When I first became interested in Tesla I downloaded the manual and read through it. As I started following various Tesla forums on social media I was amazed how many of the posts and questions could be answered if one would first RTFM! Thanks for your videos. 😉
YES! YES! YES! I fix things for a living - Radio Stations, TV Stations, Mobile installations, and of course, the crap around the house. When I get a squawk, especially with new equipment, I generally ask Did you RTFM*? And I get the usual trout in return. (Envision someone looking at you with a long face, open mouth, and glazed eyeballs. That's a trout.) To get on topic here, I downloaded the Model 3 manual, and over a period of days I *Read The Fine Manual. Damned if about 90 per cent of my questions weren't answered!
@w4csc wow...you do know these kinds of ratings are pretty much for any passenger car, if you read that owner's manual...and realistically can easily be doubled tripped without any damage. I'm 240 pounds and have climed into the trunk of my tesla, just like any other car it's not a problem.
Easy entry also activates when you unbuckle the seat belt and vehicle is in Park. Since you didn’t have your seatbelt on in your demo, just putting it in Park activated it. Had you been in Park with the seatbelt fastened, it would not have activated until you unfastened the seatbelt.
I like this one. Now the European is complaining that the American made gear doesn't translate to metric. I've been bitching for years that European stuff isn't translated to Imperial. And no, we are quite happy with our system and don't want to change. That was a miserable failure a few years ago.
Doc DuMont Actually the entire American Imperial system is denominated in metric - the official foot or yard is a certain number of centimeters for example, at one atmosphere. I was educated in metric in Ohio in the 1970s and when I landed in French Canada 20 years ago I was fine. A failure I wouldn’t call it, though generations of Americans are failed by their country and systems, and call it freedom.
@@genephipps6421 that's funny I'm usually asking my girlfriend's the questions and when she can't answer fast enough I get cranky but thankfully she almost always knows the answer so whatever I'm asking. She's also cute as hell and is by no means watching me as I type this 😁
Yeah. When I ordered my car at the dealership it was a friday. I could go grab the tags and all that only on monday. So I took the manual home and was done with it the day I picked it up... :D
Am I missing something with the glovebox light and it having a 5 minute timer to shut it off.... it’s still on when you go to next topic and your phone timer is over 7 minutes. Never mind
@@FrugalTeslaGuy probably have to have your phone far enough away so the Bluetooth can't be detected. If you did that, let us know. This is a nice feature to prevent battery drain and it would be a pity if it doesn't work.
Akso, I wondered whether the glove bix needed to be shut for that feature to work, otherwise it would keep shutting off even when you were intentionally using it.
You have a certain kind of presence. You remind me a bit of James Cromwell. You oughta be in pictures. Also I drove one of those Teslas and how does that thing even exist?! Now every time I see an ICE car I shake my head in pity like a man from the old days who just test drove a Model T walking past the horse dealership. Anyone who doesn’t have or plan to have a Tesla has never driven one.
I would recommend talking about how there are many, many features not listed anywhere, but are programmable with each person named in the list of drivers. It goes way beyond seat, mirrors and steering wheel. Climate controls, driving preferences, autopilot preferences and many more, I'm sure. Select your name before making changes to any options or you might be programming Easy Entry's preferences and not your own. I see this important detail missed on many UA-cam videos!
Great stuff, thanks Frugal Tesla Guy! A few quick observations/corrections: 1) Closing the Trunk with 2 hands is necessary as the spring by the latch in the car is very stiff. A spring "upgrade" solves that problem and allows closing even with 2 fingers. 2) You incorrectly state around 2:45 that should something push the Frunk emergency release button while driving, that may open the Frunk thus possibly causing an accident due to lack of visibility. Brian from i1Tesla tested his as part of his self-open Frunk strut mod upgrade, and confirmed it's a 2 stage unlocking system, and while driving the latch will NOT fully open/release, even if the emergency button is pressed!
I remember reading somewhere that regulations here in the U.S. prevent the front hood from being automatically raised. It's my understanding that no one has an automatic raise function for the front trunk. This would have to be changed with regulation versus something you can convince Tesla or any other manufacturer of doing. If people want it changed, they'll need to lobby their representatives and hope they'll align with your thinking on the matter.
Awesome videos.... thanks for the efforts .. and for listing the weight in KGs Also for the tips on the climate control - I am in Canada and it gets colder sometimes!! Had my m3 few days ago ... still learning everyday- your videos are great!!
this is the type of Tesla guy I like. The feckin one who isn't trying to entertain you with shallow nonsense. This guy just gives us the straight up facts - lovely and snore worthy
I read the owner's manual on my first Model S in the first few days of ownership. I had read online the entire owner's manual of my first Model 3 prior to delivery. I'm not some geek, but just someone who has always read the owner's manuals of cars I bought because the knowledge always turns out to be valuable. Perhaps it came from being a fighter pilot then airline pilot, where the importance of knowing the vehicle and its systems was a life or death matter.
