Recent content by JamesS

Was able to access the car today and found that the general instructions for getting into Service-Mode don't seem to work on my 2017 model. The instructions were to go into the Service menu and press/hold on the word "Model" as in Model S, and Service-Mode would open. Well, on my screen, there...

Thanks for your reply. I didn't realize Service-Mode was generally accessible now. I found a U-Tube on how to enter Service Mode, so will check that out and learn about the various menu options in there. Cheers, J

Thanks for the reply Brainhouston. I'll ask Tesla to open Service Mode and produce a list of error codes (do I presume correctly this is something I can't do myself from the car's touch-screen?), and let you know what I get, if they'll do it. Turning without assist is harder, and more...

My 2017 75kw MS (late 2017 with refresh) suddenly experiernced a failure of the power steering assist while driving, and had to be towed home. So far, the closest Tesla Dealer has not been helpful, indicating they cannot do anything remotely to diagnose the issue, which I find doubtful, and...

Hi: I was just reviewing the web as a result of the same issue you had back in 2021 related to the Tesla App making perfectly good Android phones prematurely obsolete. You mentioned that you couldn't use LineageOS since it didn't have access to Playstore to download the Tesla app. I happened...

The car is a purchased new 2017 Model S with AP and all original hardware running the current standard software release. I'm getting constant screen reboots every 30 seconds or so with the rear camera unavailable 99.9% of the time. These issues started about 2 years ago very infrequently, with...

Hi: I just started getting the rear camera unavailable issue as well, and am getting BS from the Tesla SC. Did you get the issue resolved finally? If so, can you tell me what was done to fix it? Thanks kindly, JS

I have a similar issue with my 2017 Model S. I get the frequent screen reboots, with the side and rear cameras cutting out all the time. It started with infrequent occurrences not long after I purchased the car new, then slowly increased in frequency until now the rear camera is never...

I hear you on the issue of keeping your late model hardware as up to date as possible. While I agree with those respondents that point out the declining applicability of update features to the older hardware, I think Tesla could do better in terms to making it easier and not so expensive to...

Charging to 80% for your extended park at the airport in cold weather should be fine. The advice about Sentry Mode etc. is good advice. However, to maintain good battery health, I wouldn't charge over 80% as some have suggested, when you're not going to use that charge right away. Generally...

Ever since I took possession of my MS (Dec 2017) I've found that AP has tracked left-of-centre. To be clear, the car stays in the lane, it just does not track the centre of the lane. As the tracking accuracy of AP increased with subsequent SW releases, and tracking became more accurate, this...

It seems to me the problem was that AP started to change lanes after the car in front put on its brake-lights. This is dangerous, and defensive drivers never do this for obvious reasons. Add to the fact that AP speeds up to complete the lane change while the car in front is braking is doubly...

My former S and current X have been fine for the 7 Canadian winters I've been driving them except for one annoyance: The wipers cannot be lifted and left elevated from the glass to prevent freezing and to facilitate cleaning out the gap where the normally sit between the hood and glass. I know...

The front windshield defroster is grossly underpowered, inadequate to keep ice from forming, and it was barely freezing Were you driving with Range Mode active? If so, Range Mode might be responsible for the problems you were experiencing with the heating capacity of car's HVAC system. Range...

I have faith that market forces and Tesla's over-all intention to hasten the move to EVs will ensure they don't over-charge for charging. One thing I'd like to see is the boundary between Tier 1 and 2 to move from 60KW to 72KW for the appearance of reasonableness and fairness. The reason for...