“To prevent damage to the exterior, immediately remove corrosive substances (such as grease, oil, bird droppings, tree resin, dead insects, tar spots, road salt, industrial fallout, etc.),”
Not washing it could fuck it up. Got it.
“CAUTION Failure to put Cybertruck in Car Wash Mode may result in damage (for example, to the charge port or windshield wipers). Damage caused by car washes is not covered by the warranty.”
I don’t know about the Cybertruck or its charging port, but cars do have rain sensors to activate the wipers automatically when it rains. Car wash mode likely turns those sensors off to prevent damage to the wipers.
Have you seen other people in a car wash? Park, reverse, drive but they start holding the brakes when the track pulls them along, leaving antennas up, not closing windows, opening fucking doors… A vast majority of the human population is some level of braindead.
Fuck me, I’ve seen someone pull up into a manual car wash bay, open all their doors, and wash the INSIDE of their car. This was not a washable interior like a Jeep Wrangler or something, it was a typical sedan with carpeted floors and cloth seats.
And these people (theoretically) are licensed to drive, right next to you.
Also locks the charging port, turns off the AC, locks the doors and windows. Still nothing that should prevent the car from breaking in a car wash…
Also, upon reading the article, seems like the car was fine after a reset, it just took 5 hours. Didn’t have anything to do with the car wash it seems.
Not washing it could fuck it up. Got it.
Also washing it could fuck it up.
What does car wash mode do?
I don’t know about the Cybertruck or its charging port, but cars do have rain sensors to activate the wipers automatically when it rains. Car wash mode likely turns those sensors off to prevent damage to the wipers.
It must be something more substantial in this case, tearing the windshield wiper off wouldn’t brick the truck
Or maybe it does, who knows. It’s the Cybertruck afterall
CRITICAL FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPER DETACHMENT DETECTED. PLEASE CONTACT ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY. DRIVING HAS BEEN DISABLED FOR SAFETY REASONS.
FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PLEASE DRINK VERIFICATION CAN
CYAN LOW, REPLACE CYAN TO TURN OFF EMERGENCY BRAKE.
If I saw that on my car, I’m not sure I could restrain the urge to take a baseball bat to it
Water gets into the body, which lacks fluid drains and accumulates water, which can potentially reach wiring.
It folds the mirrors in and puts the car in neutral. Stuff like that.
So things normal people do to normal cars but with extra steps and Elon.
Have you seen other people in a car wash? Park, reverse, drive but they start holding the brakes when the track pulls them along, leaving antennas up, not closing windows, opening fucking doors… A vast majority of the human population is some level of braindead.
Fuck me, I’ve seen someone pull up into a manual car wash bay, open all their doors, and wash the INSIDE of their car. This was not a washable interior like a Jeep Wrangler or something, it was a typical sedan with carpeted floors and cloth seats.
And these people (theoretically) are licensed to drive, right next to you.
Yeah, but the car still ran afterwards.
So did this one, but if you include irrelevant details like that, the headline wouldn’t get as many clicks.
Doesn’t it say that the vehicle was bricked, meaning it wouldn’t run after going through the car wash? Isn’t that what happened?
Yeah, that’s what the headline says. In the article it states that it worked again after a service request and a (redidulously long) reboot.
Read article
I’m curious how many menus deep the car wash mode is too
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Oh boy. I should proof read before posting lmao.
Fixed
Also locks the charging port, turns off the AC, locks the doors and windows. Still nothing that should prevent the car from breaking in a car wash…
Also, upon reading the article, seems like the car was fine after a reset, it just took 5 hours. Didn’t have anything to do with the car wash it seems.
I believe it also closes vents
It does
They could have solved this with a layer of clear coat.
Without that, every single one will eventually patina.
It’s a $6000 upcharge. I think you have to make an appointment for it?
FYI you’re supposed to remove all that from normal cars too, it’s not good for the clear coat/ paint
What if it rains?
Fucks it up