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  • Question
Does FSD apply brake when stopped?

When I am driving and stop at a light, I see the speed go down to 0 and then it switches to "Hold". But, when stopping at the same light during FSD, I see the speed go down to 0 and then it does NOT go into "Hold" mode. Is the car actually in "Hold" mode and it is just not showing it? If it is not in "Hold" mode and FSD stops at a light and I'm on a hill, is the car going to start moving down hill on its own?

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99% calibrating LFP taking well over 10 minutes

Hello,

So, my 21 M3 SR+ NCA battery failed at ~24K. I only drove it about 9K miles myself as I got it earlier this year with only 15K. Anyhow, I was lucky to be near a Tesla service center when this happened a couple of weeks ago. I signed the waiver and have the newer LFP battery with new suspension to compensate for the increase in weight. I have had my car back for about a week now and a couple of days ago I was supercharging and at 99% it says "calibrating" for over 10 minutes but I had to leave by that point and I am wondering how much longer I would have had to wait there if I just let it run? Also, what are the repercussions if any? I'm guessing that the BMS will not be as accurate in calculating potential range but besides that if I am correct on that, what else may there be to worry about here? I am guessing some of you have already dealt with this and this may be helpful to others who may be starting to go through this and would like to share what you think best practice(s) are or may be with this. In advance I thank you for your help on this and I'm new here with this being my first post. Please coach me if I am doing anything out of the standard etiquette expected here.

Thank you,

Justin

Where is my MY?

My car is being shipped across the country (couldn't bear another 3100 mile, 7 day solo drive with a dog that pukes in the car :rolleyes:) and I'd like to use the app to see where it is. Right now it seems there's been no progress since last night and the "location" jumps between two addresses, both nearby and both residences rather than a parking lot as I would expect. I've shipped it once before and the location did not update and not accurate, if I remember correctly. Any insight much appreciated.
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buying model Y with ETH?

I've finally decided to pull the trigger on a model Y and after test driving, choosing spec etc the dealer agreed to accept ethereum as a payment.
All good until this Friday when they've emailed me asking to provide an AML report (they suggested a known provider of aml reports for this) to prove the legitimacy of my coins. I did the check thinking it was just a formality but the aml report came back saying 92% of my ETH is somehow involved in illicit activities.
I didn't send them the report yet (waiting until tmro) but im thinking I should try another dealer ? Any advice for me ? Or should I just send them the report hoping they won't check thoroughly ?

Lesson for Tesla Owners - Tire Service from Tesla or not

Driving to the office in the morning, my wife's 2023 MY picked a nail, on the rear passenger side. She got an alert on her cell phone around 3 pm, the tire pressure was low - 32 PSI. I have her carry a portable inflator so asked her to fill it to 46 psi and drive to nearby America's Tire (In California that's what they call Discount Tire), which is around one mile away. She was not too sure so called Tesla Roadside assistance and the mobile tire service van arrived in an hour. The guy straight forward told her, he wouldn't patch it so the only thing he can do is replace the tire (approx. 8K miles on tire/car). Interestingly, he told her the tire was losing air very slowly so he could top it and she could take it to America's Tire and they may patch it, but he wouldn't. Wife being a wife - she said okay to replace the tire! So the Tesla service replaced the tire ($450 pop) and returned the old tire which I got patched for free. So have a look at the pictures guys and let me know what you think. IMO Tesla plays safe from liability reasons. There was no need to replace the tire. But I would like to hear what you guys think.

Also, let me know - should I leave the brand new tire there, as it is mixed with 8K old (but in great shape 7/32) tires, or shall I get the old one put back and keep brand new as a spare or future replacement where I would have to buy only three instead of four tires.
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Italy Trip