@@The_DuMont_Network Hey Doc, It was still nicknamed the Dash One when I was flying for Uncle Sam, as in T.O. F-105-1-1. But left seat? I flew single-seat, single-engine fighters until I was shanghaied into flying the F-4D. It did have a backseat for the WSO. I flew left seat for airliners after getting the appropriate type rating. In no case did I fly an aircraft for the military or the airlines without studying the systems and passing the check ride.
@@daveriley6310 My point exactly. I forgot about single seaters and centerline seaters. Never flew one myself. I guess you could fly while the GIB read the manual to you and looked things up, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Great video, I like that you're encouraging people to actually read the owners manual. The number of owners who rush online to complain about something their Tesla is doing/not doing, when all they need to know to resolve the issue is right there, built into their car... smh
Honestly, if you do the math on gasoline, oil, maintenance, etc. of an ICE car over 4-8 years compared to virtually no maintenance, except tires and the relatively low cost of electricity and factoring in this is the safest car on the road, I ask, how can you NOT afford one!
@@wandererinadistantland Easy. If you can't afford a $5,000 car, a $35,000+ one is not even close to possible. I watch and learn about stuff like this so I can see what others are doing with a car I may own in 5+ years.
Don't forget about the fun Easter eggs in the car's software :). Discovered them sitting in traffic this morning. Can't wait to play pranks on my wife and daughter!
Haven't bought one but I do have the manual. I guess I am one of those nerds that always read the manual of any vehicle I own and since the internet has come along I do download before taking delivery. Lot of useful info.
I believe the reason the glove compartment light may not have gone off after five minutes is that it also has a motion detector / sensor. The five minutes is without motion. In the video I could see the shadow of you moving around--likely checking the time or something--so the sensor likely also "saw" that motion. It is like a fridge light...does it *really* go off when you close the door? =)
@@maxmurphy104 Ok so lets say someone gets in your frunk and jumps the 12 volt battery for some reason. It still won't unlock the car + who is gonna be stupid enough to steal a Tesla. It's a rolling always on always communicating computer which Tesla could prob turn off if they knew it was stolen.
@@AustinMichael I like the constant tracking and monitoring of the system. A built in LoJack. But about that constant location business... Can my wife see where the car is at all times? Any Linux coders out there who can create a cloaking app will make billions!
Can I super charge my car once a week to 96%? And should I wait until battery level drops to 20% or 25% to re-charge? Shall I charge my Model 3, 4WD to 96% and leave it sit for 3 months while I’m away? I live in San Diego. Got 2 years of free Super Charging with car purchase.
HI, there is nothing to stop you charging to 96% but the charging will tail off and slow down substantially after 80% charge is reached. There is no need to wait until you get to 20% but it's fine if that works for you and your schedule. NOTE that you are charged IDLE time if you are plugged in and NOT charging. This can be around $30 an hour at busy stations! I assume you wish to supercharge because you do not have access to home charging? I believe you can "power off" the vehicle in the driving / service section if it is going to remain stationery for extended periods - like airport parking. This will greatly reduce the battery "vampire drain". As a rule of thumb, it looks like 1% a day of the battery is used to maintain the car stationery and locked. Look on page 140 of the manual and it's all in there...!
Thank you for everything; especially the cable release. The last station at super charger in Grand Rapids, MI had a slight slope to it. While charging, my car slid on the snow and put tension on the cable. I had a hard time getting it out. Had I read the Manuel, I would have know.. thanks again. :)
As one frugal Tesla guy to another, isn't it ridiculous that owning a Tesla can even fit into a frugal life? I mean, first-worlders are more amazingly rich than most imagine. Thanks for the informative video.
Best line ever out of my Honda owners manual, possibly the best line ever for any owners manual. "If the parking brake cannot be released automatically, release it manually." Thanks, Honda, who would have thought.
The manual for a colortune device (that lets you see the colour of a the spark in an engine so you can adjust the air-fuel ratio on the carburettor or fuel injection) helpfully informed me that I should not inhale exhaust fumes from the engine as they are toxic. I was wondering why I was getting very ill every time I put my mouth around the exhaust for 5 minutes each day.
Great video as always Mike. Never messed with the Easy Entry option myself so that info was helpful. Also, as I live in Houston, you probably already know that we don't get very cold weather often down here either but the heated side mirrors feature is certainly good-to-know.
