Where are the cold weather controls in the new UI?

[wayner]

It was chilly this morning but I can't find where you turn on the heated steering wheel or back seat heaters. Can anyone help?

If it matters I have an AP1 Model S P85D

 

[Lon12]

Not sure about the S but on the 3 when you tap the bottom fan icon you get a window that has two tabs. One with a fan and one with a seat. If you press the seat you get the seat heater window. Assume it would also have steering wheel for you.

 

[wayner]

Thanks - it is similar on the S. You press the Fan button and a screen comes up with two tabs - the fan icon and with three squiggly lines. Pushing the three squiggly lines takes to the screen for heated steering wheel and back seats.

Not intuitive at all and different from where it used to be.

 

[CFinVancouver]

Any way to access the rear seat controls without activating the climate control? Seems you have to walk through the climate controls just to activate the rear seats.

 

[sakimano]

California car engineers and designers = cold weather problems are an afterthought on these cars.

The heat is weak, the cars are drafty, non intuitive controls for the heat, steering racks that fall loose due to bolt corrosion, same thing with ground studs.

It's clear the cold weather testing team at tesla think San Francisco weather is cold.

 

[Lasairfion]

Well they'd best fix it before the 3 starts to sell in the UK. We might not have the absolute coldest weather, but the damp gets in everything and makes both heat and cold very unpleasant. If heated seats and heater controls aren't easy to use, it won't last more than three weeks* before complaints.

*If we even get a solid 3 weeks of summer

 

[S'toon]

California car engineers and designers = cold weather problems are an afterthought on these cars.

The heat is weak, the cars are drafty, non intuitive controls for the heat, steering racks that fall loose due to bolt corrosion, same thing with ground studs.

It's clear the cold weather testing team at tesla think San Francisco weather is cold.

Aye, also the putting the cold weather package into the "luxury" upgrades. To those of us in the north the cold weather package isn't a luxury.

 

[wayner]

California car engineers and designers = cold weather problems are an afterthought on these cars.

The heat is weak, the cars are drafty, non intuitive controls for the heat, steering racks that fall loose due to bolt corrosion, same thing with ground studs.

It's clear the cold weather testing team at tesla think San Francisco weather is cold.

You forgot the poor design of some of the sensor housings that are perfectly shaped to promote snow/slush/ice buildup.

 

[Vawlkus]

Not to mention ‘wiper alley’ and how easily it is to get snow packed in there.

 

[TrevTremaine]

Not to mention ‘wiper alley’ and how easily it is to get snow packed in there.

Does anyone else regularly pop the frunk open to clear out the wiper well? I found it makes a difference in keeping the window clear.

 

[Vawlkus]

Does anyone else regularly pop the frunk open to clear out the wiper well? I found it makes a difference in keeping the window clear.

I did, but it’s not much easier. You’ve also got to be careful with the wiper blades: I had one snap and didn’t notice until it literally flew off while I was going down the road some time later.

 

[TrevTremaine]

It was chilly this morning but I can't find where you turn on the heated steering wheel or back seat heaters. Can anyone help?

If it matters I have an AP1 Model S P85D

It is a mess to find the controls for sure, but I was happy that the heated steering wheel kicked on while pre-heating the car. Damn, I'm getting too used to being pampered.

 

[EVSteve]

It is a mess to find the controls for sure, but I was happy that the heated steering wheel kicked on while pre-heating the car. Damn, I'm getting too used to being pampered.

It always did if the wheel heater was left on when exiting.

My irritant is the climate control coming on every time and all functions being full auto or full manual. We used to be able to independently select which segments of the hvac were auto or manual.

 

[Tony_YYZ]

last night I had a moment where I wished the Model 3 had a heated steering wheel.

 

[anderslangen]

last night I had a moment where I wished the Model 3 had a heated steering wheel.

With the heat blasting directly behind the wheel, I find that sufficient to warm the wheel (and hands)

 

[Tony_YYZ]

With the heat blasting directly behind the wheel, I find that sufficient to warm the wheel (and hands)

I worked late and didn't pre-warm the cabin. Just got in and drove. Didn't know how cold it was till I got outside.

 

[RiverBrick]

Thanks - it is similar on the S. You press the Fan button and a screen comes up with two tabs - the fan icon and with three squiggly lines. Pushing the three squiggly lines takes to the screen for heated steering wheel and back seats.

Not intuitive at all and different from where it used to be.

In the manual it says it is a seat icon, but as you say it is three lines. Seems like a bug, since in the image provided by Lon12 it's an actual seat icon in the 3.