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This is one of the more damning articles for me. It includes nuggets I used to say as joke about what would happen if MS made a car including: “I have tried a
by A4ET8a8uTh0 6y ago
This is one of the more damning articles for me. It includes nuggets I used to say as joke about what would happen if MS made a car including:
“I have tried a reset but the glove compartment will not open after pressing the button…any ideas?” One response asked if the car was in Valet mode. When told it wasn’t, they followed with: “ok. That’s the ‘normal’ cause of random glove locking. Try putting it on and turning it off?”
The fact that it is normal is amazing to me.
I love what Tesla did to the industry in terms of advancing battery tech to force other players to move, but talk about Stockholm syndrome.
- KingOfCoders 6y agoThis isn't specific to a Tesla though. Some years ago a friend bought a VW Phaeton (the W12 long is an underrated car I think). The boot wouldn't open. VW told him to reboot the car. Didn't work and he had to get a software update to make the boot work again. "If you put a computer in a fridge you get a computer that can cool things down."
- dredds 6y agoSome might consider it a feature if the glove box needs some known-only-to-the-owner quirk to open as basic security, at least prior to having voice/phone activation as an option. As i understood it, the valet mode is an early preparation for autopilot ride-hailing activity while the owner is working, otherwise known as robo-taxi mode, in order to keep the compartment locked in non-privileged cases. Can any owners confirm this?
- aidenn0 6y agoValet mode is a common feature on luxury cars; prior to the fancy infotainment stuff, it was a valet key that wouldn't unlock the glovebox or trunk, but would drive the car.