Very helpful -- thank you! By the way, I've seen a couple Model 3s with CA license plates that say F Yu. Mine reads FYS -- which likely means I purchased it a day or so earlier. I wouldn't have minded FYU, though. (That wouldn't have reflected my general attitude -- and it clearly isn't yours -- but is sort of amusing.)
good job, there were three that I did not know. Easy Entry (awesome), hot and cold front defroster (important in the NE winters) and the method to disengage a stuck power cord (hasn't happened to me...yet). Thanks
Thanks for reading the manual and provided these features. I didn’t know about Easy Entry and quick way to turn off AC. I am using these features daily now.
So we cant stuff a body over 150 pounds in the trunk? That doesnt sound right. Let me rephase that...😁... we shouldnt stuff a heavy engine block the fit and not exceeding 150 pounds.
OMG, Thanks Frugal Tesla Guy for explaining Easy Entry. Love that feature! Now the question is whether you can teach me how to have the car recognize me or my wife with our respective keys. My knees are bruised from having them jammed into the dash as I reach over to tap my profile... aaarrrrghhh
It takes time to learn all the tricks hidden in menus of your Tesla screen. In some cases you may want to try on your own to discover how you do a certain thing. I use CAD systems , like PRO/E in my work and every 6 months Pro/E has a new update and you have to learn how the Menu changed in order to perform certain tasks.So is my Tesla, I am learning a lot from watching videos and reading the Owner's Manual. I wish I could learn why after pairing my cell with my Tesla 3 , the two suddenly don't talk to each other.Thank you for sharing this information.For those interested, please use my referral code: MICHAEL51889 when you, or your friends, buy a Tesla 3 you get a 5, 000 free Supercharger miles. After May 28, 2019 the offer reverts to 1,000 Supercharger miles. Thanks.
'Side Mirrors have Heat in them.' Excuses: AND what you didn't hear in the video! "Number one, I just don't use them" nor the Tundra! "And number two, i hadn't really heard about it" BECAUSE MY WIFE SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME!
Mike, Great video. I knew many of the items you presented / but also learn some very valuable info. I have 2 items to pass along. I have personal experience with the easy entry settings. I have full self driving in my 2018 model three. After setting my profile for seats mirrors steering wheel I found that my full self driving stop working correctly. I tried everything and had to call Tesla service. Come to find out that when you set your profile all of the FSD settings need to be reset to your profile for them to work properly with your profile. 2nd item: I noticed that your glove box opened slowly and smoothly. Question, is your M3 a newer one because my glove box when I open it flops down pretty abruptly. And this is actually an annoyance to me. JVV
Great video , great information thanks , and just one question if we charge our Tesla model YLR at home with the Tesla wall connector What is the amp setting for it , is it 48 amp , 35 amp or 20 amp what is your suggestion thanks a lot .
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 113, which was effective on January 1, 1969, requires that the front hood is manual and has a conventional latching system, so Tesla may not make it automated. Here's a synopsis of it: www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/571.113?page=1
i always flick through the manual when i get a new car. there is a lot that that one doesn't necessarily know about the vehicle. it is always better to be completely familiar with the vehicle BEFORE you drive it - not AFTER you are on the road and driving
If I could give you 5 thumbs up I would. Have not read the owner's manual yet as I'm still waiting on my M3LR, but the easy access mode is another game changer for me. Thx again
Curious and sorta unrelated question. As I'm close to retiring and researching 55+ communities I was curious if Tesla would consider building a Tesla golf cart? I know the Yamaha gas cart is the only long distance cart with a 3 gallon gas tank. The battery carts cannot compete with range as of now. The gas carts are somewhat loud although they've made strides to lower noise level to around 64 decibels. I think it would be a huge market, as retirees would love a quiet, long range golf cart. I hope you can whisper into Elton's ear. thanks for your response.
The point is not to read those manuals entirely, the point is to have them as a reference guide whenever you need something specific. And they should damn well have enough info in there to be actually helpful beyond entry level explanations.
Thanks for this. When you showed the glove box, it looked like there were some papers. If the full (200 page) OM is on screen only, what else came on paper with the vehicle? Is there a quick start guide for roadside emergencies?
Great video Mike. Regarding Easy Entry, the seat position is not the only thing that is recalled according to your profile. The side view mirrors are also automatically moved into position according to your profile as well.
releasing a stuck charger?? what a faff. who the hell wants to buy an ev? electric shocks? i'm 70, so it is highly unlikely that i will ever buy an ev - highly unlikely? more like a snowball in hell's chance
Would a fully stocked beer/wine cooler in the frunk loaded with ice exceed 55 lbs? Not taking a cooler on a trip could save a lot of space, not to mention if you got pulled over, the last place they would look for booze would be what they thought was the engine compartment...just sayin...oh, and a drain hole for the melted ice? They would think that was your air conditioner dripping. Didn't see a section on stealth party mode in the owners manual.
