After a few weeks with my new Model S I finally experience a nice frozen morning. I happily turn on my climate control 30 mins before I need to leave. As I'm ready to go I approach my car and hear a *crrunnnchh* as the door handles reach out to meet me, grinding through some ice that's accumulated on the door. As I slowly pull the handle another *crrunnch* as the window inches down to make clearance for the door. The door has a little trouble closing as there's still some ice surrounding the windows, and I'm a little nervous the window will shatter as I close the door. Finally I pull the car into D and notice that that side windows have not folded out to greet me. I put all the defrosting equipment on and leave it for 5 mins or so, and they still will not greet me. I need to put a little muscle into each one to free it before the motors can take over.
Is this a typical winter morning experience with the Model S? I figured shelling out $1700 on the Cold Weather package and having a car that preheats itself would lead to a less ice encumbered experience. Any tips on de-icing to prevent the constant crunching of the automated greetings?
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Chris
Is this a typical winter morning experience with the Model S? I figured shelling out $1700 on the Cold Weather package and having a car that preheats itself would lead to a less ice encumbered experience. Any tips on de-icing to prevent the constant crunching of the automated greetings?
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Chris