hey, quick tip from a detailer! Please turn off the auto folding mirrors when your vehicle is not active for longer then 5 hours in the cold. We replace so many mirror motors due to the cold freezing the wires in position when they are folded in then get pulled out of their terminals or wires even pulled directly out. Best chance to save some cash is to turn it off unless engineers come up with a new way for them to work in colder temps.
You also run the risk of not being able to put them back into position when you are ready to drive the car. You should also consider doing the same by pulling your windshield wipers out as well in the event that they get frozen to the window. You should also have a widget update as well so wouldn't hurt to consider adding that to your homescreen to more easilly access the door feature for opening it as well. 👍
@@Johnny24rs Depending on the person like what you saw earlier. If it is very iced up than it’ll require a little force to pull them out and depending on who drives the car. Either way, still not good for the car.
8:00 you can actually add a 5th option if you move it all the way to the right. Also, just because it says the car is at the desired temp, it doesn’t mean that it’s done defrosting, it can’t possibly know if all the snow has melted or not lol. Just keep it running like that for 30/40 minutes depending on how bad it is, especially considering yours gets to stay plugged in. Another tip, keep auto folding mirrors off, Tesla recommends this when leaving your car out like this so you don’t damage the motors when they’re frozen.
I was leaving the airport the other day for the parking lot where my car was parked during the DFW ice storm. I hit defrost on the app about 20 minutes before getting to the car….by the time I got there the windows were perfectly clear and the temp inside was about 80 degrees. Pretty damn awesome feature….no scraping required. 👍🏻
I've been told when the temperature gets cold that the windows will drop a tiny bit overnight so you can open the doors next morning without the windows fouling the door trim in case they get stuck. It's often the case in Scotland that it rains by day and freezes by night, so that means stuck windows. A credit card run along the bottom rubber window seal has helped to "unstick" the windows if they fail to drop.
You can actually have 5 control hot buttons if you want so you don't need to replace the trunk. You just have to move the 5th one all the way to the right.
@@techsteinyt Its a little tricky but what a nice (weird to be hidden) feature: Open app >> long press any quick command to bring up menu >> long press the "5th" control you want (e.g. trunk open)with RIGHT thumb >> drag 5th control up to control bar and hover it over 4th spot (on right side) >> while continuing to long press with RIGHT thumb use LEFT thumb and slowly swipe to right >> you will see the 5th control move off screen and into secret 5th spot >> Let go of both thumbs >> You should now have 5
@@RealRoey The lower wind noise and increased range is far worth it in my opinion. People will have similar complaints when they remove side mirrors and replace with cameras. Some individuals just don’t like change. I’ve even heard old people complain about backup cameras when they drastically reduced accidents in parking lots. It’s comical what people will complain about
@@mikebalentine i would bet money (and i never bet) that you would neither hear the windnoise, nor notice any increased range with normal doorhandles. For the range: any slight differnce in mood and thus operating your fast pedal differently or headwind, rain, darkness different temperatures... have bigger effect on your range than the door handles. It's a gimick, nothing more. As with cameras replacing mirrors: For some people quick focus changes between a camera screen and the reality in front of them are strenous for the eyes, for others it's not. I personally have not tried cameras instead of mirrors, but to me it seems like adding unnecessary failure points to replace something that simply works. (a simple mirror doesn't need power, doesn't need a sensor, doesn't need cabeling, doesn't need a display to work. All things that can go wrong. But that's just me, working in troubleshooting in a different area and thus constantly reminded what can and will go wrong.)
If you want to defrost a car, you should run all heatsources available in the car, steering wheel and seats too, letting more surface to warm up helps the air inside the car to warm up faster. Not just Teslas, any car.
They're less efficient - using tradicional heating coils instead of AC, anyway it's like 200W, nothing compared to the 7kW his car is using to defrost.
You are correct in theory, but in practice, I don't think that's going to make much difference. A typical car's main heater can produce somewhere around 5-10kW of heat depending on many factors. Heated seats are usually somewhere around 50 watts each, so that's ~100 watts for both front seats. Not sure about a heated steering wheel, but let's say it uses 25 watts- half the power of a heated seat. Now we're up to 125 watts, which isn't much when it comes to heating the air in a cold car. I like the way you think though!
Efficiency doesn't matter for heating, it all becomes heat in the end anyway. But yes, compared to the main heater, the difference is probably small. @@arturbieniek6360
I assume you do, but you should mention if you have the heated wiper park function in your car. That really helps get the car ready to go. It came out early 2022.
-40 Celsius this week in Canada I'm glad I have a truck with normal handles haha
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my experience with Legacy S (non LED headlights I think) is that I can turn them on (although that requires getting into cabin) and they will if not melt, then at least unfreeze
Defrost mode does not turn on the rear window heater which is a bit annoying since there's also no rear wiper. This morning, car was frozen, for handles frozen... Car wouldn't come out of sleep so I couldn't enable defrost or open door latches via the app.
