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got a software update last night. woo hoo, ha. seems it was just security and bug fixes.
another huge win for teslas is that they can connect to your home wifi if you want which usually gives them a much faster connection. my ioniq can't do that.
i'm still debating if i miss the lack of carplay in the tesla but i'm impressed it does have apple podcasts app, youtube music app, both of which i use a lot on all devices.
oh and the audio system really is amazing.
another little 'tesla-ism' is that when i open the door, whatever music was playing before starts playing at low volume... very nice touch.
another huge win for teslas is that they can connect to your home wifi if you want which usually gives them a much faster connection. my ioniq can't do that.
i'm still debating if i miss the lack of carplay in the tesla but i'm impressed it does have apple podcasts app, youtube music app, both of which i use a lot on all devices.
oh and the audio system really is amazing.
another little 'tesla-ism' is that when i open the door, whatever music was playing before starts playing at low volume... very nice touch.
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got a software update last night. woo hoo, ha. seems it was just security and bug fixes.
another huge win for teslas is that they can connect to your home wifi if you want which usually gives them a much faster connection. my ioniq can't do that.
i'm still debating if i miss the lack of carplay in the tesla but i'm impressed it does have apple podcasts app, youtube music app, both of which i use a lot on all devices.
oh and the audio system really is amazing.
another little 'tesla-ism' is that when i open the door, whatever music was playing before starts playing at low volume... very nice touch.
another huge win for teslas is that they can connect to your home wifi if you want which usually gives them a much faster connection. my ioniq can't do that.
i'm still debating if i miss the lack of carplay in the tesla but i'm impressed it does have apple podcasts app, youtube music app, both of which i use a lot on all devices.
oh and the audio system really is amazing.
another little 'tesla-ism' is that when i open the door, whatever music was playing before starts playing at low volume... very nice touch.
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From: CA
got a software update last night. woo hoo, ha. seems it was just security and bug fixes.
another huge win for teslas is that they can connect to your home wifi if you want which usually gives them a much faster connection. my ioniq can't do that.
i'm still debating if i miss the lack of carplay in the tesla but i'm impressed it does have apple podcasts app, youtube music app, both of which i use a lot on all devices.
oh and the audio system really is amazing.
another little 'tesla-ism' is that when i open the door, whatever music was playing before starts playing at low volume... very nice touch.
another huge win for teslas is that they can connect to your home wifi if you want which usually gives them a much faster connection. my ioniq can't do that.
i'm still debating if i miss the lack of carplay in the tesla but i'm impressed it does have apple podcasts app, youtube music app, both of which i use a lot on all devices.
oh and the audio system really is amazing.
another little 'tesla-ism' is that when i open the door, whatever music was playing before starts playing at low volume... very nice touch.
aaand another software update tonight!
i see a couple of releases ago they put out "rave cave" so lights/music begin when you put it in park, lol
in other news... i'm still irked they don't include homelink in the car. the delivery guy said just get a myq account, etc., which the car supports, however, my garage door opener ("marantec") does not support myq, so the myq controller i just bought it worthless (will try to return it).
on a brighter note, i decided to go for the $350 homelink tesla install and ordered that on the phone app, and it couldn't have been easier to blow money, lol. more importantly, they will come install it at wherever i want (mobile service) and gave me some dates/times to choose from. i know you tesla owners know all this, but it sure beats going to a traditional dealer. the consierge service i had with genesis was also amazing (they pickup and drop off the car and leave you with a loaner, but this is even better and the simple app approach is way better.
even better, it isn't "just" homelink, the car can apparently know (via gps) when to DO the opening, so it should be a case of just driving up or away and things open or close.
i see a couple of releases ago they put out "rave cave" so lights/music begin when you put it in park, lol
in other news... i'm still irked they don't include homelink in the car. the delivery guy said just get a myq account, etc., which the car supports, however, my garage door opener ("marantec") does not support myq, so the myq controller i just bought it worthless (will try to return it).
