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I have a P85DL built in June 2015, vin 888xx and it has LTE.

No, no other announcement source, as I mentioned after this. My mistake. All we have are the rumors, the maybe-coincidental change to the steering wheel (scroll wheels), and the observation by greentheonly that the heated steering wheel feature was ADDED to the code (it's not a leftover feature...

Still RUMINT quality, apparently. GreenTheOnly sees the software code that supports it in the 3, and there's an owner who says that a Tesla rep confirmed it but that's not an official corporate announcement. Sorry. Seems like good intel, but it's unconfirmed as of yet. Tesla Model 3 heated...

So although they announced it for the model 3, it's not enabled (or maybe not even produced) yet?

I had this exact thought! Why would they modify the steering wheel twice in a short period of time. I posted this over in the Model 3 forum to see if they have any data points: Heated Steering Wheel? Indicated by Metallic Scroll Wheels?

Hello all, I thought I heard that the Model 3 was getting a heated steering wheel. Has this happened yet? Does anyone have one? I understand the scroll wheels on the steering wheel have changed from black rubber to silver metal. Does this correspond with the presence of a heated steering...

He's probably referring to this post: from Bjorn. Who lives in Norway and therefore has European headlights, which aren't legal in North America yet. The fact that the car was built in Freemont CA doesn't mean it is designed for US regulations. They ship them overseas.

RecklessFury is right: enabling range mode disables DRL in the X (but not in the S). Unclear why, those lights can't be a big drain on battery, and certainly reduce safety.

btw, flash drives have some form of a FAT filesystem (specific version of FAT depends on the size of the memory), and FAT doesn't support hard links (or soft links either). You're forced to have separate copies of the file. Thanks for the utility! - - - Updated - - - Hello ra-san, I'm...

Northern Virginia:

http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx shows that the base is a 2WD, and that the AWD is an option. EDIT--Oh, maybe you meant, if you buy the AWD, is it switchable to 2WD? I don't know about that, sorry.

I used to use "drive to" all the time, until 4.5. Never got it to work again (~15 attempts). Now the conversation goes like this: I say, "drive to ...". it says "Unknown command". I say, "F#*!, Navigate to ...". It works. Sometimes I vary the curse word. :-)

Exactly. I have multiple garage doors, so I reprogrammed one of the 3 from a location up the street. The menu drops down when I am further from my house, and only one button is shown Green (the other 2 are gray). All 3 function, however, and my garage approach is such that my openers can hear...

I was also using a cheap USB (wired) keyboard for easy typing of navigation (addresses) and web browsing. My keyboard has no mouse/trackpad functionality. Now that I have 4.5, it no longer functions. :-(

They have changed the HPWC once or twice. The rumor I heard was a UL listing issue related to semi-protected-from-the-climate installation locations (I'm thinking "carport"). The original picture of the HPWC on the website had a C-shaped hook attached to the lower portion of the HPWC, so the...

The percentages appear to be those cars' sales expressed as a percentage of the Model S sales.

They can observe the error codes if you call while you're in the car AND it's malfunctioning (blowing cold air). If you call while the car is working properly, then there is no error code to see (nothing is persistently logged). Mine was working intermittently, and my during my ranger visit...

Antochat's explanation matches mine. One of the sensors inside the heating unit was not functioning properly, and they replaced it.

You're right (typo), it's showing kWh/km (or per mile in the US with our broken measurement system). In short, the vertical axis shows the amount of energy (in kilowatt-hours) you need in order to travel a kilometer. The dotted line shows your average, as you say, over the selected range. The...

Note that the fog lights will only illuminate when the headlights are on low-beam setting, in spite of how the button may look active on your 17" display. e.g. if your lights are in "off" or in "parking lights" mode (headlights off), you cannot illuminate the fog lights. If the headlight high...

Yea, I noticed that last night too. I wondered if it was a bug related to the time of DST, but accidentally calculated against GMT rather than my local timezone.

I noticed that too, but I think the conditions were that I was using navigation, and then powered off the car while still navigating (e.g. I parked before it thought I had arrived). I thought that if I canceled or completed navigation, the navigation UI's disappear, and the...

Mine too was intermittent. Some days it works, some days it only blows cold. I had a ranger visit and it happened to be working when he was there. He said there were no error messages logged, so he couldn't diagnose the problem. The next day, I called the service number while I was inside...

WTF? How are we supposed to work around this? Update: I see Robert.Boston's comment. I'll go look at my Slime kit. I hope it says on the box.

