Got my first Tesla on Tuesday!

Zap! · May 23

I had been driving a 2000 Audi TT Quattro that I traded in, so this was a massive upgrade! The Tesla that I just got is a 2024 Model 3 rear-wheel drive, and I couldn't be happier! The car was flawless (that I could see), and had 15 miles on it. I'm still learning a few things, but for the most part, I've figured it out. I have a free month of Full Self-Driving, and used it for the first time last night. It was a total blast! I may subscribe to this.

The only accessories that I have so far are the mobile charger, a Jowua controller, SUPER LINER Floor Mats, and a USB Hub Expansion Dock that goes in the glovebox (this one was super-cheap and coming from AliExpress, so I'm a little worried on if it will work correctly).

Anything I should know? Tips and tricks? Anything else that I should buy?

Edited May 23 by Zap!

+SpiceWare · May 23

Nice!

I think yours has the LFP battery, which means you can charge it to 100% every day. For mine they originally recommended up to 90% for daily use, though that was lowered to 80% at some point. I can charge to 100%, just need to hit the road soon after.

FSD is slick. Still has some issues, but has improved a lot since I first started to use it. I don't use it that often around town, but always use it on road trips.

Your accessories look good - did you get the wood grained controller?

Only thing I'd look at is to see if any of the optional NEMA adapters for the mobile connector would be useful for you - especially during a trip. I ended up getting the adapter bundle with all of them and mostly use:

14-50 - charging at home
14-30 - charging at family via dryer outlet
5-15 - fallback on trips

I've also had occasion to use

5-20 - 33% faster charging than 5-15
6-50 - welding outlet

I have a 14-30 and a 5-15 extension cord, which are quite useful on trips. I ordered this 14-30 on Amazon, though the socket end looks a bit different now.

On 6/18/2018 at 11:07 AM, SpiceWare said:

The next day I realized the washer/dryer in the unit was close enough to use with my [14-30] extension cord so we'd plug it into that when we were awake, then back into the [outside 5-15] 120 overnight, and didn't need to make any more detours to Mauston.

The 5-15 I already had though make sure it supports the full amps, the initial one I used did not which resulted in even slower charging:

On 5/31/2018 at 9:37 AM, SpiceWare said:

Noticed a minor charging issue yesterday afternoon - a couple times when I checked the phone the charge rate had dropped from 12 to 6 amps, then later on it was back up to 12 amps. The outlet in my garage isn't by the charge port¹ so I used an extension cord. I'd picked the shortest one, which last night I noticed had a tiny sticker stating it was rated for 13 amps. I suspect the 80% rule² comes into play, meaning it's only rated for 10.4 amps continous load. So I replaced it with a longer, but significantly thicker extension cord which seems to have cleared up the drops. Nice to know the Tesla monitors the connection and makes adjustments as required.

I'd forgotten they changed the backend from having the Tesla logo to having the letters T E S L A.

For tips

1) voice commands are very useful.

2) You can map a long-press event for your left steering wheel button. We have handicap placards for my dad in the glovebox of both my 3 and their Y, so we've mapped it to open the glovebox.