“I wish I knew this at the start!” - 10 Things To Do FIRST When You Get Your Tesla Model 3 or Y

In this video I look at 10 super tips to get your head around when you first collect your Tesla Model 3 - of course most of this is totally applicable to the Model Y as well.

I wish I knew these things at the start and many of them could prove expensive or even dangerous if you don’t get a good understanding of them from the start.

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Contents:
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0:00 Intro
0:36 Understanding Charge Scheduling
3:09 In Defence of Tesla’s Flappy Flaps
5:05 One Screen. Protect It.
6:20 Mesh Network for Driveway WiFi
7:26 Driver Profiles
8:06 Indicator Subtlety
13:02 Always Be Prepared
14:03 Prevent Damage From Kids’ Car Seats
14:55 Creep Mode - Not to Be Underestimated
16:38 How to Save Your Alloys

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[rossadamdixon]

Great video but I couldn't disagree more with creep mode. For me one pedal driving is a massive benefit of Evs and more specifically Tesla's. Manual cars don't have creep and they aren't dangerous.

[christopherratliff]

The Spiegen Screen Protector is a must and is so easy to install. looks great, fits perfectly.

[JohnHonan]

Thanks for the last chapter "how to save your alloys" - It's good to know I'm not the only person who's done this. In fact, I managed to kerb one of the rims only hours after collecting my model 3 :(

[peterkennedy]

It's really nice to have a car reviewer who doesn't try to do blokey stand-up comedy. Thank you.
I got my model 3 two days ago. The indicator problem was the first thing I noticed and I spent much of the day mucking around trying to get it right, annoying quite a few motorcyclists. I'm glad you've pointed out the full beam point as you really need that around here, so thank you, and I've ordered a screen protector and some tyreweld.
I can see the point with "creep mode", I suppose; I can imagine a scenario where you think you're done and you're not.

I must admit, I miss my Leaf's cameras, which had a delightfully intuitive all-round view which made parking easier than this, and I miss the Leaf's nice simple foot-brake, really simple speed limiter, and its off switch. But from a usability and workflow perspective, the 3 has astonished me, primarily shown by the fact that we've hardly had to google anything - it's all just kind of obvious.

[kevsaccount]

Love the thought you put into this, easily one of the best prep videos for ownership. I personally find hold mode felt really intuitive myself, but agree that if you aren't confident with the accelerator, it's probably best to stick to creep mode.

[AdamCulf]

Great video, but I disagree with the comments about creep mode. Hold mode is brilliant and as soon as you open your door it goes into park. I scraped a wheel too. Part of that is that the steering is more direct than I'm used to so I clipped a kerb on the way out of a tight roundabout.

[ryan]

Good information for new tesla drivers
Had one for two weeks and indicators have been one of my only gripes so far. I find it easier to cancel before exiting works best in roundabouts. I find the regen is a game changer once you get used to it. Should also be safer as the car will stop if you're not accelerating. Manual cars don't creep so it's six in one half a dozen of the other.

[hotanyar]

You’re the only person I’ve found who has mentioned the indicators!! I’m for NZ and we have a lot of roundabouts too, and I had a the exact same issue indicating at a roundabout. Double pressing seems to be the way

[Vandalfoe]

I have a Chevy Volt, but I like your channel and knew that I would still get some nuggets from you!
Very good video and those are all good tips.

[stevedowler]

Very useful set of tips, even though I drive in the US. Good advice on moving the car around in a safe location so you can get comfortable with the dimensions and vulnerable points of the car. Also the auto-beam dipping sensitivity has not been addressed in other videos I've seen so that was a useful one. That auto-dipping feature on my current ICE car works quite well, detecting other cars well before you are causing a glare in their direction. Thanks greatly for these comments, cheers.

[RlyehsLament]

One really useful thing to note about the preconditioning settings is that it is saved based on the cars GPS locations. This means that if you set it to pre-heat at 7am, drive to work, open the app and then re-set it to pre-heat at 5pm. It will keep doing both when you arrive at those locations!

If you however park in a different street, it will not pre-condition at those times. This is extremely useful and I didn’t know at first.

[TheRocky]

Some great tips . 👍

one for not hitting wheels on kerb , when in reverse adjust your mirror to see the wheel and kerb, then save that to your driver profile .

Next time you switch to reverse the mirror will move to the saved position and return to normal when in drive .

[robertrp]

One of the Best videos I’ve seen of Tesla.
Straight to the point, nor much talking about nothing and very informative.
Thank you.

[TheBroz]

I'm buying an EV this year. My orginal plan was to get an ID.3 but VW are completely screwed on manufacturing lead times and specs. Now you can only order the base spec and you won't get it until next year. Therefore I'm likely gonna go for a refreshed Model 3 standard range with LFP battery. This video was excellent, thank you.

[seb.]

Now you know the way GB is flashing into a circle is absolute unique. Greats from france, italy, spain, germany, czech &&& ;)

[BaronSamedi]

Very interesting item on the roundabout. It seems the Belgian Traffic Code has anticipated these problems already! We don't switch on the turn signal when entering the roundabout and only use it for leaving the roundabout. It makes for far less confusion.

[flyingspirit]

I anticipate possibly buying my first electric car sometime in the next few years. Your video was INCREDIBLY valuable; I had no idea that electric cars (or, at least, Teslas) were THAT DIFFERENT from traditional internal combustion engine vehicles -- thanks for the "heads up" on this!

[alaaa]

Ty for posting. This will help me when I accept delivery of my new m3

[helopi]

The build quality of those mudflaps 🤣🤣🤣

[brendandonegan]

Very important points Ben particularly the creep issue. I have not seen this points covered in any other video.