FWIW, bluetooth USB keyboards do work. Some of them are a rather compact size, and sort of fit in the center console area.

I found it easiest to see in broad daylight. The coated portion is more reflective. Looking at the blue sky via reflection off the windshield, I was able to see where the coating ends, near the "margins" (edges) of the windshield where the glass is solid black. I looked very closely to see it...

I was inspecting my own (VIN 03751) windshield and comparing it to an October vehicle, and our windshields are different. His solid black region near the mirror is symmetric, but mine is not--the passenger side has black dots rather than a solid black region. However, my coating covers this...

This explains that while my driver's side wiper is tall enough to reach the top of the glass, it doesn't make contact in the top inch or so! I hadn't looked closely at it yet.

I put all of my music on a USB thumb drive in a "music" folder. Then I wrote a script to copy the songs listed in a MyList.m3u file (playlist file), and put them into a directory called playlists/MyList. It's an extra copy of the same files (can't do symbolic links on a FAT filesystem). I...

Really? I would have expected the registration card to be part of the same shipment. I've had my S for 2 weeks and I'm getting nervous about all this "spirited" driving I'm doing without having real license plates. I guess I have a couple more weeks to wait.

I'm with Al Sherman on this. For me, the driving factors are: 1. climate change 2. the oil industry as an international political evil 3. fun of driving I've been driving a Prius for 7 years, so it's obvious to me that fun of driving is no longer at the top of my priorities. But as an...

I *do* understand what you've said, but I had a thought on it. (I will also try this on my own but it would be nice to have corroborating observations.) It is a known fact that the Model S will be regen'ing at a certain rate (let's say 40 kW for sake of consistency), and as the vehicle's speed...

That could have been me! I cross the parkway on Franklin Farm road heading west on my way to work. This morning it would have been about 8:50am, give or take a few minutes. On Monday, Richard M was driving behind me in his model S on Franklin Farm Road, and we both pulled off to have a short...

Congrats, stevezzzz. Other people have butt-dialed their phones. You may be the first to butt-roll your windows! :-)

Thanks, I used your list today! I also thought of a few more things to add: 1. Verify folding mirrors (this is manual). 2. Note: Do not test exterior lights (DRL, HL, FogL, etc) while charging--the lights are not fully functional

Did you ask them where it was *going*? I couldn't stand it any longer so I called Rockville to ask them where my car was. Let me slow down and give you dates: 1/23: My PS Lauren in CA tells me that my car shipped today to Rockville Service Center where they will detail it and do final prep...

Now that we have confirmed cases of "4.2" being "1.19.41", and "1.19.42", please specify this longer version number.

congrats!! Mine left Freemont today en route to the Rockville service center. She said it would take about 7 days. Hopefully Friday's forecasted snow doesn't affect your logistics!

First, Congrats!!! An email this evening from Lauren said that my S was done! She is sending the paperwork for my signature, but I am closing on a house refinance tomorrow, so I can't apply for a car loan until tomorrow afternoon. We'll see how fast I can get a check from PenFed or BoA...

P3043, Fairfax, VA Got my VIN: 3751. Delivery window is still 1/23-2/6. But since I haven't received/signed the final paperwork, I'm expecting early February. 60 kWh, pano roof, 21" wheels, Blue exterior, Matte Obeche, grey leather, tech, air suspension, parcel shelf, twin charge...

As mentioned in another thread, the twice/year remounting of wheels and resync the TPMS is paid as part of the maintenance agreement. If true in the US, that would be pretty nice.

Swapping wheel+tire's myself I apologize for my confusion but.... My Model S will have 21" performance tires. If I buy an extra set of 19" wheels with the winter tires from tesla (i.e. the TPM's are already in the wheels), then can I swap the set back and forth at my convenience? The service...

Rockville MD? Where in VA are you? I spoke with my DS (Lauren) yesterday, and told her I am in Fairfax VA. She asked me how close to Rockville, MD am I? I said it was about 45 minutes by car, and she indicated that the car would go to Rockville's service center for final prep (cleaning...

@Jerry33, thanks for the link. That chatter was about the Roadster, and the post on page 2 said he could go about 7 minutes before degrading due to motor heat. Of course the S is different. The track sessions I've driven in have been 20-30 minutes of track time, followed by 30-40 minutes of...

Yes, I've been wondering this too. My ICE got horrible gas mileage when driving it on the track (SCCA, 2+ mile track). The driving pattern is: punch it full throttle, apply brakes, repeat. I assume I won't be able to take the S to the track, but I'm curious how long the battery would last.