Hmmm, odd. My ‘22 M3p always activates the rear window defroster. You can even see it activated in his app. Sounds like something might be going on with your ride. 🤷
@@nathanhart5411 heh, no it was me having a grumpy day because it hadn't cleared a few inches of snow. I can confirm that it does activate, just not enough that day that it hadn't looked like it had done anything. :)
Wd40 on door handles helps, but the window itself gets stuck frozen so if you pull the door open sometimes the door won't shut when you get in. The glass hits the rubber and stops door closing , don't force it as glass will break. 😢
Kinda cool thanks.. but our 2005 Toyota Sienna had a defroster grid at the base of the windshield to defrost under the wipers, I think Subaru does that slso....should be mandatory on all vehicles.
Going through the same process of figuring this stuff out with my 2022 Model Y. I really expected the defrost mode to defrost the door handles! The significantly reduced range in below freezing weather was really surprising as well. For me, a six or seven hour road trip that normally needs 1 Supercharger stop now needs 2 stops! (On a related note, I'm really hoping they deploy more superchargers... the current number is not cutting it in the Northeast during busy travel days.)
dont need to leave it that long, the ice melts from the glass and out.. as soon as theres a thin layer of water between the glass and the ice, everything comes right off if you just wipe over it with a piece of cloth or something that doesnt leave scratch marks. as for the door handle, gently knock around the handle, water gets inside the handle and freezes that entire area in there. but gently knocking around the handle will break all that ice and it opens easily after 4-10 taps around.
my 99' bmw has heated key inserts, when you pull on the door handle it activates so the cynlinder starts to heat up so u can stick the key in and turn to unlock, it amazes me how some old technology gets lost over the years
Yeah but they are made to be driven. I hope you don't let it sit in the garage all winter lol. I love the M3 they are great vehicles!! As you already know.
The 3 orange lines ,next to snow flake ,means battery is warming up. I dont use defrost like this, u could easily crack your windshield. U gotta be a bit more forceful with the handles,I usually kinda use my fist near them,and the vibration usually knocks the ice lose.this is gonna be my 3rd winter with the 3
Great video, living in Germany and recetly having eaxtly those scenarious is quite intressting to see, how Long it‘s going to take defrosting itself. Lttle FYI from my side, you can have more than 4 shortcut options at a time in the shortcut view buy press and holding your desired icon to the rightes part of the screen and you can add up to 5 Icons :)
You lightly press from upper and lower edge of the door, near handle. This is how you free the handle. I think it even reads in the manual. I've never ever had problem with handles this way and I live in Finland.
Don’t have wiper defrost? I have it on my model 3 Performance of March 2022. Heating resistances at the bottom of the windscreen should melt ice at this level.
For all those on snow climates: you DON'T need any defrost modes or scrub the ice!!! Just do the following: - pick up a 5 L bottle, fill up with normal NON HEATED tap water (in the morning it will come at
Yes, its what I do. Use lukewarm water and wipe away excess with a squeegee just like a window cleaner - has never failed me - screen/windows/handles/camera, the lot.
This is aHORRIBLE idea. You put room temperature water on a frozen windshield, you are risking cracking the windshield. Might work with a light freeze but in a true cold weather environment that’s a really bad idea
@@mjsabie8517it totally isn’t. you are making it straight up. last 10 years i’ve tipped 5L of hot water from my tap over my van and cars and had no problems. just don’t use boiled kettle water. stop spreading lies when you have not even tried it only read it from comments. try before you lie
I mean, for me, I feel like anything below 10 feels the same. Given, I've been in some subzero temps that hurt to breath but it's all hibernation weather for me lmao Keep warm swede bro.
@@exwhyz33 it's on a few different cars and it's great. Biggest problem I see with tesla is that most other manufacturers are using matrix led headlights which are brilliant. Tesla for some reason is sticking with old technology which is odd for a technology Company
Also available on some VAG cars. My Ford and Skoda are defrosted and driveable in less than a minute. Waiting 5+ mins is ridiculous. I don't understand how people live without heated windscreens
@@777jrgstill Inconvenient, especially at that price range. And the door isn't easy to open just because it's unlatched. It would be an easy fix and one less point of failure to have pull handles on the door instead of gimmick handles that trade functionality for fashion. Or make it an option.
For me, the Tesla Model Y will be in my home garage during weather like this. So should not have to worry about the door handles freezing. Just need to precondition the car to get it warmed up ready to go. Thanks for the video.
Please note that after posting this video I learned that for the door handles to melt, you would need to leave the defrost mode on for 30 to 45 minutes instead of the 15 minutes that I did. After about 15 minutes the car sends you a notification that the cabin was at the desired temperature. Which made me think it was done defrosting. Hope this helps!
You can't charge in a power outage. But if you just plug in every day you come home from work, the car will always be ready to go. You'd have the same issue if you ran out of gasoline in a power outage. The gas station pumps need electricity to work, and queues become enormous if they have to pump manually.
The doorhandles are really bad... firstly for convienience and second for safety... how should you open a door from the outside as a first responser after an crash? And is the app still working when you dont have cell connection?
