Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2

[mspohr]

I think he said he has gotten the MCU2, but it isn't performing as well

No, it seems he had a replacement MCU1

 

[Shock-On-T]

They are doing the daughterboard replacement for me. I asked if there was a discount on the $1500 MCU2 unit if I just had them do that instead.
They said no, because $1500 was a lower price than before which makes no sense as to why no discount. Most likely there is no way to key it into the system.
So I'm just doing the daughterboard fix for the Flash memory problem. If it works ok, I will hold off on the MCU2, as it sounds like this could just be asking for trouble.

No, the MCU2 is lightyears ahead of the MCU1. Absolutely no comparison, it's like a different car.
The only negative for the MCU2 is that for about half the people in a recent survey, occasionally it takes a few minutes to connect to the cellular network when starting a drive.

 

[Zuikkis]

The only negative for the MCU2 is that for about half the people in a recent survey, occasionally it takes a few minutes to connect to the cellular network when starting a drive.

Yep, I have that. Also if it looses signal for some reason, it can take minutes to reconnect. It's actually faster to just reboot with scroll wheels at that point. Reboot is really fast on MCU2.

But this is quite rare problem. Other than that I really love the upgrade, and I only have pre-AP car so I didn't have the autopilot improvements.

 

[Ostrichsak]

FWIW, I'm noticing the same lengthy delays to reconnect to 4G/LTE. The other day it was several minutes and I finally just rebooted the MCU which is a painfully long process on an MCU1, as you know.

 

[tmoz]

Yep, I have that. Also if it looses signal for some reason, it can take minutes to reconnect. It's actually faster to just reboot with scroll wheels at that point. Reboot is really fast on MCU2.

But this is quite rare problem. Other than that I really love the upgrade, and I only have pre-AP car so I didn't have the autopilot improvements.

My MCU1 occasionally looses connection to LTE (I paid the $500 yrs ago for this upgrade). It stopped doing that for some reason recently. Then it goes into periods where the songs on slacker lose connection and it changes songs at whatever point connection was lost. But it has mysteriously stopped doing that.
I'm hearing votes that MCU2 is worth it.

 

[No2DinosaurFuel]

I know there is a chip shortage currently, but any chance we get the AMD powered MC3 upgrade for the AP1 cars? Would love to play AAA title games while I am supercharging.

 

[gearchruncher]

I know there is a chip shortage currently, but any chance we get the AMD powered MC3 upgrade for the AP1 cars?

The only MCU3 cars are the refreshed S/X, which have a totally different center screen setup. Really unlikely they will ever do a design to fit the older S/X cars. MCU2 retrofit because it was designed to be a drop in production change without any other changes to the vehicle.

 

[Fiver]

While not totally out of the question, the odds of any upgrades from MCU1 or MCU2 to the new MCU3 are essentially nil. Best to nip those hopes in the bud before they grow too much.

 

[Akikiki]

I know there is a chip shortage currently, but any chance we get the AMD powered MC3 upgrade for the AP1 cars? Would love to play AAA title games while I am supercharging.

Ans: Absolutely No Chance. Just skip past that idea.

 

[HankLloydRight]

While not totally out of the question, the odds of any upgrades from MCU1 or MCU2 to the new MCU3 are essentially nil. Best to nip those hopes in the bud before they grow too much.

Sounds like it's too late for that. How long until there's an "MCU1/2 to MCU3 upgrade" thread?

 

[tmoz]

Sounds like it's too late for that. How long until there's an "MCU1/2 to MCU3 upgrade" thread?

If it starts, it should get renamed, "Trade up for a refreshed Model S to get the new MCU3, along with a lot more goodies!"

 

[Fiver]

Sounds like it's too late for that. How long until there's an "MCU1/2 to MCU3 upgrade" thread?

I took care of it for you: MCU1/MCU2 upgrade to MCU3?

 

[mspohr]

If it starts, it should get renamed, "Trade up for a refreshed Model S to get the new MCU3, along with a lot more goodies!"

That's my strategy. Ordered S LR

 

[Amacharola]

For me getting MCU2, it was like getting a new car. Screen was better looking, more responsive, better cellular signal, better audio, video streaming which I use frequently when charging… worth every penny

 

[tccartier]

For me getting MCU2, it was like getting a new car. Screen was better looking, more responsive, better cellular signal, better audio, video streaming which I use frequently when charging… worth every penny

But what about on really early builds my car is vin# 162 Signature. I've been considering the upgrade. I skipped it when my emmc failed because there was no path forward for me to keep my XM, AM, FM radios. But that has been solved of late. I'm currently looking at bubbling in my instrument cluster, just don't know how effective this upgrade will be on really early builds such as mine. Anyone out there upgrade a Signature car?

 

[No2DinosaurFuel]

But what about on really early builds my car is vin# 162 Signature. I've been considering the upgrade. I skipped it when my emmc failed because there was no path forward for me to keep my XM, AM, FM radios. But that has been solved of late. I'm currently looking at bubbling in my instrument cluster, just don't know how effective this upgrade will be on really early builds such as mine. Anyone out there upgrade a Signature car?

There was a thread on how to prevent further bubbling. It involved some gorilla glue foam and removing both the center screen and the front dash screen. My car has the leaky/bubbling screen both on the dash and center screen.

 

[hybridbear]

But what about on really early builds my car is vin# 162 Signature. I've been considering the upgrade. I skipped it when my emmc failed because there was no path forward for me to keep my XM, AM, FM radios. But that has been solved of late. I'm currently looking at bubbling in my instrument cluster, just don't know how effective this upgrade will be on really early builds such as mine. Anyone out there upgrade a Signature car?

I know there have been owners with AP1 cars that have upgraded to MCU2, I'm not sure about anyone that is pre-AP. But I remember one local owner commenting in the MN Tesla Club on Facebook that the cost of MCU2 was more affordable than just paying to replace the delaminated screen so that's what motivated him to buy it for his AP1 Model S.

 

[dark cloud]

But what about on really early builds my car is vin# 162 Signature. I've been considering the upgrade. I skipped it when my emmc failed because there was no path forward for me to keep my XM, AM, FM radios. But that has been solved of late. I'm currently looking at bubbling in my instrument cluster, just don't know how effective this upgrade will be on really early builds such as mine. Anyone out there upgrade a Signature car?

I know there have been owners with AP1 cars that have upgraded to MCU2, I'm not sure about anyone that is pre-AP. But I remember one local owner commenting in the MN Tesla Club on Facebook that the cost of MCU2 was more affordable than just paying to replace the delaminated screen so that's what motivated him to buy it for his AP1 Model S.

Go back and look at post #7363; @Zuikkis has an earlier model. @tccartier do you still have the Gen1 cluster then? I am not sure if the different energy display graphics were changed with an update; it will be updated to the new style if you get the MCU2 of course.

 

[BrownOuttaSpec]

But what about on really early builds my car is vin# 162 Signature. I've been considering the upgrade. I skipped it when my emmc failed because there was no path forward for me to keep my XM, AM, FM radios. But that has been solved of late. I'm currently looking at bubbling in my instrument cluster, just don't know how effective this upgrade will be on really early builds such as mine. Anyone out there upgrade a Signature car?

I dont have a Signature car but I remember reading a post of someone with Pre-AP (original circle energy graph) getting it done and it worked great and there was even a noticeable improvement in color on the Instrument cluster as well. I did the MCU2 upgrade on my AP1 car and I would highly recommend it!

 

[Merrill]

I did it on my 2016 Model X with AP1 and love it.