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  1. Pruitt

    Door Handle Extended Problem

    No, I don't. My screen looks completely different (except for the red band around the display). I have a 2016 S90D. Maybe they're different than others. You're not in "service plus" mode, are you? If so, how do you get there? I can only get into service mode.
  2. Pruitt

    Door Handle Extended Problem

    I looked and looked - no such category on my screen. The closest is a Door Handle Calibration button, but when I pick that I get a message that says my door handles don't need to be calibrated.
  3. Pruitt

    Door Handle Extended Problem

    That's interesting. Where do you go in service mode to see the door handles? I couldn't find anything at all.
  4. Pruitt

    Door Handle Extended Problem

    The other day I went to get in my 2016S. When the handles extended, the driver's door handle extended far enough that it released the latch and the door popped open to the second catch. I tried to get in the car, but since the handle was already all the way out (not at the normal extension...
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    Thoughts after a 2300 mile journey

    One of the "fun" things about reading speed limit signs - often schools zones have a posted speed limit for certain hours. The car can't read the hours, so it slows to whatever the school limit (+5) speed is all the time. On top of that, in many places there's a sign that says "end school zone,"...
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    Thoughts after a 2300 mile journey

    There's one road near my house that's posted 40 mph with a sign just past a corner. When I'm coming straight down the road the car reads the sign and autopilot maintains that speed all the way. When I come down the side street and turn onto the road the car apparently doesn't see the 40 mph...
  7. Pruitt

    Thoughts after a 2300 mile journey

    Maybe you should change your handle to "SteelKnievel" ...
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    Thoughts on Superchargers After a 2300 mile trip

    99% range shows as 262 miles. At 84 on the interstate (speed limit is 80) that's outrageously optimistic, but at 60 on US and state highways it's only about 10% less, depending on wind (and in Wyoming it's always windy!). Slowing down more will get me to actual range meeting estimated range (as...
  9. Pruitt

    Thoughts after a 2300 mile journey

    I just got home from a long distance trip from Wyoming to southern Arizona and back. Several things stick out in my mind concerning the car and the charging infrastructure. First, I had more trouble with superchargers being off line or not working properly than during all the trips I took in...
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    Thoughts on Superchargers After a 2300 mile trip

    I just finished a round trip from Casper WY to Tucson AZ. Total distance was 2,290 miles in my 2016 S90D. I had problems at three different Superchargers. I thought I'd list them here, along with some thoughts about each one. First problem: First leg of the trip was from Casper to Rawlins, WY...
  11. Pruitt

    AP1 ONLY Please -- life after 2018.50.6

    I'm not too worried. Personally, I'd welcome any improvements in visual (and aural) alerts. More nags? I seldom get a nag since I generally keep my right hand on the wheel, but I can live with nags coming quicker when the car can't detect my hand on the wheel. On an AP1 I can't think of a way...
  12. Pruitt

    battery fuse requires replacement soon? what is this?

    Wish I'd have thought to do that.
  13. Pruitt

    battery fuse requires replacement soon? what is this?

    Mine took about an hour to do. Wait time was about forty-five minutes before they got to it, so all in all I spent under two hours at the center.
  14. Pruitt

    Peak Supercharging Rate for Current Model X?

    Sadly, my wife might. Absolute veto power.
  15. Pruitt

    Peak Supercharging Rate for Current Model X?

    This has become of serious interest because I got an email from Tesla today telling me that I can transfer my free supercharging for life from my 2016 S to a new S, X or Y if I take delivery before 31 December. Has me thinking about it very seriously.
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    Peak Supercharging Rate for Current Model X?

    What is the peak supercharging rate (KW) of the current production Model X (on the fastest superchargers)? In my 2016 Model S it's about 124 KW. I know the newer cars are faster, but how fast at the peak? Not looking for an average that takes into account the taper, but just the instantaneous...
  17. Pruitt

    battery fuse requires replacement soon? what is this?

    Had my fuse replaced on Thursday, 5 October at the Loveland Colorado service center. No charge. Took about 1 1/2 hours total time. Loveland service is a great center to work with. Timely and very responsive. I've always been very pleased with their professionalism and attention to detail.
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    battery fuse requires replacement soon? what is this?

