Recent content by JeffK

That sound is the pack expansion from temperature change and the air not being able to equalize quickly. They can install new breathers to help with that. Your sound had nothing to do with data sharing. This problem is unrelated and the car is unplugged, this is a different sound to the thermal...

Service will wait until your car gets there. If you call roadside assistance they'll check right away. If it's something that needs to be addressed right away you'll need to get service before your appointment. It could be something simple or it could be serious. Either way, it's not normal.

You could try restarting the computer, but best to get it checked out. Sounds like the HV contactors, they should trigger when charging and to recharge the 12V battery. You might even call roadside assistance to have them remotely check if something is going on. Should the 12V die you'll be...

Top Likes: Performance, it's awesome. One pedal driving Autopilot Top Dislikes: Road noise, if you have a new one it may be a bit quieter, but it's quite loud even without an ICE. It's louder than many cars with ICEs. It's not just the tires either like some people like to claim. Backseat...

No, you have to hold it to use it as an e-brake. Don't confuse putting it in park with engaging the emergency brake (e-brake) while the car is moving. When you put it in park the parking brake will engage automatically, to do this while driving you must hold it. This also helps avoid accidental...

So you've never gotten into a car on a sunny day in your life and thought, gee it's really fricken hot in here!?

These are service bulletins and all vehicles have them. They get posted to NHTSA. Example: 2018 TESLA MODEL 3 4 DR RWD

Does your house AC break? Of course, it'll still need regular maintenance. One of the goals is to help keep the electronics cool as well. There are different modes too. https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/model_3_owners_manual_north_america_en.pdf#page=129 Heat-wise, it'll get as hot as...

Depends if you have cabin overheat protection turned on...

In an emergency if the brake pedal is not working you must hold the park button for longer than normal. https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/model_3_owners_manual_north_america_en.pdf#page=66

Here's a thread about it from reddit: What's it like owning a Tesla in Birmingham? : Birmingham

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The sun shines and heats stuff up... don't leave babies or dogs in the car without temperature control. (It's frowned upon to leave babies in the car even with the AC on) The same thing happens in a greenhouse. Also where the term "greenhouse effect" comes from.

So the earlier aero shields were delicate and tore when wet. The part was later redesigned late 2018. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10153430-9999.pdf I didn't run over any standing water when mine tore, the ground was simply wet from rain, and the very next day it was hanging off...