What does this do? (holding "T")

[Muzzman1]

I haven't tried, but I'd be surprised if this setting persisted through a park / power off / lock etc cycle. It would be really annoying when demoing cars if they were accidentally left in a reduced power model.

It is persistent. See my post #53

 

[JenniferQ]

I tried this and noticed that when in the first setting '70' I couldn't get the Rainbow Road to activate with the 4 pulls on the CC stalk. Changing back to P90D fixed that. And I could change modes on the fly but not sure they actually changed anything. KInd of annoying that it kept reverting back to 70. Think I will leave this one alone for now.

 

[EMdoc12]

I was able to bring up a slightly different menu in my p85+. It was set to 70 and have choices (70, 90, Max). I set it to Max, then closed the menu. Each time I opened the menu, it was set to 70 (green checkmark).

I noticed the same thing on my car.

 

[chipmunk]

I went for a test drive of a Model S P90D at the weekend so I could complete configuration of my X (wanted to see if Autopilot could cope with local drivers!), As I am ordering a 90D the Tesla rep agreed to dial it down to 90D after showing off what a P90DL can do.
After trying it on 90D for a while I asked him if he could drop it down to 85D as the X is heavier and it might be a little closer i performance. He said that that option was no longer available since they stopped producing the 85D. Maybe this is the case for the latest update only.

Somebody (will) correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe there is any performance difference between the 85D and the 90D, so that could also explain why it's missing. That was only advertised as a range upgrade, not a power upgrade.

 

[artsci]

Works on my P85. Haven't tried it yet but I wonder what 90 is?

 

[Muzzman1]

Somebody (will) correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe there is any performance difference between the 85D and the 90D, so that could also explain why it's missing. That was only advertised as a range upgrade, not a power upgrade.

That's correct. On the CAN bus thread somewhere I remember reading that the power was the same with both batteries to the motors.

 

[Thalass]

I wonder if they'll expand this to include the Model 3, as a way to do test drives before the cars are built. It wouldn't be perfect, of course, but it might help.

 

[AEdennis]

I wonder if they'll expand this to include the Model 3, as a way to do test drives before the cars are built. It wouldn't be perfect, of course, but it might help.

The differences in the size of the car makes the drive too different. If you're curious about how a Tesla drives, just book a test drive in the S.

It should come with a warning though... Once you drive electric, it's hard to go back and your wait for a 3 is just that much longer. Many are not as lucky as I am in being able to drive electric every day.

If you're on a budget, I would actually suggest buying a used Leaf to tide you over and get you prepared to driving Electric. Lots of used Leafs at really affordable prices. Especially 2012 and 2012 ones.

 

[kort677]

RE: LEAFs
I would stay away from the '12s because of degradation issues the 13 models on would be a better choice

 

[bswn1]

Weird we haven't heard from the tinkering crew on what changes if any this menu actually provides to the car in terms of power.

 

[Dithermaster]

My 2013 P85+ offers 70, 90, and Max. I can't tell a difference between them; it still pulls 320 kW at full throttle.

 

[HankLloydRight]

I held down the T on top of main screen until the password screen came up. I typed in performance instead of 007.

sorry can't edit title to "what does this do"

So you were just typing random words until something changed? Or did you know about this one specifically??


What other words did you try?

How about "more cowbell" or just "cowbell"?

 

[JenniferQ]

I did try 'secretsauce,' but got nothing. I get a lot of options with 'performance' but don't feel any difference. Haven't timed anything, though

 

[Rockster]

Works on my P85. Haven't tried it yet but I wonder what 90 is?

Same on my P85. BTW, how do I undo it?

 

[JenniferQ]

Same on my P85. BTW, how do I undo it?

You have to type 'Performance' again. Otherwise, it keeps defaulting to 70. Kind of annoying, imo.

 

[JenniferQ]

Works on my P85. Haven't tried it yet but I wonder what 90 is?

iirc, 90 was just a battery upgrade. Would it change the range or charge % on the display in this mode? Idk.

Maybe just more cowbell? But at least a quiet one. I love Rainbow Road but I do NOT like the noise that accompanies it for the first few seconds. The best thing about my car is its silence. The fact that I can permanently mute the nav voice is golden.

 

[Rockster]

You have to type 'Performance' again. Otherwise, it keeps defaulting to 70. Kind of annoying, imo.

You have to type 'Performance' again. Otherwise, it keeps defaulting to 70. Kind of annoying, imo.

Thanks. It took a few tries but it finally accepted "performance" again.

 

[tstafford]

Tried it out yesterday - it's interesting to see what the simulated power differences are. If it's fairly accurate, the 90D is damn fast!

 

[Chasedrgc1223]

Tried it out yesterday - it's interesting to see what the simulated power differences are. If it's fairly accurate, the 90D is damn fast!

Is 90D faster than your sport mode?

 

[tstafford]

Is 90D faster than your sport mode?

Don't know. I'll give it a try.