If you have the car for longer than 10 days you'd know that all you need to do is tap around the door handle 3 or 4 times and it will break the ice inside of it. It's not an issue at all.
@@777jrgthat's not always a solution in an emergency. And there are cases where even tapping and hitting doesn't work. I find your comments to be rude but wish you the best.
I use these features quite often living in WI-USA. Works great. I was surprised as well at how loud it can get when defrosting. Not sure if this is only the case with newer models with the heat pump vs older cars with the resistive heating.
It works better if you have the car precondition before using defrost. Heats up slow storing heat in the battery then blasting interior heat when you hit defrost. Gives more time for things to thaw.
The idea is that you can set a scheduled departure time. So you make set it to a set time every morning for example when you are going to work, and it will make sure that by that time, the car is warm, defrosted and has max efficiency.
Fold Family! Did you find any good mounts for the fold and model y. I've had the auto charge clamp type of wireless chargers in my ice cars for my fold.
Screen wash, which I'm guessing is wiper fluid? Where I'm from (USA) the fluid usually contains an antifreeze to keep it liquid in cold weather. I believe Tesla's would use the same antifreeze fluid as any other USA car.
@@simeonellinger2064 okay, I’m in ðe UK and our screen wash/wiper fluid also has anti-freeze in it but it only goes down to -4°c (25°f) sometimes it’ll go to -10°c (14°f) but below ðat it still freezes on ðe windscreen and ðere’s no engine in a Tesla to warm it up when ðe engine starts getting up to temperature. I was hoping ðe climate control might have an effect. It can be a big problem when it gets really cold
@@techsteinyt I’m talking regular heating, not the battery. If using the schedule function, the battery goes to normal operating temperatures, not SuC temperatures.
nICE explanations ! Thank you. I learned the customisation of the app menu ;-) What about the wipers ? Did they stick to the windshield or were they defrosted? But one thing : this is very energy consuming actually 😒
As much as everyone wants to say these cars are the best I will still say I would go with a petrol vehicle especially in the winter time. I don't think it would do good in the winter really do to the extreme cold conditions and the ability it needs to charge. I don't think they are really made for the winter, I follow a guy that is from Canada and the city he lives in is always in the negatives and he literally has to charge all the time the batteries don't hold up as well. Save yourself the headache and just drive a normal car lol until Tesla gets it together. They still have along way to go but they are still an upcoming company and still have a lot to learn. Great content keep up the great work!
@@777jrgnot true if you're going a very long distance. Of course you can, and should, charge at home, but getting back could be problematic. I will say, many of the complaints about winter charging are from owners without home charging though, as evidenced by the Teslas stuck in Chicago recently, of which most were rented Uber/lift vehicles that relied 100% on public chargers, which went down.
Quick question, is everyone watching this video owning a tesla? 250k is quit a big number, for me I don’t even own a bicycle but I am following the video very carefully. I think I learnt something, thanks.
Awesome. I have a Model Y as well and have had it about 3 months now. I'm here in Virginia and while we don't always get snow or a lot of snow one of the things I'm doing going forward is keeping up with the weather reports. I bought a Model Y car cover and on those days when it snows I'm just going to cover the car since I too park outside. Even if I have to brush the car cover off first I'm hoping it's going to be easier that having to clean off the car itself.
our neighbours old beat up prelude does this too - only diff is that with the prelude you can open the door handle without any fuss.did i miss something that this telsa does special?
Thanks! I'd like some times attached to the various defrost aspects, along with ambient temperature. To some extent the defrost function is hindered by the otherwise useful insulation built into the car. Eg this is why the door handles don't adequately defrost as heat from the AC doesn't seep out via the door mechanism. At least this defrost is real, unlike the many YT and other social media scam adverts for silly little gadgets which claim to defrost "very quickly" using "solar radiation". Doh!
Sigh.. The orange symbol in app means that the car is actively heating the battery. The blue snowflake symbol means that the battery is very cold and will not give full discharge performance. Do you just make stuff up as you go?
I personally prefer to use the traditional way, specially when you have thick layer of snow. Just use a soft plastic broom and the typical blue fluid to melt the ice that you can find in the mall.
Do the seat heaters automatically go on when you put on the defroster or heater? I'm in Florida and only put the heat on in my car once. I don't know if I accidentally hit a button or if it came on, but I could feel my butt getting warm. Does it know from the pressure sensor but you are only in that seat, or does it automatically turn them all on?
The 2 front seats and the steering wheel turn on automatically yes. But you can turn them off in the app like I did here. Also when you walk up to your car and open the car door, it stops defrosting and switches to your normal preferred climate setting, which in my case turns off the seat warmers.