on a brighter note, i decided to go for the $350 homelink tesla install and ordered that on the phone app, and it couldn't have been easier to blow money, lol. more importantly, they will come install it at wherever i want (mobile service) and gave me some dates/times to choose from. i know you tesla owners know all this, but it sure beats going to a traditional dealer. the consierge service i had with genesis was also amazing (they pickup and drop off the car and leave you with a loaner, but this is even better and the simple app approach is way better.
even better, it isn't "just" homelink, the car can apparently know (via gps) when to DO the opening, so it should be a case of just driving up or away and things open or close.
the only thing that has surprised me is the power drain when the car sits there... maybe 2% a day? seems high. i've now told it not to do sentry mode when it's at home. maybe that would help.
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Make sure accessories mode is turned off, and for overheat protection, turn the AC off. That should bring the drain down to about 1 percent. Also, if it's hot out, it will try and keep the battery pack at optimal temp
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Look in the app under Climate. If Cabin overheat Protection is enabled, just disable it, or select "No A/C". If it's disabled, then you are good and it's just the BMS keeping the battery at optimal temps
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another 'hmm... cool' thing about teslas... instead of the dumb "tap the turn signal stalk and it flashes for 3, 5, 7 or whatever number of flashes" it seems to keep flashing UNTIL you change lanes which it 'sees' then turns off the signal! genyus.
and of course if you're in fsd (and maybe enhanced autopilot?) if you tap the stalk or use the button on cars without stalks the car changes lanes by itself!
now in my ioniq i find it annoying that tapping the stalk just flashes 3 times and that's it. it CAN change lanes on major highways (interstates) in its "HDA" (highway driving assist) mode, but it's very cautious and very slow.
and of course if you're in fsd (and maybe enhanced autopilot?) if you tap the stalk or use the button on cars without stalks the car changes lanes by itself!
now in my ioniq i find it annoying that tapping the stalk just flashes 3 times and that's it. it CAN change lanes on major highways (interstates) in its "HDA" (highway driving assist) mode, but it's very cautious and very slow.
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aaand another software update tonight!
i see a couple of releases ago they put out "rave cave" so lights/music begin when you put it in park, lol
in other news... i'm still irked they don't include homelink in the car. the delivery guy said just get a myq account, etc., which the car supports, however, my garage door opener ("marantec") does not support myq, so the myq controller i just bought it worthless (will try to return it).
on a brighter note, i decided to go for the $350 homelink tesla install and ordered that on the phone app, and it couldn't have been easier to blow money, lol. more importantly, they will come install it at wherever i want (mobile service) and gave me some dates/times to choose from. i know you tesla owners know all this, but it sure beats going to a traditional dealer. the consierge service i had with genesis was also amazing (they pickup and drop off the car and leave you with a loaner, but this is even better and the simple app approach is way better.
even better, it isn't "just" homelink, the car can apparently know (via gps) when to DO the opening, so it should be a case of just driving up or away and things open or close.
i see a couple of releases ago they put out "rave cave" so lights/music begin when you put it in park, lol
in other news... i'm still irked they don't include homelink in the car. the delivery guy said just get a myq account, etc., which the car supports, however, my garage door opener ("marantec") does not support myq, so the myq controller i just bought it worthless (will try to return it).
on a brighter note, i decided to go for the $350 homelink tesla install and ordered that on the phone app, and it couldn't have been easier to blow money, lol. more importantly, they will come install it at wherever i want (mobile service) and gave me some dates/times to choose from. i know you tesla owners know all this, but it sure beats going to a traditional dealer. the consierge service i had with genesis was also amazing (they pickup and drop off the car and leave you with a loaner, but this is even better and the simple app approach is way better.
even better, it isn't "just" homelink, the car can apparently know (via gps) when to DO the opening, so it should be a case of just driving up or away and things open or close.
about the phone app, i guess my expectations were too high based on what people have said about it. i thought it could do pretty much anything you can do from the car's screen, but it doesn't seem close.
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It does a lot of basic stuff. It would be bloated if it did everything the screen handles