I always read the entire owners manuals! Well, except for the first 300 pages or so of "Do not operate the vehicle under water", "Do not stick your head out the window while rolling it up" and "Do not fill the tires with Uranium Hexaflouride" sort of stuff.
Well, the items covered are mostly convenience and comfort. The weight loads for trunk and frunk while important should not take priority over the car’s load capacity and distribution. Also in car manuals are safety and emergency references for many common situations to include driving on wet/snowy roads should not be done on cruise control. Icon information is quite important as well. Thanks
Legend says the glove box light is still on.
Silent Is Gold 😂😂😂😂
what a scam this vid the light never died
Silent Is Gold I wonder if the app was still running on his phone? Further research is necessary!
@@jackpast I did keep it open with my phone far enough away from the car and after 15 minutes it was still on.
Does it can be fixed by software updates?
When I first became interested in Tesla I downloaded the manual and read through it. As I started following various Tesla forums on social media I was amazed how many of the posts and questions could be answered if one would first RTFM! Thanks for your videos. 😉
nice :)
Great design requires no manual.
@@salami99 simple designs require no manual
@@uknowngamer1017 It's a electric fucking car, it's packed with technology. Every car needs a manual. You can't make everything obvious with them.
YES! YES! YES! I fix things for a living - Radio Stations, TV Stations, Mobile installations, and of course, the crap around the house. When I get a squawk, especially with new equipment, I generally ask Did you RTFM*? And I get the usual trout in return. (Envision someone looking at you with a long face, open mouth, and glazed eyeballs. That's a trout.)
To get on topic here, I downloaded the Model 3 manual, and over a period of days I *Read The Fine Manual. Damned if about 90 per cent of my questions weren't answered!
Crap. The bodies I had in the trunk were way heavier than that.
Ecospider5 hahahaha
@w4csc wow...you do know these kinds of ratings are pretty much for any passenger car, if you read that owner's manual...and realistically can easily be doubled tripped without any damage. I'm 240 pounds and have climed into the trunk of my tesla, just like any other car it's not a problem.
@w4csc Sir, not a Ford F-150 you mean the Tesla Cybertruck, right...? (You better mean Cybertruck you traitor)
@w4csc And thats a fact
Easy entry also activates when you unbuckle the seat belt and vehicle is in Park. Since you didn’t have your seatbelt on in your demo, just putting it in Park activated it. Had you been in Park with the seatbelt fastened, it would not have activated until you unfastened the seatbelt.
Doug DeMuro reads every owner's manual from front to back, just to find the quirks
Edit: ua-cam.com/video/yF5EdhZ_-Sw/v-deo.html
pauldzim "And this is why this is the best owner's manual ever."
It's like reading a dictionary from beginning to end. It's made to look up specific issues.
like for displayng the kilograms in metric,so we know how many pounds means in kg,i m in eurpe
How would you show kilograms not in metric?
I’m in Canada and fully agree...
As an American, I am learning metric system bcuz I realized it's better
I am using Celsius as my default temperature measuring system
I like this one. Now the European is complaining that the American made gear doesn't translate to metric. I've been bitching for years that European stuff isn't translated to Imperial. And no, we are quite happy with our system and don't want to change. That was a miserable failure a few years ago.
Doc DuMont Actually the entire American Imperial system is denominated in metric - the official foot or yard is a certain number of centimeters for example, at one atmosphere. I was educated in metric in Ohio in the 1970s and when I landed in French Canada 20 years ago I was fine. A failure I wouldn’t call it, though generations of Americans are failed by their country and systems, and call it freedom.
I read the owners manual before I got my car..
🍪🍪🍪
I would also...just from being excited and wanting to be ready when my Wife started asking questions =)
@@genephipps6421 that's funny I'm usually asking my girlfriend's the questions and when she can't answer fast enough I get cranky but thankfully she almost always knows the answer so whatever I'm asking. She's also cute as hell and is by no means watching me as I type this 😁
Yeah. When I ordered my car at the dealership it was a friday. I could go grab the tags and all that only on monday. So I took the manual home and was done with it the day I picked it up... :D
Am I missing something with the glovebox light and it having a 5 minute timer to shut it off.... it’s still on when you go to next topic and your phone timer is over 7 minutes.
Never mind
John Chigur he probably forgot to turn off the phone key with Bluetooth on
@@chensien75 I actually thought of that and tried it again without the phone in the car and it was still on.
@@FrugalTeslaGuy probably have to have your phone far enough away so the Bluetooth can't be detected. If you did that, let us know. This is a nice feature to prevent battery drain and it would be a pity if it doesn't work.
