winter is coming..how do you prepare your tesla for winter beside winter tire swtich?

[coolmanfever]

hello all,

Definitely I will swap out into winter tire end of this month. I will also make a profile called "snow driving" to set regen brake to low, creep stop, and disable auto mirror folding, and chill drive mode.

What other preparation will you do? I saw some youtuber apply some coating around the door handle to prevent frost. What product like such to prevent frost around door handle can be bought in Canada?

 

[Birdman325]

I bought this stuff off of Amazon.ca and applied it to the rubber seals on each door where it contacts the window. Works really well.
nextzett 91480615 'Gummi Pflege Stift' Rubber

 

[toshman]

I thought you were kidding, but no that name is real.

 

[Casmium]

Lubricate door handles(see online service), swap winter tires, that's about it, never had an issue with the regain settings the last two winters but I'm just driving around Mississauga for the most part.

 

[coolmanfever]

I bought this stuff off of Amazon.ca and applied it to the rubber seals on each door where it contacts the window. Works really well.
nextzett 91480615 'Gummi Pflege Stift' Rubber

I guess it prevent frosting around the the rubber seals and window touch. Do it work on door handle?

 

[coolmanfever]

Lubricate door handles(see online service), swap winter tires, that's about it, never had an issue with the regain settings the last two winters but I'm just driving around Mississauga for the most part.

which online service do you use for lubricating door handles?

 

[Rockster]

I give my Teslas a nice wax job because all the birds from up north travel down this way in the winter and we all know what birds like to do...

 

[mswlogo]

Mud flaps.

 

[GtiMart]

You can keep normal regen, normal power and hold mode if you want. I have done a whole Québec winter that way. The regen is smart enough to lower when it slips much like abs, it's not like other cars that will cut regen when that happens. With that said, do as you feel safe, I'm just saying it's not mandatory.

On top of what others said: Winter car mats. PPF. Mudflaps depending on where you live. Once a year you need to do a brake maintenance, lubrication. Even more so if you have a real winter.

 

[mswlogo]

You can keep normal regen, normal power and hold mode if you want. I have done a whole Québec winter that way. The regen is smart enough to lower when it slips much like abs, it's not like other cars that will cut regen when that happens. With that said, do as you feel safe, I'm just saying it's not mandatory.

On top of what others said: Winter car mats. PPF. Mudflaps depending on where you live. Once a year you need to do a brake maintenance, lubrication. Even more so if you have a real winter.

I tend agree. But just because he has a profile ready doesn’t mean he has to use it.

 

[Casmium]

which online service do you use for lubricating door handles?

There's instructions online to do it yourself in the do it yourself maintenance on the tesla website, seems offline at this moment, or my internet is doing something strange, but it's just holding the handle open and spraying wd-40 on the spring

 

[PACEMD]

Not sure why you would want low regen or creep mode, personally I prefer the opposite, especially in winter. Mudflaps are definitely helpful here in Montana.

 

[Funkmobile]

Every time I do a tire swap, I usually ceramic coat the wheels that I'm putting on as well as my brake calipers.

 

[Vancouver ClearBra]

Clear Bra of course

 

[STEWIE 911]

Which brand of winter tire do you prefer for a Model 3 ?

 

[GtiMart]

You know, the best "preparation" you can do is wait for the first snow, find an empty parking lot and go play with the car. That's how you learn how it feels when it slides. You can play with your presets and gain confidence. Now, don't blame me if the police see you or if you hit a concrete barrier

 

[Vawlkus]

I do tires swap & I undercoat my X. The place that does it knows not to drill holes when they do it.

 

[SETautocare]

Protect the paint with sealant or wax even just for the winter easy enough to do!

If you have budget and time ceramic coat it

also other vehicles will throw small Rocks and salt at front end of your car so clear bra is another option for that congrats on the new M3!

 

[wayner]

I change my charging times so that it ends charging just before 7am which is when I leave for work and when electricity prices go up.

At least I used to when I actually WFO rather than WFH and when we had TOU electricity pricing in Ontario.

 

[coolmanfever]

Which brand of winter tire do you prefer for a Model 3 ?

nokian hakkapeliitta r3 seem popular here. I will be mounting them