cousin_IT, Sept '15. I am confident enough for both of us that you have LTE. There is no setting that you can change. You are not doing anything wrong. Its must simply be a weak signal for LTE and falls back to 3G in the area where you are. I would not worry about it. If you took your car in to a SC for the LTE upgrade, they are going to tell you, that you already have it. I am 99% sure.