In the app there is a new button called " Unlatch Door" pressing that will unlatch only the drivers door if frozen! took them a while but super useful :):) If you long press on say the lock button it brings up the different quick controls and its there and you can drag it up so when you open the app its sitting with the rest of your current quick controls
For opening a forzen door you can simply do a gentle punch whit the side of your hand (so not whit the knuckles) on the big part of the handle, it will always work whit me ;)
@@techsteinyt yes, already got a 0€ quote as apparently it's not an uncommon issue. But it's only in 15 days and in the meantime they don't give me a car. So I guess I'll just have to freeze my *** to work everyday ahah...
Saw you at 499 and decide you know what why not. CONGRATS ON 500 SUBS!
You’re a real one. Thank you!
@@techsteinyt No problem also great video!
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@@TRClem. I think you pulled it wrong lol
@@adenshiu ?
hey, quick tip from a detailer! Please turn off the auto folding mirrors when your vehicle is not active for longer then 5 hours in the cold. We replace so many mirror motors due to the cold freezing the wires in position when they are folded in then get pulled out of their terminals or wires even pulled directly out. Best chance to save some cash is to turn it off unless engineers come up with a new way for them to work in colder temps.
Wow I had no idea, thank you! I will go change it on my car haha
Wow super dope comment! Appreciate it. You rock! Keep doing your detailing.
You also run the risk of not being able to put them back into position when you are ready to drive the car. You should also consider doing the same by pulling your windshield wipers out as well in the event that they get frozen to the window. You should also have a widget update as well so wouldn't hurt to consider adding that to your homescreen to more easilly access the door feature for opening it as well. 👍
@@S1RLANC3 you can put them in position manually
@@Johnny24rs Depending on the person like what you saw earlier. If it is very iced up than it’ll require a little force to pull them out and depending on who drives the car. Either way, still not good for the car.
8:00 you can actually add a 5th option if you move it all the way to the right. Also, just because it says the car is at the desired temp, it doesn’t mean that it’s done defrosting, it can’t possibly know if all the snow has melted or not lol. Just keep it running like that for 30/40 minutes depending on how bad it is, especially considering yours gets to stay plugged in. Another tip, keep auto folding mirrors off, Tesla recommends this when leaving your car out like this so you don’t damage the motors when they’re frozen.
Didn’t know that I could add a 5th icon, thanks for the info.
I was leaving the airport the other day for the parking lot where my car was parked during the DFW ice storm. I hit defrost on the app about 20 minutes before getting to the car….by the time I got there the windows were perfectly clear and the temp inside was about 80 degrees. Pretty damn awesome feature….no scraping required. 👍🏻
Yeah, the mirrors are expensive to replace……one BILLION dollars!!
@@rekunta hahahahahaha... Thats what it would look like when you hear the bill amt!
This is my third winter with my 2020 Model 3 and I found that leaving the heating on for the seats and steering does help. Give it a try!
Will do, thanks!
So you leave the heating on all night long?
@@markcole6475 You could, and it wouldn't be a big deal at all, especially while plugged in.
Actually the seat heaters help the whole interior to warm faster so if you already get the power from the wall, I would keep those on.
Thanks for the tip, I will try it out!
I’ve had my Tesla +2 years and i had no idea you could customise the app controls by long pressing!! 😂 Thank YOU!!
same, close to 6 months an I had no idea X_x
I've been told when the temperature gets cold that the windows will drop a tiny bit overnight so you can open the doors next morning without the windows fouling the door trim in case they get stuck.
It's often the case in Scotland that it rains by day and freezes by night, so that means stuck windows.
A credit card run along the bottom rubber window seal has helped to "unstick" the windows if they fail to drop.
You can actually have 5 control hot buttons if you want so you don't need to replace the trunk. You just have to move the 5th one all the way to the right.
Thanks for the tip, I didn’t know that one.
@@techsteinyt Its a little tricky but what a nice (weird to be hidden) feature: Open app >> long press any quick command to bring up menu >> long press the "5th" control you want (e.g. trunk open)with RIGHT thumb >> drag 5th control up to control bar and hover it over 4th spot (on right side) >> while continuing to long press with RIGHT thumb use LEFT thumb and slowly swipe to right >> you will see the 5th control move off screen and into secret 5th spot >> Let go of both thumbs >> You should now have 5
@@ajlanger5 that was a great description on how to get that done. It is such a sneaky way to do that. I hope it gets improved in a future update.
@@ajlanger5 I for sure thought all of these comments were out of date, as I couldn't get it to work. Your explanation worked beautifully
They should really include a defroster handle on the front door handles at least. (at least on the driver, but preferably on both)
Or have normal door handles so it isn't a problem at all.
@@roberthoward9500 I was actually thinking the same, im good with my "oldschool" handles.
@@RealRoey The lower wind noise and increased range is far worth it in my opinion. People will have similar complaints when they remove side mirrors and replace with cameras. Some individuals just don’t like change.
I’ve even heard old people complain about backup cameras when they drastically reduced accidents in parking lots. It’s comical what people will complain about
@@mikebalentine i have audi a4 straight piped. Trust me i dont notice the wind sound on handles, but backupcamera is a must have.
@@mikebalentine i would bet money (and i never bet) that you would neither hear the windnoise, nor notice any increased range with normal doorhandles.
