3 ms·
We own a Model S and a Model 3. 1. Agreed. The size is extremely nice, and the resolution is high enough that you aren't squinting at the screen. I can see wha
by shaftway 7y ago
We own a Model S and a Model 3.
1. Agreed. The size is extremely nice, and the resolution is high enough that you aren't squinting at the screen. I can see what I need at a glance.
2. Agreed. The only controls I use are switching between Spotify and Bluetooth, and this is rare enough that I can do it at a stop. If you are constantly playing with the temperature, you're doing it wrong.
3. On the Model S this is true. On the Model 3 I haven't found if it's possible to control the fan from the steering wheel. That'd be nice to have, and remove my most common touches. I like the auto fan speed, but it's noisy over 5, so I'd like to set a cap, which is why I'll mess with fan speed.
4. It's automatic on both. You can manually leave it on. My wife does this in the Model S because she keeps a screen on the back window (to keep the kids from overheating in the third row) and can't see as well because of that, so she uses it as her rear view mirror. I think it's crazy distracting.
5. The doors would be more intuitive for the lock/unlock, but the screen placement is reasonable. I don't want my passenger messing with my hazard lights. The glove compartment opener is hard to find on the Model 3 compared to the Model S (if you want your passenger going in there).
6. I don't really use it either. When I want to change lanes (or the car asks to change lanes) I visually check first. Anyone who's driven one for more than a few minutes knows not to trust the screen, so it kind of fades into the background.
I agree with the conclusion. I've driven a bunch of rentals lately, and some of them were completely absurd. A 2018 Mercedes had 4 buttons, 4 up/down toggles, 2 scroll wheels, and 2 little nubbins that could be swiped in any of 4 directions or clicked, all on the steering wheel. I counted 26 possible interactions. But on the whole, the little grubby touchscreens in other cars are all sorts of terrible.