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Just got 2024.14.8 this morning, which allegedly just included "minor fixes". But when I started up later, the image of my car covered almost the whole screen, and the cabin temperature had been changed to 68. It took me a minute to get the display back to normal map and car. Now, the car image...

... by how stunningly ugly the Cybertruck is. Seeing it in person on the road is even more retina-burning than seeing it in pictures or on the internet. I realize beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that, but how this thing got past the designers and then Musk's approval is beyond my...

There is one highway off-ramp where my car will automatically brake and change the AP max speed setting progressively as the posted speed diminishes. Just this one. Nowhere else does it do this. What happens: I'll have (standard, not enhanced or FSD) AP set to 70, and while leaving it enabled...

Many reviewers, like Doug Demuro, like to say the Model 3 isn't really fun to drive - rather, it's just an appliance like a washing machine. For me, fun to drive boils down to one metric: Responsiveness. I don't give a damn if it's pretty, or luxurious, or fashionable, or whatever - if a car is...

A number of tattle-tale companies (the best-known one is LexisNexis, but others include IBM, Google, AWS, and Experion among others) collect information on your driving habits, where you go, etc., with the help of the carmaker. Software in the car reports to these companies and they share it...

I have a tendency toward skin cancers on my noggin, and all that glass up there concerns me. Does anyone know if it's "UV-resistant"?

Do the Service Centers offer window tinting application, or do I have to rely on an outside shop to do it?

About once a week or so, my M3 suddenly and without reason sounds a loud alarm and a message briefly pops up onscreen that says something like "Take control of the vehicle to avoid a crash!!!" (Not the exact wording). It scares hell out of my wife when it happens. I'm not close to a curb or...

I was invited by the Ft. Worth store to take a test drive in a 2024 (Highland) Model 3,so I made an appointment for 2:00 yesterday. I made the 30-minute drive to the showroom and got there on time. I was told by the cheery lady there that the car was out being driven by someone else. Oh? Did...

I was watching a Highland M3 review done in Austria when I noticed a light on the A-pillar light up when the tester hit the turn signal button in traffic. There are lots of ICE vehicles with this feature to warn the driver there is a car in his blind spot, but I hadn't seen any mention of it on...

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'm still amazed at the public hatred for EVs. Not just indifference or dislike, but real hatred. I'm not a tree hugger, nor a save-the whales or eco terrorist, I'm just an old guy who enjoys tech and interesting "new stuff", who wanted to experience...

I've noticed that the charging display in the app shows the charging rate in mi/hr, BUT also shows an extra number of miles (see below). Guess I'm not smart enough to know what that's about. Anyone? (Note that I had the Amps set to 23. I was playing around with that at the time to see how much...

I've seen other people's referral links, but I don't know what mine is (?) How do I find it so I can make a referral?

Not talking about Apple Music (I'm an Android guy). But when I can call up almost any song in my Tesla ("Play 'Hello Darlin' by Conway Twitty"), am I being charged somewhere? Will I get a bill, or is this "free music"?

The little audio source display in the lower left corner of the screen is great for being able to swipe left and get charge info, tire pressure, etc., but it's easy to dismiss it by accident. When that happens, I can't figure out how to get it back. It eventually re-appears by some kind of...

Traveling across the desert Southwest, for example, can be daunting because Supercharger sites are sometimes few and far between. It can be a bear to try and juggle multiple apps/Google. etc. to find an alternative (non SC) charging location if things get a little tight. Is there a single...

Just wondering, if I have to use public chargers while traveling, what kind of efficiency can I expect? And do public L2 chargers typically deliver the same amount of charge/range as a L2 SC? If, say, an EA charging station is delivering 150kW, is it giving me the same amount of charge (or...

In my considered opinion, the tint on the roof of my Model 3 makes it useless as a "sunroof". It's too dark to really see through, and it lets in too much heat. My previous cars with panoramic sunroofs had motorized shades I could close when needed, or open for light and viewing. As we all know...

Seems like a higher gear that operates like the old overdrive on ICE cars would greatly extend range by causing the drive motor(s) to spin more slowly while maintaining the same road speed. Battery use increases with speed, so that would "fool" the motors into thinking they're going at a slower...

I have to use my brakes every now and then, and they really seem weak. For instance, I had a traffic light go yellow on me yesterday, making me have to use the brakes, and they didn't "bite' like I'm used to with other cars. I had to press hard to get the car stopped. Is this because I'm having...

This sticker? decal? was included in the little tote bag they gave me when I took delivery of my M3 a couple weeks ago. What did you do with it? What's a good place to put it? What's the meaning of Life? Suggestions appreciated.

Every map display I've had in other vehicles has been more colorful, and actually displayed more info ... more street names, lake and river names, color-coded areas to denote shopping, local and national parks, terrain (like mountains, etc.), and even cemeteries. The Tesla maps are a dull...

First, Cabin Overheat is set to come on at approx. 100 degrees. Second, I come out to my garage to get something and notice the car is on and the A/C is blasting (it's 106 outside). The A/C is set to 70, like I left it when parked. But I sure didn't want it to keep the car at 70 while I wasn't...

I know this has been discussed to some extent awhile back, but my brand-new setup with Tesla Mobile Charger via NEMA 14-50 outlet running through a 240v 30A circuit won't let me go past 8A. Of course that's unacceptable, since my M3SR says that'll take me 24 hours to juice it up. The outlet...

I ordered a M3SR from inventory a month ago, and finally got a delivery date (day after tomorrow) after a bunch of time and effort. Then the silliness began ... the numbers changed four times. Then they lost my referral credit and it can't be added back now. Then they sent me a revised order...