Annual Service?
Does Tesla have an annual service after it was bought a year ago?
talked to a service center tech, I was told no annual service at all on Tesla 3.
Any one has an experience?
talked to a service center tech, I was told no annual service at all on Tesla 3.
Any one has an experience?
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I do pump my brakes once a month at least to make sure they get used. But my car is always garage kept in Cali temps so I should not have many issues.
If you live in cold/snowy/salted areas... they say you need to get the brakes serviced because things will rust?? I’m in cali so this will never be an issue.
They say you should change the HVAC filters... but I would say its better to do this after 25k miles or so (maybe after 2 years or so). I an going to look at making some kind of pre filter in the fronk where the cabin are comes in from (it seems ripe for debris to enter into the filters from there (so like a pre filter).
Brake fluid absorbs moisture, its probably best to use a test strip every couple years to test the brake fluid to see if it needs to be flushed.
Wheel alignment checks are a good thing to get done from time to time. I need to look into getting a lifetime alignment program with my local Firestone (They usually have deals on this for about $180-$190).
Top up your wiper fluid? The owners manual says something about avoiding VOCs or additives.
Not sure what else needs to be done to these cars. But I would at least have an indy look over the car before your factory warranty ends.
every year
clean and lubricate all brake calipers
every 2 years
replace cabin air filter
test brake fluid for contamination/flush
every 6 years
Air conditioning service to replace desiccant
Other:
Tire rotation every 10,000 - 12,000 miles
I live in Texas so no cold weather to worry about my brakes/calipers being exposed to salt/chemicals so I told them to skip that procedure. I also told them to skip checking my washer fluid as I fill that myself and the same with tire rotation (had that done for free at Discount Tire a month before this appointment at the Service Center).
They ended up only checking my brake fluid level and moisture (water). It was good. They also changed my cabin air fliters. They also checked my alignment front and back and adjusted the back wheels (toe in/out).
The nice part about making an appointment is the Service Center will give you an estimate on procedures to be accomplished and costs associated with each. I then told them what to not do and they revised the estimate and sent it to me before my appointment.
I did notice on the final bill that they called it an "Annual Maintenance Check" even though it was two years.
Suggest making an appointment and then working with the Service Center on what you want them to do.
Were you already at HW3 prior to the service?
So the plan for me is to replace these every year, not every two. Just me.
You won’t “get used to it” take it back and make sure they didn’t use the specs for another variation of Tesla. When I first got my car the service center needed to do a wheel alignment and it was off afterwards. I took the car back and was discovered that they were using the specs for the long range M3 instead of the SR+. The service center explained that the alignment specs were different for each model variant (at least thats what the technician told me).
But he also initially told me that the computer would automatically correct the alignment after I drove it for a while. I called him out and told him that wasn’t technically possible. LOL!!! They eventually got it right.
Good luck
"Your vehicle should generally be serviced on an as-needed basis"
I wouldn't let a dealer even look at my car let alone check ANYTHING if there wasn't a problem.
My dad taught me that 50 years ago.
Highly unlikely that camber and toe spec would be different for any model 3. Like 0%. Camber isn’t even adjustable.
I think the front toe on the model S may be electronically controlled. No excuse for service to get that confused.