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Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 640 ✭✭✭Moreilly


    I've a 221 model 3 and live in the countryside, when I drive at night I get a constant camera blinded or blocked as it's or itch black outside, or when the sun is low to the side I get the same occasionally, how will they use vision under these circumstances? ffs they still haven't sorted the basics like wipers and auto high beam........



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 435 ✭✭mc2022B2TF


    I get the same every time I drive when it's dark. And the auto wipers are beyond useless. They come on when there is no rain and not enough when it's raining. I wouldn't mind that if the controls were not on the touchscreen but they are. Sensors for now are better than vision for that but the only hope I have is that at least with software updates it can only improve.

    It's going to become more obvious now in wintertime. So complaints will rise.

    Problem is the more recent models have zero radar so we are stuck with this until then.

    As a human being sometimes your feel is better than your sight. It's literally taking the sense of touch or feeling away. God gave us multiple senses in addition to sight for a reason.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,104 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    Yes I think so too. The comments here too indicate to me different experiences for each car/user.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,352 ✭✭✭MightyMunster


    Damn was about to offer the same. Mine is 201 so I'll offer you mine for 2.5k plus your new one 😁



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    FWIW I rarely charge to 100% but did so last night, EPA range on car is 431kms, was 433kms new in March. I should have taken battery percentage reading to figure out battery size but never dawned on me

    My stuff on Adverts, mostly Tesla Pre Highland Model 3

    Public Profile active ads for slave1



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 713 ✭✭✭LeeroyJ.


    My wife managed to scratch the underside of the front underside black plastic while pulling into the driveway 😮‍💨 as I imagine this won't be the last time, anyone know what the rough cost of replacement of that part is? I'm not sure what it's called but it's That black bumper like plastic that runs along the bottom front. She also scrapped the mudflap pretty bad but that's whatever to me.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,614 ✭✭✭eagerv


    Just from looking at your pic, would you actually be able to see those scratches without getting under car? I personally wouldn't bother replacing unless was hanging off..😊



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 713 ✭✭✭LeeroyJ.


    Oh definitely not just thinking long term as i anticipate her getting a few more scuffs and scratches over time 😂



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭kennethsmyth


    You could but essentially as they haven't the software ready at present its simply a price grab and its sharp practice. I wonder if the EU will be happy with it - will the safety rating be considered incorrect.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭kennethsmyth


    Why would I want a secondhand car when I was purchasing a new one?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭kennethsmyth


    Wondering how the front camera will work for close objects as its in the windscreen with none in the front bumper?



  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,398 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Sarcasm radar off today?

    Maybe because the second hand car is superior to the newer ones 🤣🤣🤣



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭kennethsmyth




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,352 ✭✭✭MightyMunster




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 435 ✭✭mc2022B2TF


    Did I read it correctly that newer models may be delivered with no park assist? Really?

    That's mental. Really interesting to see how front assist will work without sensors



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,401 ✭✭✭Fingleberries


    Maybe Tesla removed the Sarcasm Radar and replaced it with a camera (with auto High Beams and Wipers) 😁



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭Boscoirl


    After 4 weeks of ownership, i am really enjoying the car, happy that i went for the Model 3 and not hold out for the EV6.


    Its so easy to drive, makes a big difference to the commute, only really appreciated it this morning when i took the wife's car to work.

    There are few things that are annoying though.

    the Wireless charging of the phones is almost useless, have a pen at the bottom of the pad, so that the phone is further up, still doesnt start charging straight away. and when it does it only puts a ~20% battery on my 45min Commute, have resorted to a USB cable for when the battery is low. in my last car, i never had to charge my phone at home, i'd charge on the way into work, and that would last me the day, and then charge on the way home and that would last me till the next morning.

    The Spotify interface isnt great(more so for the Podcasts, it doesnt show which episodes you have and have not listened to(if it does, i havent noticed) and I was listening to an episode the other night, and when i got into the car the next morning, it started it from the beginning instead of continuing. it does know though, because when it finishes the latest episode, it always tries to jump back to the end of an earlier episode that i had stopped listening to with 5min to go.

