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Precondition for 5 minutesIt was around -2 Centigrade last night. Despite that, both my wing mirrors froze, and I only barely got in through the drivers door. I had to open the passenger door from inside as it was iced up.
How do our Norwegian friends cope if this is how much trouble I get with -2C?
Having lived through 8 winters with Teslas, I'm guessing your weather was the unfortunate perfect combination of humidity as it hit freezing.I actually had the heating on for 10 mins beforehand, so as to clear the windscreen. I'm not sure that the door handles or wing mirrors are heated though.
Yes, I’ve found the same with my car. The door handles stick quite easily if there’s a frost. Pre-conditioning for 5-10mins I’ve found makes little difference. I’ve not had the door mirrors stick in a folded position though. I’ve heard people say disable auto-fold of the door mirrors if it’s really cold. I’ve treated my door handles with silicon spray this year as well as my rubber seals. The tip I had about the handles is to tap them with the side of your fist to break the ice. I tend to pour warm water over them so not tried that trick. I’d be interested to hear how our friends in Scotland have coped in some of the severe weather that they can get up there too.Moderator comment - following posts merged from 'Model 3 - Frozen door handles'
It was -4 this morning and there was a hard frost.
The door handles were frozen solid. It took 5 minutes or so to defrost them all. The kids were late so I wasn't in the good books.
Has anyone got any proven tips for stopping them freezing up?
Luke
Switching on full defrost from the app (set to Hi) will switch on wing mirror heaters, door handles should get a leak of heat also.I actually had the heating on for 10 mins beforehand, so as to clear the windscreen. I'm not sure that the door handles or wing mirrors are heated though.
I am going to wipe concentrated (-20deg.) screen wash round the rubbers and door handles to see if it helps.Switching on full defrost from the app (set to Hi) will switch on wing mirror heaters, door handles should get a leak of heat also.
Let us know how it goes, but I'm not personally sure that will work. The glycols might not immediately evaporate, but the alcohols probably will. I also wouldn't be confident in its long term compatibility with the rubber. The glycols are also hydrophilic, so they might result in attracting more water which may eventually freeze.I am going to wipe concentrated (-20deg.) screen wash round the rubbers and door handles to see if it helps.
Having lived through 8 winters with Teslas, I'm guessing your weather was the unfortunate perfect combination of humidity as it hit freezing.
Turn off mirror auto-fold.
Something like Gummi Pflege Rubber Care Stick 100ml Roll On can have a lubricating effect to reduce the stickiness of the rubber when moisture freezes. But its not perfect and I always remind those using the car after a hard damp freeze (which is why we seem to suffer significantly from other cold climates) to be careful when opening the doors.
The manual also has other tips too - we had to work it out for ourselves last winter.
Whilst the charge port and door handles are not currently heated directly, they are 'leaky' so a full boost of 'hi' will push warm air out through these areas which may or may not help.
I've given the wipers a wipe with 303 Protectant and I'm thinking that may help prevent them sticking to the screen (we'll see ...)
I've not seen that stuff before. Would be interested to know how you get on.
I mitigates it if Bjørn Nyland’s videos are anything to go by. From memory, the consumption seems to peak at 11-12kW and drop a bit after 15 minutes or so to 6-8kW. All depends on starting temperatures.I was under the impression that leaving the car plugged in when using preconditioning prevents high battery consumption, but I’m not convinced.
We got our first hard frost of the season.
What are people seeing happening with the front windscreen camera after a pre condition?
I've seen mixed results in the past so went to double check. No good for vision and certainly wipers would have an issue clearing it. Took a bit of effort to start clearing by hand even though front and rear screens cleared nicely. I'm not convinced that our front camera heater is working as well as perhaps it might? Certainly if we were vision only the front camera would be useless for safety features that are active irrespective if TACC/AP etc.
The clear part lower left (first closer image) is where I manually cleared the ice. Second image is before I tried to clear.
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