TeslaDriver
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- Cyberster
Took the plunge and am now a happy Cyberster owner. I have some questions. Maybe my experience will be helpful to others. Please correct anything I have got wrong here, this is from memory and from my very first drive ...
I watched a YouTube yesterday. It was very thorough, which was helpful (in the sense of "I now know that feature/option exists" rather than remembering where they all are!). I sat in the dealer's car park "configuring" for quite a while, Google and ChatGPT in hand ... didn't solve much, so drove home and planner to get the CONFIG done later.
Seat Memory
Move the seat. Press and hold M button for 3 seconds, then press either 1 or 2 to remember settings. There is a helpful confirmation DING (might be a message on screen too)
When getting into car press your number (1 or 2) and if make adjustments then remember to "M" them again.
I chose 2 so that someone more important can have 1
I then set about creating a profile for me. I had the APP downloaded. On right screen I clicked "Person" icon, then from APP I was able to scan the displayed QR code to link the car. (I tried to put my phone between steering wheel and QR code, but it was too close, and actually holding phone my side of steering wheel was fine).
Then on next APP screen it wanted another QR code (for my profile I think). The car right screen displayed two QR codes side by side ... I assumed APP would sort that out, but it failed several times, so I put a finger over left QR code so phone only approved right QR code. That worked.
I then thought "I'll change my name on the profile", I failed on that, and I gave up (and drove home instead)
CGPT said that there is a "start button" on central console and press-and-hold to change from "Driving mode" to "Config mode" and then the config of Profile would be in the middle screen. There isn't a START button, and after a bit of Google I gave up on that and drove home.
CGPT was of the opinion that the synchronisation of Profile, Seat Memory and associating that with a Key, is not well sorted. Q: What's the best way to have HIS/HERS profiles and to choose "my" profile whenever I get in the driver seat?
CGPT said that with a profile chosen any changes (music etc.) are automatically saved, thus important to choose a profile as soon as getting into the car otherwise I will be altering my partner's profile. Maybe I should have a GUEST profile too (for friends / valet / garage to use)
Whilst driving my phone rang ... I couldn't answer it as not configured hands free - that might be worth doing before setting off
After setting-off the things I investigated (might have been handy to do a dress-rehearsal before setting off!!) included:
What the steering wheel buttons do. I had a bit of an idea. but:
Right scroll wheel and arrow keys - up/down is speaker volume. If radio is on (toggle with the round button) changes radio volume, with radio off it changes satnav volume (I had radio-off and satnav-on at that point, in case that makes a difference)
With radio-on the left/right arrows change station. It toggled through a myriad of stations - Q: if I set radio favourites will it only toggle through those?
I wanted to see the state-of-charge. Its on the main screen, bottom left, but I didn't spot that (eyesight deteriorating with age ...). The right screen was still on Person/Profile. There are 3 buttons on steering wheel, one for each screen, and they loop round the various functions (including the ones that are of no use at all whilst driving, but the behaviour is predictable). That got me to the "Consumption graph" on the right screen ... but that wasn't helpful for "State of charge". I then realised that there was a menu across the top of that screen with 3 options, the middle one is "Charging", clicking that gave me a charge-state-bar and a percentage, nice large numbers too! then using the screen-select button and looping round the various modes on the right screen my choice on the "charging" mode was sticky/persistent. So just need the right one selected, and the loop round the various modes.
Hill-Hold : top-left of the speedo is an "(A)" symbol. Its always there, but grey / green. When green "hold" is set. That seems to se when you come to a stop (eg on regen) or by pressing the brake (when stationary / to come toa stop). It releases when you drive away. I am more used to "Nothing/Something" rather than the subtle colour change.
One pedal driving: I had that set (via the central console; I'm used to that as a Tesla Driver). It shows to the left of speedo as "S" (Single pedal). It seems with that set the flappy-paddle won't change to other regen modes (fine by me, I like one-pedal driving)
I don't think the full-regen is quite as sharp as Tesla, but it works well, brought me to a complete stop (older Tesla I had needed the brake pressing under 2 or 3 MPH)
I set COMFORT mode. Acceleration is not stellar, but the "Red button" is awesome. I really like that - basically in "comfort mode" it was RED button to overtake, or to jump onto a roundabout, or exit smartly from one. Much prefer that to Tesla. I run Sport mode in Tesla, but that's the whole time, sport-suspension/ride, sport-steering/biceps!, etc. I would be happy with Tesla CHILL mode at times, but the absence of kick-down, in CHILL mode, means I would never use it in practice. No way to easily get momentary "boost".
Too much traffic getting from A-to-B this Saturday morning for me to stop on a decent A-Road and try out the launch. That experience is to come.
Came home, closed the door. Went into house ... came out to check a few minutes later, radio still on, car not locked. Used key, but had expected "It will lock itself when key is out of range"
Plugged it in, it started charging. Q: What's a sensible daily limit? (With best battery health in mind)
Went into the APP. Experimented with "Unlock" ... and then,. a bit later on, found it had locked itself - by itself - on that occasion.
APP showed the car charging .. .went into the CHARGING screen - it showed the car not charging
.. went from there into the SCHEDULED CHARGING screen ... it timed out. Tried it a few times. Couldn't get out of that screen until it timed out each time. Q: Any ideas on that please? Would it help if car was configured to my WiFi (when at home)? Is that possible?