Akso, I wondered whether the glove bix needed to be shut for that feature to work, otherwise it would keep shutting off even when you were intentionally using it.
@@alankroit facepalm...
another feature: If you hold and drag down the "navigate" box on the gps, it will start up the navigation to home/work.
Let's call the "Frunk" (stupid name) the "Bonnet". My dad was born in England. They like that name for the "hood" of a car. How about it?
I think the accepted vernacular is "Fronnet"
I already knew most of the points covered in the video, but not all of them. Thanks for posting😉😉
Same you learn something new every day
new thing i learned was that his wife has her own setting
Who cares
You have a certain kind of presence. You remind me a bit of James Cromwell. You oughta be in pictures.
Also I drove one of those Teslas and how does that thing even exist?! Now every time I see an ICE car I shake my head in pity like a man from the old days who just test drove a Model T walking past the horse dealership.
Anyone who doesn’t have or plan to have a Tesla has never driven one.
SAL C... "Horse Dealership" ... I like that!
I would recommend talking about how there are many, many features not listed anywhere, but are programmable with each person named in the list of drivers. It goes way beyond seat, mirrors and steering wheel. Climate controls, driving preferences, autopilot preferences and many more, I'm sure.
Select your name before making changes to any options or you might be programming Easy Entry's preferences and not your own.
I see this important detail missed on many UA-cam videos!
You should lower the volume of your music, it's very loud in comparison to how loud you're speaking
Great stuff, thanks Frugal Tesla Guy! A few quick observations/corrections:
1) Closing the Trunk with 2 hands is necessary as the spring by the latch in the car is very stiff. A spring "upgrade" solves that problem and allows closing even with 2 fingers.
2) You incorrectly state around 2:45 that should something push the Frunk emergency release button while driving, that may open the Frunk thus possibly causing an accident due to lack of visibility. Brian from i1Tesla tested his as part of his self-open Frunk strut mod upgrade, and confirmed it's a 2 stage unlocking system, and while driving the latch will NOT fully open/release, even if the emergency button is pressed!
Add some point would you do a video on the sound system, radio, bluetooth, etc. thanks.
I remember reading somewhere that regulations here in the U.S. prevent the front hood from being automatically raised. It's my understanding that no one has an automatic raise function for the front trunk. This would have to be changed with regulation versus something you can convince Tesla or any other manufacturer of doing. If people want it changed, they'll need to lobby their representatives and hope they'll align with your thinking on the matter.
It will never happen, it would be a big safety hazard if it didn't have a manual safety latch in case of accidental opening at 70 mph.
@@armchairpilot916 you also want the hood to react in a certain way if there is an impact so that may have something to do with it as well.
Very informative video! Thank you so much. Enjoy your video.
I’ve ordered a model Y a few days ago. Cheers. 🦅🦅🇺🇸
"owner's manual? please... who read those?"
*reads the manual*
Awesome videos.... thanks for the efforts .. and for listing the weight in KGs
Also for the tips on the climate control - I am in Canada and it gets colder sometimes!!
Had my m3 few days ago ... still learning everyday- your videos are great!!
EASY ENTRY! ! ! Who knew? I had complained to friends that this was the one feature of the car I felt was missing. Thanks for putting this up!
someone asked elon for it a while back and he replied: good idea, will be on the next software update :D
this is the type of Tesla guy I like. The feckin one who isn't trying to entertain you with shallow nonsense. This guy just gives us the straight up facts - lovely and snore worthy
Your quality is so amazing like u have 100k or more subs. Did u go to film school or something?
I read the owner's manual on my first Model S in the first few days of ownership. I had read online the entire owner's manual of my first Model 3 prior to delivery. I'm not some geek, but just someone who has always read the owner's manuals of cars I bought because the knowledge always turns out to be valuable. Perhaps it came from being a fighter pilot then airline pilot, where the importance of knowing the vehicle and its systems was a life or death matter.
Dave Riley - As a pilot, would you ever get in the left seat without taking a look at the DASH-1? (I guess they still call the manuals that??)
@@The_DuMont_Network Hey Doc, It was still nicknamed the Dash One when I was flying for Uncle Sam, as in T.O. F-105-1-1. But left seat? I flew single-seat, single-engine fighters until I was shanghaied into flying the F-4D. It did have a backseat for the WSO. I flew left seat for airliners after getting the appropriate type rating. In no case did I fly an aircraft for the military or the airlines without studying the systems and passing the check ride.