Just got back from our trip to Lake Como. My plan was to go via one of Furka Pass but the owner of the Airbnb that we stayed at in Switzerland said "Oh, we've recently had lots of snow, lets check..." CLOSED! Instead we went via Simplon Pass and the car train through the mountain before it.
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Our nearest Supercharger was about 50km away which meant that we were at the mercy of whatever local which wasn't great. In the town and most nearby were only 11kW. DC chargers, first one worked but not several days later. Tried one, only doing AC, next one totally dead. Next after that only delivery 36kW. We did visit a museum in Como and used a charger at the railway, that was reasonably cheap at 56p, only the second one I tried worked.
On the one day that we headed to Bergamo, the entire 20 stall Supercharger site was down and came back online when we where half way back to our accommodation. Grr.
Good trip though and some fun efficiency figures (current drive):-
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Route down was through France, overnight Airbnb in Bern so that we could do a leisurely trip across picture postcard Switzerland in the daytime. Route back was via Splugen Pass and through the Black Forest (Germany), Strasbourg and Belgium.

At Arlon Supercharger, we also previewed the new Mercedes Convertible EV (sarcasm of course):-
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Returning home this morning, Octopus Agile gave us a treat too, right in time for a recharge from 14%!
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Anyway, just sharing another "Trip to the local shops" because that's all these EV things are useful for. ;) Now thinking about where to go for the next one.

Tire shop damaged wheel

Hello all,

I got my new MYP end of April, when I took it next day the inspection shop damaged a wheel. Took a while but finally got them to order a new wheel and replace. They put it on yesterday and I’m noticing the color is off a bit from the others. Is that possible? The new one looks more dark grey compared to the other ones which are more of a medium grey. The car has about 600 miles on it.

Did the other 3 rims lighten up a bit from sun exposure or did Tesla change the color on some batches?
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  • Question
What car settings are needed for using SuperChargers?

I have only used a supercharger once so far and I'm not sure I was doing the right thing. At home, I use the wall connector. I have it set up on a 60 amp breaker and set the car setting for 48 amp.

Do I need to change that setting when using a supercharger? And if so, what should I change it to? Or does that setting only apply when use the wall connector?

Tesla Model Y - black Gemini wheel covers

I’ve got a Quicksilver MYLR due next week and I think it will look better with some black Gemini covers rather than silver ( two tone silver :-/ ). Looking for ones that cover the edges so no silver band.

Want to keep the aero so not looking for other styles.

Can anyone recommend based on experience?

Kavanic on Amazon do some but they are £250. Seems steep considering you can get them on eBay in some places for £80-ish.

NHTSA Recall 24V-035

I received a letter from Tesla in March regarding a recall 24V-035 where "insufficient inter-integrated circuit protocol stability may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying." The OTA fix "2023.44.30.7 or a later release incorporates sufficient inter-integrated circuit protocol stability to allow the rear-view camera image to display."

However, it's now May and I'm still running 2023.44.30.6 ... no updates are available per my car. My rear camera has blacked out several times when I'm in reverse, so this is a problem. Has anyone else received the recall fix?

Supercharger - Glenelg, SA

Don't get too excited by a new thread!

Just a holding location for some info that was posted in the midst of the shitstorm of the last couple of weeks. This was in the comment of a post on a FB group. After the email yesterday I tried to find it again, took me quite a while, so copying the info to a thread here so it doesn't get lost.

OP phrases the post as if he is an employee of the council, and I can't find anything on public record on the council website, so have anonymised his identity for now.

Partridge Street Carpark, Partridge St, Glenelg SA 5045

It might end up going nowhere, so I won't add it to supercharge.info just yet.

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2024.14.6 problem

Got the update to 2024.14.6 yesterday before first drive. Both yesterday and today, after about 2 hours in the sun at about 90F, all safety features, regen braking, autopilot, and hold at stop were disabled with continuous warnings on the screen. It said it "may" be restored for the next drive. Moving to park and doing a soft reboot had no effect. After several hours of cooler temps yesterday it came back. After being in the grocery store for 45 min (still hot) today it came back. The car drove without trouble, although the coasting felt very strange vs normal.

I just moved the autopilot setting back from FSD (monitored) to lane keeping (the middle setting) to see if that affects it.

If this happens again I will report it here and tell Tesla about it (request service?) in the app.

