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Interesting.. I just looked it up (details below). Do you use the "Enable Free Roll"? Locking the charge port seems like a good idea to avoid any potential issues that could come from that opening. Car Wash Mode closes all windows, locks the charge port, and disables windshield wipers, Sentry Mode, walk-away door locking, and parking sensor chimes. To enable, touch Controls > Service > Car Wash Mode. Your vehicle must be stationary and not actively charging.
If using an automatic car wash, Enable Free Roll keeps your vehicle in Neutral and activates free roll for the duration of the wash, while preventing Model 3 from applying the Parking brake if you leave the driver's seat. To enable, press on the brake pedal and touch Enable Free Roll; or shift into Neutral.
Car Wash Mode disables if the vehicle's speed exceeds 9 mph (15 km/h) or by touching Exit on the touchscreen.
If using an automatic car wash, Enable Free Roll keeps your vehicle in Neutral and activates free roll for the duration of the wash, while preventing Model 3 from applying the Parking brake if you leave the driver's seat. To enable, press on the brake pedal and touch Enable Free Roll; or shift into Neutral.
Car Wash Mode disables if the vehicle's speed exceeds 9 mph (15 km/h) or by touching Exit on the touchscreen.
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saw the bZ4x in the wild today. Rare to see in Toronto as the vehicle is only sold in Quebec and BC. $15,500 discount on the car.
I think it looks much better in real life among the other cars. The build quality seems petty good. The car was from Quebec.
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How Bad Is Tesla's Full Self Driving Feature, Actually? Third-Party Testing Paints Dark Picture
https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesl...testing-video/
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How Bad Is Tesla's Full Self Driving Feature, Actually? Third-Party Testing Paints Dark Picture
https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesl...testing-video/
Waymo has been working on self driving forever, and I don't know if you've ever seen one of their vehicles, but I wouldn't want one of those monstrosities in my driveway
Last edited by AMIRZA786; Sep 28, 2024 at 03:54 PM.
The winter is a different story - I always precondition the car and that too is mainly so that the battery is warm enough that I get full regen using the brakes as it feels weird when there's much less brake regen.
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Anything below 50F/10C and brake regen is impacted. Reason why regen is ineffective is actually very simple - the battery is just too cold to be "charged" at anything other than a very slow rate - hence the drop in regen. It's to protect the battery till it's warm enough.
however, as steve has said, the model 3 performance is not a 911. it's a faster model 3 with an adaptive suspension. having a 'track mode' though the brakes shouldn't overheat so easily and the suspension shouldn't bottom out. the car is a track 'wannabe'.
I disagree with Bit's dismissiveness towards the "feels" aspect of sports car ownership. I understand that you don't like cars to make noise, but that doesn't mean a silent cars is objectively superior to a noisy car(or vice versa). It just means that's your preference.
A lot of sports car owners do enjoy the sound and the feel of driving a high performance ICE vehicle. I'm certainly not yet ready to leave that behind. I'm probably going to put an exhaust on my car so I can hear it a little more with the windows down. I love downshifting and passing people on the freeway and hearing the engine growl. I'm not some luddite commoner because of that.
i think the ioniq 5 N is a pretty amazing compromise since it can make somewhat realistic engine sounds with fake gear shifts even, lol. i would never use the noise features, but it's fun that they did it.
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