@@daveriley6310 My point exactly. I forgot about single seaters and centerline seaters. Never flew one myself. I guess you could fly while the GIB read the manual to you and looked things up, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Great video, I like that you're encouraging people to actually read the owners manual. The number of owners who rush online to complain about something their Tesla is doing/not doing, when all they need to know to resolve the issue is right there, built into their car... smh
Very informative video, thank you. Now only if I could afford one. 😂
MrRoadRage me too, I'd have a Tesla pronto.
Honestly, if you do the math on gasoline, oil, maintenance, etc. of an ICE car over 4-8 years compared to virtually no maintenance, except tires and the relatively low cost of electricity and factoring in this is the safest car on the road, I ask, how can you NOT afford one!
Here it is, it's free www.tesla.com/content/dam/tesla/Ownership/Own/Model%203%20Owners%20Manual.pdf :)
@@wandererinadistantland Easy. If you can't afford a $5,000 car, a $35,000+ one is not even close to possible. I watch and learn about stuff like this so I can see what others are doing with a car I may own in 5+ years.
@@Bobocalc I fell for it! LOL.
Don't forget about the fun Easter eggs in the car's software :). Discovered them sitting in traffic this morning. Can't wait to play pranks on my wife and daughter!
What type of Easter eggs?
Million dollar idea to get people to learn their owners manual: Have it as an audio file read by Morgan Freeman!
The manual has graphics that are really important to the memory retention.
deffinitely ..!!! high ... this is your new car ..let me tell you everything about it ....
Great video! Very useful and I did learn a few things. Thank you.
Haven't bought one but I do have the manual. I guess I am one of those nerds that always read the manual of any vehicle I own and since the internet has come along I do download before taking delivery. Lot of useful info.
Thanks for reminding us to read the Owner's manual
remember that video of a woman at the gas station trying to fill a Tesla?
I believe the reason the glove compartment light may not have gone off after five minutes is that it also has a motion detector / sensor. The five minutes is without motion. In the video I could see the shadow of you moving around--likely checking the time or something--so the sensor likely also "saw" that motion. It is like a fridge light...does it *really* go off when you close the door? =)
I wonder how many pages of the Tundra manual are not in English ....
Huh did the glove box light turn off after 5 minutes?
An important one you left out is the 12volt cable to jump the car off if the 12v battery dies. That's pretty important to know.
i think that could be a security issue, anyone can get the owners manual online and then break into my tesla
@@maxmurphy104 You can't get in you still need the phone to unlock the frunk.
@@mrtee3477 also in the manual: how to open the frunk without the phone...
@@maxmurphy104 Ok so lets say someone gets in your frunk and jumps the 12 volt battery for some reason. It still won't unlock the car + who is gonna be stupid enough to steal a Tesla. It's a rolling always on always communicating computer which Tesla could prob turn off if they knew it was stolen.
@@AustinMichael I like the constant tracking and monitoring of the system. A built in LoJack. But about that constant location business... Can my wife see where the car is at all times? Any Linux coders out there who can create a cloaking app will make billions!
What did you think "Easy entry" entry on driver's preferences page is for?
Can I super charge my car once a week to 96%? And should I wait until battery level drops to 20% or 25% to re-charge? Shall I charge my Model 3, 4WD to 96% and leave it sit for 3 months while I’m away? I live in San Diego. Got 2 years of free Super Charging with car purchase.
HI, there is nothing to stop you charging to 96% but the charging will tail off and slow down substantially after 80% charge is reached. There is no need to wait until you get to 20% but it's fine if that works for you and your schedule. NOTE that you are charged IDLE time if you are plugged in and NOT charging. This can be around $30 an hour at busy stations! I assume you wish to supercharge because you do not have access to home charging?
I believe you can "power off" the vehicle in the driving / service section if it is going to remain stationery for extended periods - like airport parking. This will greatly reduce the battery "vampire drain". As a rule of thumb, it looks like 1% a day of the battery is used to maintain the car stationery and locked. Look on page 140 of the manual and it's all in there...!
Thank you for everything; especially the cable release.
The last station at super charger in Grand Rapids, MI had a slight slope to it. While charging, my car slid on the snow and put tension on the cable. I had a hard time getting it out. Had I read the Manuel, I would have know.. thanks again. :)
Wow! Thanks for the tip about press-and-hold to turn off climate control.
I have had 7 cars in my 62 years and have read every manual for each car.
Shit you must have a lot of free time. I'm 23 and have had 6 cars have not touched a owner's manual.
Thank you Zefram Cochrane ;-)
One of the absolute best tesla videos on UA-cam. Thank you
This is a very informative video, thanks.
I don't think we need the blaring music every transition.
Yes. Yes we do.
Great video, but your audio levels from you speaking to the music was too drastic.