For the range: any slight differnce in mood and thus operating your fast pedal differently or headwind, rain, darkness different temperatures... have bigger effect on your range than the door handles. It's a gimick, nothing more.
As with cameras replacing mirrors: For some people quick focus changes between a camera screen and the reality in front of them are strenous for the eyes, for others it's not.
I personally have not tried cameras instead of mirrors, but to me it seems like adding unnecessary failure points to replace something that simply works.
(a simple mirror doesn't need power, doesn't need a sensor, doesn't need cabeling, doesn't need a display to work. All things that can go wrong. But that's just me, working in troubleshooting in a different area and thus constantly reminded what can and will go wrong.)
If you want to defrost a car, you should run all heatsources available in the car, steering wheel and seats too, letting more surface to warm up helps the air inside the car to warm up faster. Not just Teslas, any car.
True 👍
They're less efficient - using tradicional heating coils instead of AC, anyway it's like 200W, nothing compared to the 7kW his car is using to defrost.
You are correct in theory, but in practice, I don't think that's going to make much difference. A typical car's main heater can produce somewhere around 5-10kW of heat depending on many factors. Heated seats are usually somewhere around 50 watts each, so that's ~100 watts for both front seats. Not sure about a heated steering wheel, but let's say it uses 25 watts- half the power of a heated seat. Now we're up to 125 watts, which isn't much when it comes to heating the air in a cold car. I like the way you think though!
Efficiency doesn't matter for heating, it all becomes heat in the end anyway. But yes, compared to the main heater, the difference is probably small. @@arturbieniek6360
yeah i was confused whey he turned it off at 4:09. i assumed the car turned it on on its own for heating purposes lo
i’m from Mexico and i’m learning English and your pronunciation is very easy to understand, i just wanted to say thanks haha
Saw you at 799 and decide you know what why not. CONGRATS ON 800 SUBS!
Thank you!!
I assume you do, but you should mention if you have the heated wiper park function in your car. That really helps get the car ready to go. It came out early 2022.
Heat and AC blows through my handles on my 2015 S model. Great for super hot days and freezing days
-40 Celsius this week in Canada I'm glad I have a truck with normal handles haha
my experience with Legacy S (non LED headlights I think) is that I can turn them on (although that requires getting into cabin) and they will if not melt, then at least unfreeze
Defrost mode does not turn on the rear window heater which is a bit annoying since there's also no rear wiper.
This morning, car was frozen, for handles frozen... Car wouldn't come out of sleep so I couldn't enable defrost or open door latches via the app.
Hmmm, odd. My ‘22 M3p always activates the rear window defroster. You can even see it activated in his app. Sounds like something might be going on with your ride. 🤷
@@nathanhart5411 heh, no it was me having a grumpy day because it hadn't cleared a few inches of snow.
I can confirm that it does activate, just not enough that day that it hadn't looked like it had done anything. :)
Wd40 on door handles helps, but the window itself gets stuck frozen so if you pull the door open sometimes the door won't shut when you get in. The glass hits the rubber and stops door closing , don't force it as glass will break. 😢
4:26 what the hell is bioweapon defense mode?? What could that possibly be for??
It is for fires and hazardous air things like that.
its to have max air filtering and sort of it minimizes the air intake from outside, as if the exterior was toxic... IIRC
Kinda cool thanks.. but our 2005 Toyota Sienna had a defroster grid at the base of the windshield to defrost under the wipers, I think Subaru does that slso....should be mandatory on all vehicles.
Going through the same process of figuring this stuff out with my 2022 Model Y. I really expected the defrost mode to defrost the door handles! The significantly reduced range in below freezing weather was really surprising as well. For me, a six or seven hour road trip that normally needs 1 Supercharger stop now needs 2 stops! (On a related note, I'm really hoping they deploy more superchargers... the current number is not cutting it in the Northeast during busy travel days.)
Let it defrost for 30-45 minutes and your handles and everything will be good. It just takes some time in defrost mode.
The longer you let it defrost and the warmer you let it get the better your mileage will be also. So if you can afford to let it sit do that.
@@ericf.39 Running down the road will clean off the windows faster on any car.
@@tedmoss I was referring more to the door handles, mirrors and overall performance of the battery.
@@ericf.39 Just buy a better ICE car and not worry about cold weather
dont need to leave it that long, the ice melts from the glass and out.. as soon as theres a thin layer of water between the glass and the ice, everything comes right off if you just wipe over it with a piece of cloth or something that doesnt leave scratch marks.
as for the door handle, gently knock around the handle, water gets inside the handle and freezes that entire area in there. but gently knocking around the handle will break all that ice and it opens easily after 4-10 taps around.
4:09 are we sure the car didnt turn up those seat and wheel heaters in order to aid with the defrosting?