    The other annoying thing is that i have set my Home and Work locations, but it doesnt seem to pick up when i am there. When I charge, it near always marks it as "other" for the stats. Once it marked a session at work as "Work", and the next time even at the same charger it was down as "other" I have even charged on a charger that inside the building, and it didnt think i was at work. the stats thing isnt the end of the world, but it means that Sentry mode is active all the time, i have resorted to manually turning it on and off which is a pain, as i'll forget some day and itll be off when i need it.

    I have set the addresses using both the eircode and also by dropping a pin on the map and its the same. i know at home, it thinks the eircode is in the estate behind, and it routes you in there on the navigation, its the same on google maps, but the house location is right, and you would think it would work off proximity to the point.


    They are really 1st world problems, and not the end of the world, my biggest problem at the moment is that my Wife has taken a shine to the car :D



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 713 ✭✭✭LeeroyJ.


    Spotify app is real rubbish, constantly hangs, doesnt list full playlist. Probably more a Spotify than a Tesla thing, though. The Android app is also pretty bad compared. Ive resorted to just using Bluetooth audio most of the time.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,104 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    I have similar issues with the sentry mode. If you switch it off at a location, not in the menu, but by tapping the red circle when you park, it will remember to turn off there. It doesnt pick up "home" for me unless I park at my charger which of course I dont always do. I usually park the other side, and once I tapped the red circle there once, to turn off sentry, it remembers that.

    The spotify app isnt perfect but it's usable for me at least.

    Can't say I have an issue with the wireless charging either, although I have an older iPhone Xr so the battery is smaller.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭Boscoirl


    Thanks for the Tip on Sentry mode, will try that,



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,727 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Yes, you need to replace the lubricant on the rubber seals.



  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,398 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,989 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    Driving up the M1 about 20 minutes ago and the car suddenly limited my speed to 91km/h. No warning at all. I was overtaking a heavily laden truck and luckily I got past him and was able to do so safely.

    Had to stop at the toll, get out of the car and lock it, then get back in to "reset" it.

    Strange and not a safe thing to have happened. Thankfully it was on the motorway and I wasn't passing on an N road.



  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,398 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Could you have done a 2 button reset while still driving. Might have saved you stopping.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,727 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Yes, rain and sunny weather will wear/dry it away faster..


    I believe it's a common enough thing for frameless windows, so you could probably pick up some in Halfords...

    I was out in Tesla a while back for a few other issues, and mentioned it and they lubricated them for me.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,727 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Apparently that's not cricket now as per the RTFM brigade!! I was quoted a piece from the manual saying that you should pull over and park before doing teh reset... but this was said to me after I did it while driving and it gave my car a complete factory reset.... so Ill probably not be doing it again unless its an emergency!!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭Core6




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,401 ✭✭✭Fingleberries


    It happened me a few times at the start of a journey, as you say getting out and closing the door then getting back in solved the issue. It was frustrating, but easily worked around.

    For me, though it was very scary (to say the least) when it happened without warning on the motorway after I pulled into the overtaking lane without noticing it.

    I'd recommend opening a service request from the Tesla App (make a note of the days/times that it happened), they'll do a remote diagnostics. For my car it turned out to be a temperature sensor near the rear drive inverter that needed to be replaced - they needed to order the part in, so It'll be fixed for me around the end of the month.



  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,398 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    I’ve done 99% of my 2 button resets while driving 😮



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭reni10


    Hi, has there been anything further from Tesla on this?

    I was at 26kwh used today at 50% battery so it seems my Sep Delivered M3 RWD is also only showing a usable 52kwh!

    So you can add me to the list of people who want this fixed as it is ridiculous having a 7kwh buffer! I just want to know the true range of my car and not have to guess if I can go 5kwh below zero 0%!



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