I originally ordered my car without the subzero weather package, because everything in the description sounded unnecessary (even though I live in a cold climate). I've never had a car with wiper blade defrosters or washer nozzle heaters, and I've never had a problem with either of those things freezing up, and I almost never have anyone riding in the back seats either.
However, I'm starting to worry that the wiper blade defroster might be a necessity because of the way the Model S wipers are designed. I recently found out that the wipers retract all the way beneath the lip of the hood, I think? On my current car, I can scrape around the blades, lift them up and scrape underneath, etc. but it sounds like it might be nearly impossible to de-ice the wipers if they freeze up on my MS while it's parked outside.
On the other hand, I don't mind setting the wipers in service mode while the car is parked outside, if that's possible. But I can't seem to find out whether the wipers will stay lifted off the windshield once you leave the car or not. On the other, other hand, maybe the defroster blower inside the car will unfreeze that area well enough already?
Can anyone comment as to their experiences de-icing the wipers with/without the cold weather package? I confirmed my order a while ago but they haven't started building the car yet, so if the wiper blade defrosters are really necessary for using the car in the winter time I suppose I might be able to call up Tesla and get them to add the feature. I'm buying this car on a budget though, and I'd rather not spend the extra $750 though unless I can't get by without it....
However, I'm starting to worry that the wiper blade defroster might be a necessity because of the way the Model S wipers are designed. I recently found out that the wipers retract all the way beneath the lip of the hood, I think? On my current car, I can scrape around the blades, lift them up and scrape underneath, etc. but it sounds like it might be nearly impossible to de-ice the wipers if they freeze up on my MS while it's parked outside.
On the other hand, I don't mind setting the wipers in service mode while the car is parked outside, if that's possible. But I can't seem to find out whether the wipers will stay lifted off the windshield once you leave the car or not. On the other, other hand, maybe the defroster blower inside the car will unfreeze that area well enough already?
Can anyone comment as to their experiences de-icing the wipers with/without the cold weather package? I confirmed my order a while ago but they haven't started building the car yet, so if the wiper blade defrosters are really necessary for using the car in the winter time I suppose I might be able to call up Tesla and get them to add the feature. I'm buying this car on a budget though, and I'd rather not spend the extra $750 though unless I can't get by without it....