Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

Ive said it before, if there is one section you should read on your owners manual, its the section on Charging.

In particular the sub-section High Voltage Battery Information -> Battery Care.

In relation to your question, I would suggest (a) applies based on the above. Follow the guidance in the manual and let the Tesla BMS do its thing.

There are various factors at play that are never constant such as the delta between winter & summer, the age & usage characteristics of your battery. It is highly dynamic. Battery longevity is at the very core of what Tesla do. They have all the data coupled with massive R&D investment and are the manufacturer, so they are THE expert on this subject.

I am DC fast charging sevaral times a week out of necessity, but otherwise I follow the guidance in the manual (I too have a Nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide (NCA) cell battery). After 18 months, the Tesla techs advised me that my battery is in excellent condition, allowing for some minor degredation in line with frequent DC charging. 210

Nice little win for the day. Glad to hear it.

I have subscribed to the monthly payment for premium connectivity, for me it's worth the €9.99/month. Pity there is no yearly sub here.

VIN is normally assigned pre delivery, often when car is on ship.

Certain things will not work using your phone hotspot, such as live camera view and satellite view maps

Tesla doesn’t have a capability to connect to Apple CarPlay (a strategic decision by Tesla to promote greater adoption of Premium connectivity) so connecting to your phone via hotspot will not give you live streaming of maps and navigation. The Premium Connectivity is an integrated solution with live traffic and satellite map imagery which looks great. In addition you can connect to Spotify using the Tesla account and this may be of value if you don’t already have a Spotify account

At the end of the day it’s personal choice

Agreed. Having it simply for the mapping alone does it for me. Im also in my car a lot for work so hotspotting all the time would peeve me as generally the internet connection gets dropped to 3G when I receive a call. Forking out €50k+ for a car Im not going to quibble over a tenner per month.

Just don't get me started on people who buy new cars but wont get a toll tag only to whinge about tolls.

You are a better driver than most :D

Note with the Model 3 wheels in particular, they extend out past the wall of the tire. So usually people would just be rubbing the tire wall. There are aftermarket protectors for sale for the Model 3, so its obviously a thing with these alloys.

Ya ive scuffed them up loads of times, on my previous car id maybe done it once in 6+ years of ownership. I did consider the plastic protectors, but they look stupid. Its a shame the horrid aero covers dont protect them either, I might consider leaving them on if they did :D

Speaking of parking I've experienced the first lateral auto park. I even forgot I have this function now and I was about to park when I saw the P on the screen and decided to let it do its thing. TBH I would have done a better job as it was quite away from the kerb. The driving wheel moves "violently" left to right. Quite opposite of what I've been taught. Or maybe I'm not used to it.

Hi all,

Has anyone wrapped their M3 and if so where and how much did it cost?

Does it add much in terms of additional protection?

Thanks,

I found an app called Tasker, which for a one-of fee, about €4 I think, will automatically turn on my hotspot when the phone connects to the car's bluetooth. And again turns off when disconnecting.

Works well so far. Missing on sat maps, which I don't use and traffic visualisation which where I live is 99% no use...oh and live sentry...mostly a gimmick for me