Firmware 5.8.6/7/8/9/10

[yobigd20]

So you got them to put an 85 battery into your 60? What's the fee for that?

$18k. source: Life With Tesla Model S: Battery Upgrade From 60 kWh To 85 kWh

yes they do all upgrades now if you ask.

S40->S60 via software
S60->S85 per above user/link.
S85->P85 per direct question to JB. (via motor/inverter swap)
P85->P85+ suspension retrofit many have had this done.

So technically you could go from an S40 to P85+ if you really wanted.

 

[The Fury]

Just to confirm, you paid to have your 60kW battery replaced with an 85kW battery after you took delivery of your S?

How much did that cost?

I have never heard of that being done.

I heard that it is mostly a software update/change... the battery is supposedly about to add to the extra size easily.. (25K+). If anyone gets good intel on this please post.

 

[MichaelS]

It costs about $18K to exchange your battery.

A journalist back east had it done. I also asked for a quote and it was the same price.

 

[Merrill]

Is there a way to find out what is in the new update before you download it? Just got the notice and would like to know what it is about.

 

[brianman]

Is there a way to find out what is in the new update before you download it? Just got the notice and would like to know what it is about.

To my knowledge, they still haven't addressed this owner request. Please send a mail to ownership@ if you want to "+1" it in their database of requests.

 

[andrewket]

Is there a way to find out what is in the new update before you download it? Just got the notice and would like to know what it is about.

No official way. Best method is to come here and see if anyone has posted pictures of the release notes.

 

[castor]

Just to confirm, you paid to have your 60kW battery replaced with an 85kW battery after you took delivery of your S?

How much did that cost?

I have never heard of that being done.

Yes, paid for the upgrade, don't people upgrade the Hard Disk on the PCs all the time? :tongue:

 

[neroden]

So far no big differences in v 5.8.8, with one exception. This morning was the first morning in several weeks that I did not have the pop up window asking if I wanted to connect to wi-fi. None of the suggested fixes had previously worked. Hopefully this "bug" has been smashed.

OK, I am looking forward to seeing that fix. That window is annoying. (I don't have WiFi.)

 

[Mayhemm]

OK, I am looking forward to seeing that fix. That window is annoying. (I don't have WiFi.)

Wouldn't it be worth it to buy a cheap (say $30) Wifi router to make it quit bugging you? It doesn't need to have internet access or anything, just a network it can sign into and be happy.

 

[Lawsteve]

Wouldn't it be worth it to buy a cheap (say $30) Wifi router to make it quit bugging you? It doesn't need to have internet access or anything, just a network it can sign into and be happy.

I have a router and have signal. It just keeps asking me to connect. Unfortunately, after being gone for a few days after I loaded the update, it has started appearing again.

 

[Plug Me In]

I got updated from 5.8.4 to 5.8.8 last night and the release notes, as far as I can remember look the same. On the other hand I drove 10 miles today and got 250 wH/mi, so it was either the update or the 55 degree weather.

 

[PhilBa]

Mod Note: seeing as 5.8.8 is a minor update but seems to be rolling OTA, let's see if we can avoid repetitive posts of "I got it" or " I didn't get it yet". Thanks in advance.

I like seeing that the update is happening. It wasn't clear to me that it's rolling out. Seeing the reports helps.

 

[tomas]

I like seeing that the update is happening. It wasn't clear to me that it's rolling out. Seeing the reports helps.

OK, then can we please agree we do NOT need the "I didn't get it yet!" posts?

 

[dave]

I like seeing that the update is happening. It wasn't clear to me that it's rolling out. Seeing the reports helps.

How about we create a separate thread for firmware release updates, where everyone can post that they got it / didn't get it, service center installed it, are deliberately not installing it, etc.... and then keep the sticky posts for hard information about the contents of the updates?

I can see how some people might want to share their update experiences, but personally I hate wading through pages of posts just to find the good discussion about what's actually in the firmware.

 

[tomas]

How about we create a separate thread for firmware release updates, where everyone can post that they got it / didn't get it, service center installed it, are deliberately not installing it, etc.... and then keep the sticky posts for hard information about the contents of the updates?

I can see how some people might want to share their update experiences, but personally I hate wading through pages of posts just to find the good discussion about what's actually in the firmware.

Fabulous idea Dave! Mods, if you are listening, you would then need to divide new release posts into "Firmware 5.8.X Feature Discussion (Sticky)" and "Firmware 5.8.X Receipt Log"… or something like that. Mods would occasionally need to sweep stuff from one to the other until the herd of cats gets used to it.

Best idea ever! Thx!

 

[zerompg]

Car won't charge after running 5.8.8. It's funny because the Villa Park service center is picking the car up on Monday for it's annual exam. Lucky that I'm only 4 miles from the Normal, IL supercharger and the car took a charge from it. Can't wait for more sc's.

 

[Doug_G]

Had a funny glitch today; hopped in the car and drove off, and the fan went to full blast and blew cold air at me. Looked down and temperatures were on LO. They had been at 18.5C when I parked.

I recall this also happened a few weeks ago, on an earlier firmware release.

 

[Todd Burch]

Had a funny glitch today; hopped in the car and drove off, and the fan went to full blast and blew cold air at me. Looked down and temperatures were on LO. They had been at 18.5C when I parked.

I recall this also happened a few weeks ago, on an earlier firmware release.

Doug, sometimes if there's a speck of something on my iPad, it causes touch events to be generated. My theory is that you have some goo on your screen over the defrost button, and it's causing the screen to press. (Worth exploring at least?) Or maybe the screen bezel itself is triggering a touch event? I remember someone about a year or more ago who had a similar issue.

I wonder if you try cleaning your screen if it would help.

 

[brianman]

Fabulous idea Dave! Mods, if you are listening, ...

While we're asking the mods for stuff...

Is there a way to create a poll that is only a poll (no commentary replies allowed)? If the answer is yes, then we should just drop add a poll thread for each major firmware release (and maybe some minor ones). Bonus points for recording the date and time with each poll entry automatically.

 

[RodF]

After updating to 5.8.8 my contacts no longer load from my Nexus 5. I do have the option to load contacts on, not sure if that option was there before the update.