Not something you'll notice on the highway though, since you only rarely have to bring them back up to speed.Range difference comes from the 18" wheel and tyre combo being lighter than the 19" combo.
It requires less energy to spin them up...
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Not something you'll notice on the highway though, since you only rarely have to bring them back up to speed.Range difference comes from the 18" wheel and tyre combo being lighter than the 19" combo.
It requires less energy to spin them up...
All modern (2021+) M3s use a 16V Lithium ion battery for internal components, not the old 12V lead acid.I wonder if this magical car has the 12v battery problem solved
Yes, we all did (do) that. It's a right of passage.Anyone else developed a habit checking for Delivery updates a bit too regularly? Off the the waiting lounge I go haha.
Of course!Anyone else developed a habit checking for Delivery updates a bit too regularly? Off the the waiting lounge I go haha.
I watched the reveal video done in Norway, listening to a twerp gush about the new car. I wonder if this magical car has the 12v battery problem solved, and the phantom braking issue that’s under NHTSA investigation fixed. There is no way Id buy this car!
Or do you stab blindly at the screen while you trying to avoid an oncoming vehicle.
Voice activated maybe, triggered by you screaming "STOP PLEASE STOP"?Where is the emergency brake now that the button on the end of the RH stalk is no more? Or do you stab blindly at the screen while you trying to avoid an oncoming vehicle.
Where is the emergency brake now that the button on the end of the RH stalk is no more?
CAUTION
In emergency situations, if the brakes are not functioning properly, press and hold the Park button on the overhead console or touchscreen to bring Model 3 to a stop. Do not use this method to stop the vehicle unless absolutely necessary.
The emergency brake is the parking brake for use if the disc brakes fail eg a brake line gets fractured and there's no brake fluid.Yeah I’d be using the brake pedal, pretty sure that’s still there!
That’s my understanding too. Sometimes a handbrake is referred to as a ‘e-brake’ as it is cable operated and can operate in a hydraulic failure emergency.The emergency brake is the parking brake for use if the disc brakes fail eg a brake line gets fractured and there's no brake fluid.
Hmmm… Do cars really have “emergency” brakes anymore? I think “parking” brakes have been the standard for many decades. Yes, parking brakes can indeed be used in an emergency, though I think that very few drivers would think to use them in a panic situation. Besides, don’t all cars have diagonally separate hydraulic brake lines so that if one brake line fails, at least 2 wheels can still brake and stop the car?Where is the emergency brake now that the button on the end of the RH stalk is no more? Or do you stab blindly at the screen while you trying to avoid an oncoming vehicle.
I just tried the hand/e/brake on my 2018 Calais. Its a little electronic switch. It wont engage if the car is going over (maybe) 5kmh. Its hard to get an exact number rolling around the carpark avoiding things/people.. Either way, it would be useless as an emergency brake of my normal brakes fail, id be jamming it in low or aiming for a pillow factory.That’s my understanding too. Sometimes a handbrake is referred to as a ‘e-brake’ as it is cable operated and can operate in a hydraulic failure emergency.
The Model 3 manual has this to say:Can someone with a model 3 try pressing the park button on the stalk while driving and see what happens? If hope it wouldn't lock the brakes up, that would be nasty... and if it doesn't, this whole line is a bit moot
I gather this "press and hold" is different from just a normal single press.In emergency situations, if the brakes are not functioning properly, press and hold the Park button on the drive stalk to bring Model 3 to a stop. Do not use this method to stop the vehicle unless absolutely necessary.