    Loveland gave me an estimate of $300.66.
  19. Pruitt

    battery fuse requires replacement soon? what is this?

    Just got that message today. Scheduled service in Loveland Colorado for Tuesday, 26 Sep.
  20. Pruitt

    Charge Port Suddenly having Issues

    Sorry, I was remiss in not updating the thread. The mobile service tech came by on July 10 and replaced the charge port. He said it looked like water had managed to get into the mechanism and probably just slowly corroded the electrical contacts. Took about an hour to replace it, and cost just...
  21. Pruitt

    Charge Port Suddenly having Issues

    Nothing there related to the charge port. The Tesla person I got over the phone said there was nothing in the logs, either. Dumb thing keeps saying USB file system is corrupted and that I need to reformat the drive, but it plays just fine.
  22. Pruitt

    Charge Port Suddenly having Issues

    Not sure what you're referring to... What computer, and what notification would I be looking for?
  23. Pruitt

    Charge Port Suddenly having Issues

    The Tesla service center? They'll actually sell you parts?
  24. Pruitt

    Charge Port Suddenly having Issues

    Would that also explain the LED ring going out? Any idea where I would obtain the replacement part?
  25. Pruitt

    Charge Port Suddenly having Issues

    No, and the Nope. It's very dry out here (Wyoming).
  26. Pruitt

    Charge Port Suddenly having Issues

    I scheduled service for the charge port and an issue with the right rear door window closing. Supposedly got some messages from service on my phone, but the app isn't communicating with anything right now (phone & wifi is fine; Tesla servers might be having issues) so I can't see the messages...
  27. Pruitt

    Charge Port Suddenly having Issues

    No, no error messages at all. Screen looks normal.
  28. Pruitt

    Charge Port Suddenly having Issues

    The charge port on my 2016 S, which just turned over 100,000 miles, is suddenly behaving oddly. The light ring no longer illuminates when I go to charge. For a couple of days it took four of five seconds to light (unusual; it always lit up as soon as the port opened), not it isn't lighting at...
  29. Pruitt

    Model S "Demo" Drive

    $13,200 - 14,200. Maybe some people do want smarmy sales folks who will use pressure tactics to make them buy a car. That's not what I'm talking about here. I know the cars. I've driven one for seven years and 100k miles. I've followed most of the developments in the line since then. But I...
  30. Pruitt

    Model S "Demo" Drive

    A few weeks ago I got an email from Tesla offering me six years of free supercharging if I signed away the free lifetime supercharging on my 2016 S or traded it in on a new S, taking delivery before 30 June. I'm not really planning to replace my S, but the offer had my interest - to an extent...
  31. Pruitt

    New S, Old Chargers

    Yeah, I forgot that the older cars - like mine - does have transferrable free supercharging. Tesla just says "not transferrable" as a blanket statement, without qualifying it for the exceptions.
  32. Pruitt

    Cruise Control on new Teslas

    AH-HAH! I just pulled up the Model X owner's manual and it explains how to set the controls to be able to activate cruise without auto steer. Question answered. Should have thought of doing that earlier. The showroom manager did NOT know what he was talking about! Thanks for the replies, folks!
  33. Pruitt

    Cruise Control on new Teslas

    I think you're misunderstanding. Teslas have never had dumb cruise control. Cruise on my 2016 is traffic aware. The question is, is it possible to activate cruise without activating auto steer? Thanks! How do you do that? When I pressed the cruise icon on the wheel on the X it activated auto...
  34. Pruitt

    Cruise Control on new Teslas

    Thanks. I did not know that. Still have the question about cruise control without auto steer, though. I tried several times but could not engage just cruise. When I activated auto steer and turned the wheel just a bit to disengage it, it disengaged cruise as well.
  35. Pruitt

    Cruise Control on new Teslas

    I did a demo drives of non-plaid Model S and X yesterday. One thing that kinda shocked me was that cruise control can't be used without autopilot. Is this true? On my 2016 S I can flip the stalk once to active cruise control (which I use all the time), and twice to activate autopilot (AP1)...
  36. Pruitt

