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I would assume in a Tesla if it detects the 12v battery is not holding a charge (because it’s constantly draining) it will simply determine that it is failing, throw an alert that will then have the attendant consequences (car not sleeping, not updating, etc)

Will never happen so it's a moot point. At what point do people start to apply some critical thinking to these flights of fancy? Just because Elon suggests something could happen, doesn't mean it will - and nowadays more than likely that it won't. Elon even tweeted about how it could use...

Quite a few people have experienced this and been confused by it. I have no idea why Tesla switched this on for people, as the option has been available for quite a while (defaulted to "off").

Hmm.. this is all very slapdash. Seems to be no rhyme nor reason to why some people had it honoured and others don't. I don't even have a refund!

What was the circumstances of yours? Had you dropped out of warranty while the extended warranty was unavailable to buy?

Probably a somewhat ignorant point of view but why, as a consumer, should I care if China is selling cars at "artificially low prices"? Am I supposed to care that big German marques can't make the margins they want on their offerings, and want to carry on charging over the odds? Seems like...

Yup, am aware. As said it's a case of finding the time and also having to learn a new language to try and achieve this.

When I get some time and if I can decipher the code I'm hoping to fork it and add an option to "treat offline as asleep" (like TeslaFi has). My OCD is bad with it always showing "offline" now, when I know it isn't. The TeslaMate devs are reticent to conflate "offline" with "asleep", which i...

Bought outright, not received email. Why would they need to do KYC retroactively for existing contracts? Classic Tesla though sending emails that look like scams. I remember sending my money via BACS to a random bank account, and looking through a webpage HTML source code to see if they had...

Some places will disassemble the mirrors to get better coverage. If done in situ on the car then it is very difficult to get certain parts of it done well, as you say.

Well spotted. Was hoping to get that (even though I don’t know what it means) but oh well.

Received this back from that email earlier this evening (emphasis mine): Obviously not very happy. I have emailed back pointing out that I did email them during the period the extended warranty was unavailable to buy, at which point my warranty was still valid, and I received a response...

I'd argue about someone getting strikes being called "a relatively good driver", but that's a well worn argument at this point :) Nothing explicit in the release notes, but it could be an undocumented change. Will give AP a try a bit later. Our nagging is more aggressive than they see in the...

Release notes for an Atom car below. If you already have adaptive headlights turned on, then the cornering thing is part of that setting and you don’t have to do anything. I wonder what has changed with the Autopilot suspension setup? Maybe just the 7 day cool off?

Atom cars get the Beach Buggy game… how is that possible?! 🙃

Installing 2024.20.1 now. Was offered it just before midnight but was asleep.

I'm pretty much at the end of my tether with this. I bought my extended warranty policy on 10/04, after having emailed them (Tesla Ops) on 20/01 with my VIN per the instructions. As of today it STILL doesn't show in the app as applied to my car. It just shows my basic limited warranty as...

I probably have a bad memory but I don't remember it being as choppy (on Atom) as it was at the start. The frame rate seems like its ~5 per second or so. Maybe it's malicious choppiness, to try and push people into newer, Ryzen cars :p

Just use the brake burnish mode before your MOT if you're worried. Easy to do, and gets the discs looking pretty clean again. If you leave it too long between doing this then you could end up with some corrosion that won't be removed by this method, but to be honest as has been said it's more...

Are you trying to use them as "3 blink" mode? (whatever that is called) If so, you're probably a victim of Tesla having turned on "Auto cancel" for everyone. This feature will make single pull indicators keep blinking until the car thinks you've done the manoeuvre, whether that be changing...

All of that usually means that your main front camera isn’t working. This can sometimes be cured by letting the cat deep sleep. The primary symptom of it is seeing an alert saying AEB is not available, and not seeing visualisations properly.

I'd lease/PCP this time around, and defintely not paying 9.6% APR, not when they can do 1.8% APR on Model Y. There will be incentives in the future, just need to sit tight in my opinion.

Yup, tens of thousands is what you see on "HD" matrix headlights now. Having only 100 means Teslas are always going to have limited adaptive functionality. Better than nothing I guess! I'm surprised Highland is worse than this though.

Ah right.. it might be limited by the relatively few number of LEDs in the headlamp. I think it's always going to be quite blocky. As mentioned - VWs and others (Audi, etc) have thousands of individual LEDs, Teslas have 100.