As one frugal Tesla guy to another, isn't it ridiculous that owning a Tesla can even fit into a frugal life? I mean, first-worlders are more amazingly rich than most imagine. Thanks for the informative video.
Stupid imperial system. Thanks for the conversions
stupid indeed. America, you inspire facepalms
@@munnypoltric Yeah, but come the next war, who gets the call for help?
How would you reset the manual release once you remove the cable or does it auto-reset
@8:30 In what instance would you use cold air instead of hot air?
Thanks for the Easy Entry/Exit tip. Didn't know I needed it, but once set up I absolutely love it.
and keep in mind the manual can change with every update
Best line ever out of my Honda owners manual, possibly the best line ever for any owners manual.
"If the parking brake cannot be released automatically, release it manually."
Thanks, Honda, who would have thought.
Only a genius would consider this as an immediate option.
The manual for a colortune device (that lets you see the colour of a the spark in an engine so you can adjust the air-fuel ratio on the carburettor or fuel injection) helpfully informed me that I should not inhale exhaust fumes from the engine as they are toxic. I was wondering why I was getting very ill every time I put my mouth around the exhaust for 5 minutes each day.
9:55 LOL you act like that is rocket science. my car from 2005 does that.
can you use the same key card on multiple teslas? tesli?
Great job. Reading the manual.
Correction: The first few thousand owners received a physical manual.
I received one with mine. Delivery date: May 11, 2018, VIN: 14170
I think FTG is a little more into "doing things the proper way" than most people.
Charlie Horse I concur
Thanks for this video. Learned a few things here and there.
I love that you added normal measurements for everyone around the world.
The climate on/Updates off feature is a brilliant piece of Tesla engineering.
Informative for those are researching info on the car
At 5:44 on the map above the red pin it says weed
I didn't see that. But there is a town called "Weed" in northern California, near where that map is displaying
A lot of this stuff is standard on other cars, even non-luxury brands.
I didn't quite get what he was on about with the climate control.
Isn’t Frugal Tesla kinda contradictory?
Very informative video , and presented with class. Thanks for your help.
With three giga-factories in China, the Tesla model 3 will become more celebrated than the VW Beetle and far more numerous.
Gigafscfory 1 in CA, Giga factory 2 in Germany, Giga factory 3.in China..
You still think you don't want to buy that cheap stock?
Why? Anyway I still don't get what people think is so great about beetles.
@@Dinoraptor101 Do normal people go out buying shares in companies in America? Here in England that's not an everyday thing people do.
@@bangerbangerbro Yes. It's quite common. Easy to do from an app on your phone too (I use E-trade).
@@RobertLoPinto Oh, Ok. Interesting.
Great video as always Mike. Never messed with the Easy Entry option myself so that info was helpful. Also, as I live in Houston, you probably already know that we don't get very cold weather often down here either but the heated side mirrors feature is certainly good-to-know.
Thank you for putting in kgs, you fantastic person.
Very helpful, thanks
3:21 I finally learned how to close the Frunk! Been doing it wrong. 😁 Thanks!
Very helpful -- thank you!
By the way, I've seen a couple Model 3s with CA license plates that say F Yu. Mine reads FYS -- which likely means I purchased it a day or so earlier. I wouldn't have minded FYU, though. (That wouldn't have reflected my general attitude -- and it clearly isn't yours -- but is sort of amusing.)
good job, there were three that I did not know. Easy Entry (awesome), hot and cold front defroster (important in the NE winters) and the method to disengage a stuck power cord (hasn't happened to me...yet). Thanks
Thanks for reading the manual and provided these features. I didn’t know about Easy Entry and quick way to turn off AC. I am using these features daily now.
Sorry for the nit-pick, but shouldn't your title have been "What I Discovered While Reading the Owner's Manual"?
I was wondering about the personal profile driver settings! Thanks for going over this.
I read the Land Rover Discovery2 manual!! I like cars!
So we cant stuff a body over 150 pounds in the trunk? That doesnt sound right. Let me rephase that...😁... we shouldnt stuff a heavy engine block the fit and not exceeding 150 pounds.
most pages arent't even your language ;) so feel free to read the few pages for your language in the Toyota manual too
OMG, Thanks Frugal Tesla Guy for explaining Easy Entry. Love that feature! Now the question is whether you can teach me how to have the car recognize me or my wife with our respective keys. My knees are bruised from having them jammed into the dash as I reach over to tap my profile... aaarrrrghhh
It takes time to learn all the tricks hidden in menus of your Tesla screen. In some cases you may want to try on your own to discover how you do a certain thing. I use CAD systems , like PRO/E in my work and every 6 months Pro/E has a new update and you have to learn how the Menu changed in order to perform certain tasks.So is my Tesla, I am learning a lot from watching videos and reading the Owner's Manual. I wish I could learn why after pairing my cell with my Tesla 3 , the two suddenly don't talk to each other.Thank you for sharing this information.For those interested, please use my referral code: MICHAEL51889 when you, or your friends, buy a Tesla 3 you get a 5, 000 free Supercharger miles. After May 28, 2019 the offer reverts to 1,000 Supercharger miles. Thanks.