Help a potential new MYLR understand [why I cant get promo apr applied to existing order]

Put Y on order a week ago with promise from SA delivery would occur within a few days. Advised by SA they couldn’t deliver. Given new date of 14th. Modified vacation for 14th pickup. 0.9% financing promotion surfaced. Asked to apply new financing offer as I qualified. Told I’d have to cancel. Unknown if $250 can be recovered. Unknown if trade in value will remain the same. Unknown delivery date. Why not simply apply new financing to order that’s ready and waiting? Seems nonsensical. Financing 16k for 4 years with a 841 CS. Am I missing something? Hell… I probably could have been talked into an upgrade or two… maybe a MYP…
Nope. Back of the line. You’ll known something when we do. Pickup location is Jacksonville FL.

Abrupt Phantom Breaking at high speed - scary

I recently purchased a 2022 Model 3 Performance that had about 10,000 miles on it and had been owned by two previous owners. I had been enjoying the car until the other night, when I experienced a braking incident while driving at 80 mph on the highway using FSD (latest update).

Scene:
- Nighttime on a dark highway
- I don't remember seeing an overpass

I was using FSD, relaxing and watching the road, when suddenly the car slammed on the brakes. The speed dropped to 40 mph before I disengaged the FSD and sped back up. My passengers were horrified, and if there had been a car behind us, we would have been in serious trouble.

Why did this happen, and how can I prevent this in the future?
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This is MY idea, you can't have it!

So after neglecting my tire rotation (to the point of having to buy new tires a season early), I have a neato-peato idea. Tesla, name it after me, please. And a thank-you from Elon would be great, too.

Why can't Tesla add a button/app on the odometer screen of every Tesla that allows you to trigger a pop-up message every so many miles (mileage and text message of your choosing). This way I could setup a reminder every 5,000 miles (for example) to say "Rotate tires". Or to setup another reminder, say annually or every 10,000 miles for "get an alignment". I simply don't remember to write down the mileage when I rotate my tires, so a reminder app based on time or mileage would be VERY helpful. Another enhancement: trigger a message at a particular mileage point, something like when you reach 100,000 miles, take in for service.

For even more sophistication, you could setup a small history grid that shows, for example, the miles and date you bought new tires, performed some sort of maintenance, etc. A Tesla can even detect when you've rotated/swapped your tires by the movement of the TMPS sensors. The historical list is less likely to get implemented, it's just an extension of my first idea.

-WH
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[UK] Does FSD have any second-hand value?

For those who sold their Tesla privately:-

If you paid for FSD or EAP when you bought the car, do you think you got any of that money back when you sold it? I'm actually scouting around for a used Model 3 and would quite like EAP, but would probably pay a smidgen more for FSD at this point on the assumption that we might get involved in the beta in the next few years.

  • Question
New MY order with cracked windscreen

Hello, I’ve ordered my new MY Tesla, just awaiting the delivery date.

However Tesla have said that my MY has a cracked screen incurred during shipping, which they are replacing now.

Question is, should I continue and accept this new Tesla, with windscreen getting fixed OR get a perfect one with no issues instead from the factory?

Thanks guys

carbon fiber rear spoiler deterioration

The attached pic is my CFS which I bought and fitted 2 years back. Whilst I would be happy to pay to replace this with a ‘good’ one I can’t see that I have anything to lose by having a go at fixing this (a short term remedy but easier).

I found this (vey helpful) post on the Tesla forum
Anyone repair/repaint faded clearcoat on the carbon fiber rear spoiler?.

In that post they say:
1. Apply a high-quality automotive primer
2. Select a clearcoat paint specifically designed for automotive applications. Look for a clearcoat that is UV-resistant

Can you name for those products (a name I can search for any buy)?

Has anyone her (UK) had any (repair / replace) experiences they can share that I can learn from ?

(Before you ask . . . . the answer is NO this is not an OEM product. I bought in on Aliexpress (£100) and at the time argued with myself that all these things (including the car) are made in China so cut out the middle-man. And I have read numerous stories of OEM CFS’s going the same way i.e. I could shell out beacoup bucks for a new replacement OEM spoiler and see the same thing 2 year from now) (Please don’t de-rail this post with self righteous ‘should have known better and paid Tesla to do it’ posts)

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