Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

josip · 07-07-2023 10:18AM

Has anyone been able to use the Tesla App to contact/control the car in a non-Premium connectivity supported country?

(Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Finland, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Portugal )

@AndyBoBandy did your app work in Lithuania last summer?

AndyBoBandy · 07-07-2023 10:22AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120817016#Comment_120817016

yes, I had full app control (Including Sentry Live View) of the car while in Lithuania (and also the brief spin we went on to Latvia)...

I see in the Lithuanian owners group they struggle, but they do somehow manage to get themselves premium connectivity... I genuinely believe there are more Tesla's there than there are in Ireland... They are everywhere in Vilnius, and then during the summer they all decamp out to the coast.... probably 90% of EV's I see in Lithuania are Teslas, and about 5% are Chevy Bolts, and then everything else makes up the remaining 5%. So between Premium Connectivity, Charging US cars on CCS, and getting service, they somehow make it work..

deadl0ck · 07-07-2023 10:48AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120816987#Comment_120816987

Android - fair point - I have a Poco F3 and the memory management is fairly aggressive so it could be killing it

Gumbo · 07-07-2023 11:08AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120817172#Comment_120817172

For some reason, android phones seem to be more sensitive to the background stuff.

The app needs to stay in the background with refresh allowed so it knows when close to your car.

If I try force close the app on iOS, I get this pop up.

slave1 · 07-07-2023 01:03PM

I have the Tesla key fob and have about same "failure" rate of car opening immediately when I get close, all I got to do is double tap the fob in that case so not a biggie

Heinz57 · 07-07-2023 10:32PM

I have a general query about planning a trip using the TESLA app, and hope someone can shed light on it (and forgive me if this is a query that has been asked before, it's my first EV, so am pretty new to this - and searching BOARDS ain't that easy). Currently I have 53% battery left and am going to do a return trip from Athlone to Dublin airport. On that percentage of battery, it seems there is not enough juice to make the return trip (when I enter the destination, the app tells me I will have 20% battery when I get to the airport... and it has been pretty accurate so far). I am planning to stop en route at the Superchargers at Enfield and pump in some electrons BUIT if I didn't know they were there, then I would have to charge up before I left. Based on many (many!) of the videos I have watched on Youtube, when folk plan a journey the app directs them to charging points along the way. Does this happen here? Am I missing something obvious? (Maybe it works on the nav in the car? I'm not with the car at the moment to check, but I assumed the app used the same map system).

Thanks.

AndyBoBandy · 07-07-2023 10:42PM

The car will direct you through the superchargers…

just make sure you add the full round trip from Athlone to the airport and then back to Athlone… the car needs to know the full drive otherwise it will just try and get you to your destination at 20% (also known as ‘ASAP’), so you just need to make sure the car knows your final destination (home, where it’s fine to arrive with 20% remaining).

Heinz57 · 07-07-2023 11:23PM

Thanks for the quick reply - that's good to know. I'll have to play around with the app to get that to work. I'm only getting "Location to Destination" on the app, can't find find the "via" option (as in, for this case, Athlone - Dublin Airport - Athlone. I'm sure it will be easier in the car as it's effectively GoogleMaps).

But I see that you are right. Just for the craic I put in "Athlone to Belfast" and sure enough it is suggesting I stop at Castlebellingham Superchargers and boost it for 7 minutes (18%). I'm surprised it is happy for me to arrive with only 6% charge (I'm less happy with that!!!). There's no doubt, planning a journey requires a bit more forethought.

AndyBoBandy · 07-07-2023 11:58PM

Yeah, a Tesla in conjunction with the supercharger network is designed to get you to a destination as quick as possible…. So you always have to think of the return journey….

and yes it’s a million times easier in the car….. set your initial destination and then edit the trip and add a stop (back home) at the end of the trip…. And then the car knows you need additional charge to make it back..

Gumbo · 08-07-2023 12:23AM

2024,20.7 just installed now.

Bug fixes only I believe.

There’s a Spotify update on the way but not sure what version its in.

innrain · 08-07-2023 09:39AM

2023.26 should have some updates. Like autoheadlightswhen wipers are on. Brr

AndyBoBandy · 08-07-2023 09:56AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120821228#Comment_120821228

That was a feature before….. and then it was removed…

it’s a pain in the ass feature in fairness as if you need to wash your windscreen on a bright sunny day your headlights come on…..

I was fcuking delighted when they removed it a few years ago….

deadl0ck · 08-07-2023 02:03PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120821228#Comment_120821228

Not seeing it - are you on the "advanced" / Beta setting for f/w or regular?

slave1 · 08-07-2023 03:10PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120821260#Comment_120821260

It's a legal requirement to have your headlights on when it's raining in US States so that's probably where it started out from

innrain · 08-07-2023 05:09PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120821937#Comment_120821937

Neither do I. Just reading about it

https://www.notateslaapp.com/software-updates/version/2023.26/release-notes

mfceiling · 08-07-2023 05:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120820833#Comment_120820833

I'd love to know how long is left on songs/podcasts on Spotify. Instead there's a stupid black line moving across. Try to touch it and it jumps forwards or backwards.

eagerv · 08-07-2023 05:51PM

Was just reading about future features on updates, made me think about a feature that is on other cars but not on Tesla afaik, to be able to control the adjustment of the passenger seat by the driver. Recently I was ferrying different sizes and ages of people as front passenger. It meant getting out of car to adjust seat.

I am sure it would be a very simple addition via software, any idea how to make a suggestion to Tesla?

Gumbo · 08-07-2023 06:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120822726#Comment_120822726

I wish passenger seat had memory function. Someone new gets in and messes up the whole system 😂😂

eagerv · 08-07-2023 06:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120822822#Comment_120822822

The Ioniq 6 I drove had extra controls for the passenger seat on the passenger seat back in the middle of car, so was easy for the back seat passengers or driver to operate.

Gumbo · 08-07-2023 07:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120822938#Comment_120822938

My bmw has memory on the passenger side too.

silver_sky · 09-07-2023 04:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120822726#Comment_120822726

Had this issue recently a few times, passengers got in and I had to explain how to adjust the seat. It would be far easier on screen.

joe1303l · 09-07-2023 04:51PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120810373#Comment_120810373

Probably a small leak from the tailgate or rear light seals. Surely if you’re only just over 80kms by a few days they’d deal with under warranty. You could always say it’s been there a few weeks and you didn’t get a chance to log the fault.