'Side Mirrors have Heat in them.' Excuses: AND what you didn't hear in the video!
"Number one, I just don't use them" nor the Tundra!
"And number two, i hadn't really heard about it" BECAUSE MY WIFE SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME!
Mike, Great video. I knew many of the items you presented / but also learn some very valuable info. I have 2 items to pass along.
I have personal experience with the easy entry settings. I have full self driving in my 2018 model three. After setting my profile for seats mirrors steering wheel I found that my full self driving stop working correctly. I tried everything and had to call Tesla service. Come to find out that when you set your profile all of the FSD settings need to be reset to your profile for them to work properly with your profile.
2nd item: I noticed that your glove box opened slowly and smoothly. Question, is your M3 a newer one because my glove box when I open it flops down pretty abruptly. And this is actually an annoyance to me.
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Great video , great information thanks , and just one question if we charge our Tesla model YLR at home with the Tesla wall connector What is the amp setting for it , is it 48 amp , 35 amp or 20 amp what is your suggestion thanks a lot .
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 113, which was effective on January 1, 1969, requires that the front hood is manual and has a conventional latching system, so Tesla may not make it automated. Here's a synopsis of it: www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/571.113?page=1
I was hoping that you found out that this car can actually fly... I am desapointed
Most cars can fly at least once if you drive them fast enough.
User experience while using and reading owners manual in a Tesla is still very, very bad! And it's already 2022 🙁
Easy entry and how to turn off the AC... super useful! Thanks Frugal Mike!
Really turning off the AC isnt actually toooo good for the vehicle. It can easily create mold when off for a long time.
i always flick through the manual when i get a new car. there is a lot that that one doesn't necessarily know about the vehicle. it is always better to be completely familiar with the vehicle BEFORE you drive it - not AFTER you are on the road and driving
If I could give you 5 thumbs up I would. Have not read the owner's manual yet as I'm still waiting on my M3LR, but the easy access mode is another game changer for me.
Thx again
Curious and sorta unrelated question. As I'm close to retiring and researching 55+ communities I was curious if Tesla would consider building a Tesla golf cart? I know the Yamaha gas cart is the only long distance cart with a 3 gallon gas tank. The battery carts cannot compete with range as of now. The gas carts are somewhat loud although they've made strides to lower noise level to around 64 decibels. I think it would be a huge market, as retirees would love a quiet, long range golf cart. I hope you can whisper into Elton's ear. thanks for your response.
The point is not to read those manuals entirely, the point is to have them as a reference guide whenever you need something specific. And they should damn well have enough info in there to be actually helpful beyond entry level explanations.
Thanks for this. When you showed the glove box, it looked like there were some papers. If the full (200 page) OM is on screen only, what else came on paper with the vehicle? Is there a quick start guide for roadside emergencies?
Great video Mike.
Regarding Easy Entry, the seat position is not the only thing that is recalled according to your profile. The side view mirrors are also automatically moved into position according to your profile as well.
A great video! And yes, finally someone explains "Easy Entry" - first time I have seen it covered - well done!
releasing a stuck charger?? what a faff. who the hell wants to buy an ev? electric shocks? i'm 70, so it is highly unlikely that i will ever buy an ev - highly unlikely? more like a snowball in hell's chance
Would a fully stocked beer/wine cooler in the frunk loaded with ice exceed 55 lbs? Not taking a cooler on a trip could save a lot of space, not to mention if you got pulled over, the last place they would look for booze would be what they thought was the engine compartment...just sayin...oh, and a drain hole for the melted ice? They would think that was your air conditioner dripping. Didn't see a section on stealth party mode in the owners manual.
I always read the entire owners manuals! Well, except for the first 300 pages or so of "Do not operate the vehicle under water", "Do not stick your head out the window while rolling it up" and "Do not fill the tires with Uranium Hexaflouride" sort of stuff.
Me *checking manual* :"so,how do i get enough money to buy Tesla?"
Manual :"Work harder,you lazy ass ;P"
Me : "damn ;("
Well, the items covered are mostly convenience and comfort. The weight loads for trunk and frunk while important should not take priority over the car’s load capacity and distribution. Also in car manuals are safety and emergency references for many common situations to include driving on wet/snowy roads should not be done on cruise control. Icon information is quite important as well. Thanks