Good to test in my next video
my 99' bmw has heated key inserts, when you pull on the door handle it activates so the cynlinder starts to heat up so u can stick the key in and turn to unlock, it amazes me how some old technology gets lost over the years
True, feel like they should have thought this one through better
8:00 - apparently if you hold the icon there, you can have 5 options
This is why I put my M3 in the garage. 😜
Yeah but they are made to be driven. I hope you don't let it sit in the garage all winter lol. I love the M3 they are great vehicles!! As you already know.
@@Branman345 oh I drive the crap out of it. Pushed my wife out of the garage for the spot. 👍🏻
MeToo 😂
This is why I live in San Diego.
This is why petrol is better that battery
The 3 orange lines ,next to snow flake ,means battery is warming up. I dont use defrost like this, u could easily crack your windshield. U gotta be a bit more forceful with the handles,I usually kinda use my fist near them,and the vibration usually knocks the ice lose.this is gonna be my 3rd winter with the 3
How much range is used on the heating option?
how can you only have 1k subscribers. your video’s are insane!
Yes, me thinking the same!!
Great video, living in Germany and recetly having eaxtly those scenarious is quite intressting to see, how Long it‘s going to take defrosting itself. Lttle FYI from my side, you can have more than 4 shortcut options at a time in the shortcut view buy press and holding your desired icon to the rightes part of the screen and you can add up to 5 Icons :)
amazing video!!! I definitely agree that those door handles should heat up so they don’t freeze!
You lightly press from upper and lower edge of the door, near handle. This is how you free the handle. I think it even reads in the manual. I've never ever had problem with handles this way and I live in Finland.
😂 try living in norway buddy
why do you have a dashcam on a tesla?
Don’t have wiper defrost? I have it on my model 3 Performance of March 2022. Heating resistances at the bottom of the windscreen should melt ice at this level.
Try a car cover in winter??
THATS SO SO SO COOL KEEP UP THE CONTENT FOR US ❤
Thanks, I will do my best!
Keep up you can do it
Congrats on 650 subs
Thank you!
This is all good and well but it’s just a frost, I’d like to see what happens when it’s iced up properly, there’s not any ice on that viechle
For all those on snow climates: you DON'T need any defrost modes or scrub the ice!!!
Just do the following:
- pick up a 5 L bottle, fill up with normal NON HEATED tap water (in the morning it will come at
Yes, its what I do. Use lukewarm water and wipe away excess with a squeegee just like a window cleaner - has never failed me - screen/windows/handles/camera, the lot.
also just wd-40 the door panel where it seals. everyone's too dependent on technology expect this car to do everything lmfao
This is aHORRIBLE idea. You put room temperature water on a frozen windshield, you are risking cracking the windshield. Might work with a light freeze but in a true cold weather environment that’s a really bad idea
@@mjsabie8517it totally isn’t. you are making it straight up. last 10 years i’ve tipped 5L of hot water from my tap over my van and cars and had no problems. just don’t use boiled kettle water. stop spreading lies when you have not even tried it only read it from comments. try before you lie
A glass bottle isn't the same as a laminated windscreen 🤦♂️
Think -1° is cold? In sweden it gets to -29°
I mean, for me, I feel like anything below 10 feels the same.
Given, I've been in some subzero temps that hurt to breath but it's all hibernation weather for me lmao
Keep warm swede bro.
congrats on 1k brother, just saw the 999 :)
Thank you!!!
Hello. How much range do you lost after a frozen night?
The heating elements in my ford windscreen are brilliant, max one minute in any temperature and window is totally free of ice
I think the patent on this expired - Tesla should implement it. My Jaguar does it and it's a dream.
@@exwhyz33 it's on a few different cars and it's great. Biggest problem I see with tesla is that most other manufacturers are using matrix led headlights which are brilliant. Tesla for some reason is sticking with old technology which is odd for a technology Company
Also available on some VAG cars. My Ford and Skoda are defrosted and driveable in less than a minute. Waiting 5+ mins is ridiculous. I don't understand how people live without heated windscreens
Nice video!
With all that great technology and Tesla still not able to create better handle for the doors? I hate them, especially in cold weather.
There's a button in the app that you can press and it will unlatch the drivers door.
@@777jrg, I know but I am not that kind of guy, stranded at the phone all day, I like the normal door handles.
@@777jrgstill Inconvenient, especially at that price range.
And the door isn't easy to open just because it's unlatched.
It would be an easy fix and one less point of failure to have pull handles on the door instead of gimmick handles that trade functionality for fashion.
Or make it an option.
Can you defrost it when not plugged in and over cellular? Does the car have cellular connection to connect with the app?
For me, the Tesla Model Y will be in my home garage during weather like this. So should not have to worry about the door handles freezing. Just need to precondition the car to get it warmed up ready to go.
Thanks for the video.
You got the video in my latest article. Thx for the info.
Please note that after posting this video I learned that for the door handles to melt, you would need to leave the defrost mode on for 30 to 45 minutes instead of the 15 minutes that I did. After about 15 minutes the car sends you a notification that the cabin was at the desired temperature. Which made me think it was done defrosting. Hope this helps!