    New S, Old Chargers

    Thanks for the input, everyone! I did demo drives of both the new S and X (both non-plaid) yesterday. It was ... interesting. The showroom manager never heard of anyone having any issues with charging newer cars on the Gen1 Wall Charger, but by the time he told me that I was already skeptical...
  37. Pruitt

    New S, Old Chargers

    I think I have a Gen1. The wall connector is about two years older than the S. I ordered a Tesla way back in 2014, and just before delivery my wife was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer. I had to refuse delivery of the car. Tesla very graciously (and unexpectedly) refunded my non-refundable...
  38. Pruitt

    New S, Old Chargers

    I'm considering trading my 2016 S90D for a new S (not plaid). Two questions arise: I have an older 80A Wall Charger. Will it charger the new cars (don't expect to be able to use the full 80A, but do I need a new Wall Charger)? Can I use my old mobile connector, or do I need to buy a new one of...
  39. Pruitt

    Done with Tesla Model Y Performance after 2000km

    Interesting. I had a BMW Z3 years ago, and it was the worst car I ever owned. Twice it had to be towed back to the dealer because it wouldn't start. It was under warranty and I didn't even have to pay for the tows, but it was pretty unreliable. When I got to about 32,000 miles I traded it in...
  40. Pruitt

    Liftgate adjustment DIY info on 2023 refresh

    Probably because people aren't refusing to accept the cars in that condition. Why spend capital to improve the production line when it isn't costing them money not to?
  41. Pruitt

    Wyoming Superchargers

    Almost two years ago a Tesla supercharger service tech I ran into at the Billings supercharger said there were plans to put a Supercharger in Riverton, but it was not a high priority. They were starting to focus (he said) on the big megachargers (I think he called them) for the semis. A few...
  42. Pruitt

    Legacy Model S with MCU v1 Software/Firmware Version Thread

    Forget it. The USB disconnect bug is STILL THERE. I guess when it stayed connected the night after I upgraded the software was itself just a glitch. Tesla really needs to improve their regression testing and fix the bugs.
  43. Pruitt

    Legacy Model S with MCU v1 Software/Firmware Version Thread

    Got 10.6 a couple days ago. All I've noticed is that they apparently fixed the USB overnight disconnect bug they introduced recently.
  44. Pruitt

    2022.8.10.1 on MCU1

    Sorry, been offline for a few days. I just go into the media player, touch "Sources," "Radio" and "FM". Then I enter the frequency.
  45. Pruitt

    2022.8.10.1 on MCU1

    I have the latest update (2022.8.10.5), and the FM works fine.
  46. Pruitt

    2022.8.10.1 on MCU1

    It didn't fix the stupid bugs and bad new interface they introduced for the media player. I am heartily sick of the shoddy software Tesla continues to dump on us. Just ONCE I'd like to see an update that actually fixed something without introducing new bugs. I guess Tesla's software engineers...
  47. Pruitt

    2022.8.10.1 on MCU1

    Does anyone else have a problem with the car always losing the source selected overnight, when it's the USB? That used to happen very occasionally, but now it's as constant as the sun rising. I have to select the USB every morning when I get in the car, and it's lost the place it was at when I...
  48. Pruitt

    2022.8.10.1 on MCU1

    I had the never-ending msap update problem a few months ago. The SC had to replace the card in the MCU, and that fixed it (or at least that's what I was told happened).
  49. Pruitt

    2022.8.10.1 on MCU1

    Got this newest update a couple weeks ago. True to form, it has some poorly thought-out features and some bugs. Biggest poorly-thought-out feature, IMO - When the media player is in the smallest mode but still on the display, the music progress bar is one pixel high and sits right atop the...
  50. Pruitt

    AP1 ONLY Please -- life after 2018.50.6

    Got the newest update a couple weeks ago. 2022.8.10.1 and a bunch of other letters and numbers. True to form, it has some poorly thought-out features and some bugs. Biggest poorly-thought-out feature, IMO - When the media player is in the smallest mode but still on the display, the music...