Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

Digging into the settings on the car a bit now and noticed that the EQ for audio was jacked up. Every slider at the max boost which I think is +8dB? that probably didn't do wonders for the sound. I've fixed them now and made a few small adjustments.

Not gonna happen, and I'm a bass player too 😂

I set the EQ like this based on some post from TMC forums

-1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.5, 1.0

Sounds good to me. The person that posted it did so after using calibration software. I need to get one of those mics myself.

Do the break lights come on when using the regen?

8.9% of Tesla Model 3's fail the TÜV for "serious defects" (my translation, German term used is "erhebliche Mängel")

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/tuev-auswertung-maengel-elektroautos-tesla-bmw-renault-nissan-1.5761979

This figure compares poorly to other EVs and poorly to other cars generally it seems. The Leaf fails for serious defects 4.3% of the time, the Zoe 5.3% and the BMW i3 5.9% of the time, so the Model 3 is more than twice as likely to fail the TÜV for a serious defect than a Nissan Leaf. I don't know how many of each car is being presented for the TÜV but there must surely be enough of them both at this stage to draw a statistically significant conclusion I would have thought. Both cars are pretty common now in Germany.

The TÜV is the German NCT. I wonder are there equivalent figures available for Ireland anywhere?

Hey Mike, do you tell the car to precondition for Ionity ? Through the GPS as a destination ?

Where would most of these Model 3's have been built? I wonder will the German built ones be better as they start to move through the system. None of the Teslas currently failing the TÜV were built in Germany as new vehicles do not have to be tested in Germany until they are 3 years old and from then on every two years. The German plant isn't old enough to have produced any of these failing vehicles. Of course, if the issues are design related then build quality won't help, but one could reasonably presume that parts that cause regular failures will be upgraded or redesigned. It's possible Tesla has already made some changes or will do so.

I see reports that the Highland Model 3 is going to have a temperature sensor removed..

The one that is used for dash display.....

Am I correct in assuming there are separate temperature sensors for the interior and therefore shouldn't be implications for using heating.....

https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/1255/exclusive-tesla-s-model-3-project-highland-exposed-what-s-changing

The text (pertaining to the Model 3) of the original article by the TÜV association reads:

Which translates to (my translation):

It doesn't mention specific suspension components however. The original press release can be found here and run through Google translate for the rest: https://www.tuev-verband.de/pressemitteilungen/e-autos-mit-durchwachsenen-ergebnissen-bei-der-hauptuntersuchung

I would imagine my Model 3 lights (March 2022) would fail if checked at TUV or possibly NCT. They are without a doubt the worst of any recent car I have had. Tesla say they will need the car for at least a day to refocus or whatever they have to do. Alignment doesn't work. Not doing a huge amount of night driving at the moment and with the longer days I am not too worried, but will need to have fixed before next winter.

I’m the M3 i would weekly perform an emergency stop by slamming on the brakes to clear any crud, have a deserted road I drive regularly that is straight for a long way with no turns or houses so is ideal for a brake test, one you get used to regen I reckon 95% of my driving is one pedal

I find with the weak regen in the colder weather that I am using real brakes a little more than other EVs, so hopefully they will stay clean.