I want someone how owns a Tesla. How does one charge their car while there is a power outage and a storm on its way how would one evacuate?
You can't charge in a power outage.
But if you just plug in every day you come home from work, the car will always be ready to go.
You'd have the same issue if you ran out of gasoline in a power outage. The gas station pumps need electricity to work, and queues become enormous if they have to pump manually.
What about the charging port getting wet?
Warm water on the door handles? I don't see any reason why not - just not the glass
How much range does it make you lose?
The doorhandles are really bad... firstly for convienience and second for safety... how should you open a door from the outside as a first responser after an crash? And is the app still working when you dont have cell connection?
If you have the car for longer than 10 days you'd know that all you need to do is tap around the door handle 3 or 4 times and it will break the ice inside of it.
It's not an issue at all.
@@777jrgthat's not always a solution in an emergency.
And there are cases where even tapping and hitting doesn't work.
I find your comments to be rude but wish you the best.
I use these features quite often living in WI-USA. Works great. I was surprised as well at how loud it can get when defrosting. Not sure if this is only the case with newer models with the heat pump vs older cars with the resistive heating.
its actually running the motors in the car to generate heat to heat the battery and cabin. its like flooring the accelerator in place
i think it’s this loud cuz it’s using the drivetrains very inefficiently to help heat up the car
Why did the AC blasting inside?
It works better if you have the car precondition before using defrost. Heats up slow storing heat in the battery then blasting interior heat when you hit defrost. Gives more time for things to thaw.
So how is this different from any other car that's been idling in the driveway for fifteen plus minutes?
The idea is that you can set a scheduled departure time. So you make set it to a set time every morning for example when you are going to work, and it will make sure that by that time, the car is warm, defrosted and has max efficiency.
Fold Family!
Did you find any good mounts for the fold and model y. I've had the auto charge clamp type of wireless chargers in my ice cars for my fold.
Haven’t found a good one for that yet unfortunately
Quick question, does it freeze ðe screen wash in ðe cold or does it defrost it wið ðe climate control?
Screen wash, which I'm guessing is wiper fluid?
Where I'm from (USA) the fluid usually contains an antifreeze to keep it liquid in cold weather.
I believe Tesla's would use the same antifreeze fluid as any other USA car.
@@simeonellinger2064 okay, I’m in ðe UK and our screen wash/wiper fluid also has anti-freeze in it but it only goes down to -4°c (25°f) sometimes it’ll go to -10°c (14°f) but below ðat it still freezes on ðe windscreen and ðere’s no engine in a Tesla to warm it up when ðe engine starts getting up to temperature. I was hoping ðe climate control might have an effect.
It can be a big problem when it gets really cold
When plugged in, I let my Model 3 preheat for 2 hours. That way, it stays charged, but everything on the exterior is melted as well.
Sounds like that would be hard on the battery in the long run
@@techsteinyt I’m talking regular heating, not the battery.
If using the schedule function, the battery goes to normal operating temperatures, not SuC temperatures.
Dont you need identityplate in the front?
What’s the battery loss doing that if it’s not charged…?
About 5 percent extra on mine in uk
Off topic but what kind of jacket are you wearing? It looks warm and comfortable
I gotchu, I don’t think they sell it anymore but you could find it if you look up V.i.P collection snow yellow jacket
Can it be warmed up while not actively plugged in?
Yes! Same way from the app. It will consume quite a bit of energy though, usually between 2% to 8% depending on how cold it is outside
@@techsteinyt thanks. I was curious about this.
nICE explanations ! Thank you.
I learned the customisation of the app menu ;-)
What about the wipers ? Did they stick to the windshield or were they defrosted?
But one thing : this is very energy consuming actually 😒
It is, took like 8% of the charge. Also it did melt the wipers, they were fine.
@@techsteinytI thought you had it plugged in.
Isn't the charge instantly restored?
Or did it pull more power to defrost than what was flowing in?
Soooo,do,you need wifi to unlock?
how’s the charger in the cold and outside?
As much as everyone wants to say these cars are the best I will still say I would go with a petrol vehicle especially in the winter time. I don't think it would do good in the winter really do to the extreme cold conditions and the ability it needs to charge. I don't think they are really made for the winter, I follow a guy that is from Canada and the city he lives in is always in the negatives and he literally has to charge all the time the batteries don't hold up as well. Save yourself the headache and just drive a normal car lol until Tesla gets it together. They still have along way to go but they are still an upcoming company and still have a lot to learn. Great content keep up the great work!
They still have some ways to go, I just tell myself to expect 280-300 miles in summer and 200-250 in winter. And thank you!
The thing about 'having to charge all the time' is that you just plug the car at the end of the day and that's all you do really. No bother at all.
@@777jrgnot true if you're going a very long distance.
Of course you can, and should, charge at home, but getting back could be problematic.
I will say, many of the complaints about winter charging are from owners without home charging though, as evidenced by the Teslas stuck in Chicago recently, of which most were rented Uber/lift vehicles that relied 100% on public chargers, which went down.