Will be interested to see what the cornering thing is like. I had a car with this technology before, and it was really nice. I don't recall being able to make left and right adjustments of the headlights in my M3P, I thought it was just up & down, but I could be mistaken. Are you sure you're...

Could that not simply be down to Autopark being very hit and miss? Presumably you moved the car between switching from Tesla Vision back to USS?

Can I just get a sense check that I’ve been sent the right kit? There’s quite a few cables here, including one that looks like it connects to the CAN behind the console. Do I replace that as part of this upgrade, or reuse the one that’s already there? I have a blue CAN connector on my 2020...

I've had issues connecting the car to my phone hotspot since 2024.14.x. More often than not it will fail to connect and prompt me for the password again. If re-entering the password it turns off "Remain connected in Drive", which is annoying when I forget to turn that on.

I've never seen marshmallow view on my car, even driving at low speeds, so I would presume we're not going to get it. Guess we'll see in time though.

Installing 2024.14.8 currently (Atom car)

That sounds very bizarre. Seems almost like they are in circuit with the regular red lights that come on (along with the dipped headlights) when it gets dark or overcast. Have you tried manually forcing your headlights to ON during the day and seeing if your reverse lights work then?

Yup, it's a lot. PTC heaters seem to be a weak point in Model 3s, suspension top mounts too. Both ought to be covered. You can get a pro-rata refund for unused months, and it can be transferred to a new owner. I man mathsed it that it would make my car more attractive on the resale market...

Yes, a dumb form. It doesn't disqualify you at the point of purchasing. They will happily take your money, send you an invoice and certificate, and then revoke it. I bought my extended warranty on 10/04, after having previously emailed per their instructions to ensure I would qualify when it...

Was it hot when you tried to open it? I’ve noticed my aftermarket powered boot seems more laboured in hot weather.

Don't think so. Different batteries in the Shanghai car (LG) vs US (Panasonic). This is how it qualifies for the tax credit they get, I think. The Panasonic battery has more capacity, and hence more power. The LG battery is lighter. 0-60 is quoted as the same for both cars (after rollout)...

Finally had a drive on 2024.14.6 (Atom). Nice to see oncoming cars rendered again - they disappeared a long time ago for no apparent reason. Echoing previous comments that a load more things are shown in the visualisation. Interesting to see everything the car sees. Indicators and brake...

Definitely remember this. My vent covers cost an extra £100 or so more than I anticipated because of it.

There probably are, but this forum is a very small subset of owners. Might have more luck asking on the Facebook groups: Log into Facebook (private owners only group, verified by VIN) Log into Facebook (public group)

I’ve caught the edge of the screen probably 3 times with either my phone or my ring. Not done any damage, but was glad to have the screen protector on just in case!

Buying grills for those two open vents was one of the first things I did when getting my car. Disappointing that this is still not resolved on Highland. As you say, it's just cheaping out.

Very true :D I forgot that early cars had no seal at all.

It's normal. The cut is there so that the powered strut doesn't rub up against it when the boot opens and closes and ultimately tear it anyway. The car wasn't originally designed to have a powered boot, the system that exists on the pre-Highland car was a workaround, responding to customer...

Thanks for the info.

I assume you haven't changed the gateway config to tell the car you have the OEM retrofit? (I have no idea if this is only safe with EVOffer's 3.0 kit, or earlier ones). Tesla did similar with the frunk a while ago. You used to be able to open and close a powered frunk via the "open" button...

Still trying to build up the courage to do this. Since I already have the 2.5 kit I need to work out what I am removing, in what order, etc. I presume I have to pull through the old cable that was a nightmare to get through the first time, before then pulling through the replacement one, etc...

Was quietly hoping this update would fix the gap between tracks when playing from USB (e.g. in a continuous mix), but alas not. :(

In my experience that feature works pretty well. As you have surmised it may have been switched on by default in the most recent update.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/tesla-must-face-vehicle-owners-lawsuit-over-self-driving-claims-2024-05-15/ Would something like this be referenced in a case or as it’s as yet unresolved it wouldn’t mean much?

Actually, on the 3/Y at least, the Atom MCU is also water cooled. The service instructions for removing it reference unplugging and tapping the coolant lines for it when removing/reinstalling it. It is potentially a less effective cooling system compared to the Ryzen one, which is looped in...

Same on my 2020 M3P.