Q: If I choose scheduled charging is that "geographic, for THAT location"? If not what happens when I stop for A/C eg at work / away from home, will I have to remember to choose CHARGE NOW?
I watched a YouTube yesterday. It was very thorough, which was helpful (in the sense of "I now know that feature/option exists" rather than remembering where they all are!). I sat in the dealer's car park "configuring" for quite a while, Google and ChatGPT in hand ... didn't solve much, so drove home and planner to get the CONFIG done later.
Seat Memory
Move the seat. Press and hold M button for 3 seconds, then press either 1 or 2 to remember settings. There is a helpful confirmation DING (might be a message on screen too)
When getting into car press your number (1 or 2) and if make adjustments then remember to "M" them again.
I chose 2 so that someone more important can have 1
I then set about creating a profile for me. I had the APP downloaded. On right screen I clicked "Person" icon, then from APP I was able to scan the displayed QR code to link the car. (I tried to put my phone between steering wheel and QR code, but it was too close, and actually holding phone my side of steering wheel was fine).
Then on next APP screen it wanted another QR code (for my profile I think). The car right screen displayed two QR codes side by side ... I assumed APP would sort that out, but it failed several times, so I put a finger over left QR code so phone only approved right QR code. That worked.
I then thought "I'll change my name on the profile", I failed on that, and I gave up (and drove home instead)
CGPT said that there is a "start button" on central console and press-and-hold to change from "Driving mode" to "Config mode" and then the config of Profile would be in the middle screen. There isn't a START button, and after a bit of Google I gave up on that and drove home.
CGPT was of the opinion that the synchronisation of Profile, Seat Memory and associating that with a Key, is not well sorted. Q: What's the best way to have HIS/HERS profiles and to choose "my" profile whenever I get in the driver seat?
CGPT said that with a profile chosen any changes (music etc.) are automatically saved, thus important to choose a profile as soon as getting into the car otherwise I will be altering my partner's profile. Maybe I should have a GUEST profile too (for friends / valet / garage to use)
Whilst driving my phone rang ... I couldn't answer it as not configured hands free - that might be worth doing before setting off
After setting-off the things I investigated (might have been handy to do a dress-rehearsal before setting off!!) included:
What the steering wheel buttons do. I had a bit of an idea. but:
Right scroll wheel and arrow keys - up/down is speaker volume. If radio is on (toggle with the round button) changes radio volume, with radio off it changes satnav volume (I had radio-off and satnav-on at that point, in case that makes a difference)
With radio-on the left/right arrows change station. It toggled through a myriad of stations - Q: if I set radio favourites will it only toggle through those?
I wanted to see the state-of-charge. Its on the main screen, bottom left, but I didn't spot that (eyesight deteriorating with age ...). The right screen was still on Person/Profile. There are 3 buttons on steering wheel, one for each screen, and they loop round the various functions (including the ones that are of no use at all whilst driving, but the behaviour is predictable). That got me to the "Consumption graph" on the right screen ... but that wasn't helpful for "State of charge". I then realised that there was a menu across the top of that screen with 3 options, the middle one is "Charging", clicking that gave me a charge-state-bar and a percentage, nice large numbers too! then using the screen-select button and looping round the various modes on the right screen my choice on the "charging" mode was sticky/persistent. So just need the right one selected, and the loop round the various modes.
Hill-Hold : top-left of the speedo is an "(A)" symbol. Its always there, but grey / green. When green "hold" is set. That seems to se when you come to a stop (eg on regen) or by pressing the brake (when stationary / to come toa stop). It releases when you drive away. I am more used to "Nothing/Something" rather than the subtle colour change.
One pedal driving: I had that set (via the central console; I'm used to that as a Tesla Driver). It shows to the left of speedo as "S" (Single pedal). It seems with that set the flappy-paddle won't change to other regen modes (fine by me, I like one-pedal driving)
I don't think the full-regen is quite as sharp as Tesla, but it works well, brought me to a complete stop (older Tesla I had needed the brake pressing under 2 or 3 MPH)
I set COMFORT mode. Acceleration is not stellar, but the "Red button" is awesome. I really like that - basically in "comfort mode" it was RED button to overtake, or to jump onto a roundabout, or exit smartly from one. Much prefer that to Tesla. I run Sport mode in Tesla, but that's the whole time, sport-suspension/ride, sport-steering/biceps!, etc. I would be happy with Tesla CHILL mode at times, but the absence of kick-down, in CHILL mode, means I would never use it in practice. No way to easily get momentary "boost".
Too much traffic getting from A-to-B this Saturday morning for me to stop on a decent A-Road and try out the launch. That experience is to come.
Came home, closed the door. Went into house ... came out to check a few minutes later, radio still on, car not locked. Used key, but had expected "It will lock itself when key is out of range"
Plugged it in, it started charging
. Q: What's a sensible daily limit? (With best battery health in mind)Went into the APP. Experimented with "Unlock" ... and then,. a bit later on, found it had locked itself - by itself - on that occasion.
APP showed the car charging .. .went into the CHARGING screen - it showed the car not charging
.. went from there into the SCHEDULED CHARGING screen ... it timed out. Tried it a few times. Couldn't get out of that screen until it timed out each time. Q: Any ideas on that please? Would it help if car was configured to my WiFi (when at home)? Is that possible?Q: If I choose scheduled charging is that "geographic, for THAT location"? If not what happens when I stop for A/C eg at work / away from home, will I have to remember to choose CHARGE NOW?
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