Quick question, is everyone watching this video owning a tesla? 250k is quit a big number, for me I don’t even own a bicycle but I am following the video very carefully. I think I learnt something, thanks.
Does the car have front facing cameras
I confirm it’s working pretty well on my tesla M3 with -9 degrees. But it just kill your battery you loose at least 5%
Awesome.
I have a Model Y as well and have had it about 3 months now. I'm here in Virginia and while we don't always get snow or a lot of snow one of the things I'm doing going forward is keeping up with the weather reports. I bought a Model Y car cover and on those days when it snows I'm just going to cover the car since I too park outside. Even if I have to brush the car cover off first I'm hoping it's going to be easier that having to clean off the car itself.
our neighbours old beat up prelude does this too - only diff is that with the prelude you can open the door handle without any fuss.did i miss something that this telsa does special?
Nah you didn't miss anything. Go on to the next video about your beat up prelude mate. Cya
what about the roof?
What temperature is it though?
Thanks! I'd like some times attached to the various defrost aspects, along with ambient temperature. To some extent the defrost function is hindered by the otherwise useful insulation built into the car. Eg this is why the door handles don't adequately defrost as heat from the AC doesn't seep out via the door mechanism. At least this defrost is real, unlike the many YT and other social media scam adverts for silly little gadgets which claim to defrost "very quickly" using "solar radiation". Doh!
Need your phone and an app to operate your car is convenient but could also be an issue if your phone has issues.
Agreed.
Or what if your phone is frozen inside your locked car lmao or you drop and break your phone.
why do you have to cover your hand on License Plate ?
😮 y'all don't have number plates??
Sigh.. The orange symbol in app means that the car is actively heating the battery. The blue snowflake symbol means that the battery is very cold and will not give full discharge performance.
Do you just make stuff up as you go?
I personally prefer to use the traditional way, specially when you have thick layer of snow. Just use a soft plastic broom and the typical blue fluid to melt the ice that you can find in the mall.
why?
@@James-cq9dpwhy not. Saves energy
@@777jrg i guess
How do teslas not have signal on the side mirrors for your blind spot instead of the small ones
No signal but you get the blindspot camera on your screen once you turn on the blinkers.
@@777jrg Thats if u set that up
Tesla Model Y is a bunker or a tank ? something like that... why did it have Bioweapon defence mode ??
lol it’s a big name for a HEPA filter, it filters 99.97% of stuff in the air, tesla likes to go big with the naming for some reason.
Wait how do you have the vent mode us this a 2023 model
How about just covering your car with a special cover and just take it off when it snows like that? and the car won't use that much energy to defrost
It uses very little energy to do that anyway
Great video buddy
Is this defrost mode standard on all teslas or do you need to pay for it as an extra?
It’s available in every Tesla.
Curious, why do you have a dash cam?
It films inside and outside, good for ride sharing apps.
@@techsteinyt ahh make sense. Stay safe out there!
@@Nurse8812 I will try, Thanks!
Can we talk about the bio weapon mode?
Do the seat heaters automatically go on when you put on the defroster or heater? I'm in Florida and only put the heat on in my car once. I don't know if I accidentally hit a button or if it came on, but I could feel my butt getting warm. Does it know from the pressure sensor but you are only in that seat, or does it automatically turn them all on?
The 2 front seats and the steering wheel turn on automatically yes. But you can turn them off in the app like I did here. Also when you walk up to your car and open the car door, it stops defrosting and switches to your normal preferred climate setting, which in my case turns off the seat warmers.
just smack the door handle. works everytime for me and others^^
my 1999 wolvagen passat in 15 minutes all front window is clear from ice ,so this is bad
And please walk us through that process.
You did not show rear of the car ???
Didn’t have snow on the back, so I didn’t think I needed to
1:31 seriously ?? Should’ve done before and after .
@@mirali7287 oh wait…I did 7:10
👍
In the app there is a new button called " Unlatch Door" pressing that will unlatch only the drivers door if frozen! took them a while but super useful :):) If you long press on say the lock button it brings up the different quick controls and its there and you can drag it up so when you open the app its sitting with the rest of your current quick controls
I showed it in the video, but thanks for looking out!
Did you even watch the video?
And put the windshield wipers in “service mode”
For opening a forzen door you can simply do a gentle punch whit the side of your hand (so not whit the knuckles) on the big part of the handle, it will always work whit me ;)
Why you guys don't left the car in the garage?
My Tesla heating just broke down. It's going to be a rough next 15 days :(
Take it to the Tesla repair center, probably covered under warranty
@@techsteinyt yes, already got a 0€ quote as apparently it's not an uncommon issue. But it's only in 15 days and in the meantime they don't give me a car. So I guess I'll just have to freeze my *** to work everyday ahah...
@@olaf9957 oh that’s rough, wish you luck
@@techsteinyt thanks 🙏
What is Bioweapon defence mode?😅
I don't have this issue simply because I live in Australia and winter never happens. Also Australians put there cars in there garage, not outside.
It was for science!