Tesla has added a brand new service characteristic with its newest software program replace, providing a concise, easy-to-access document of previous repairs and upkeep.
Over the previous couple of weeks, Tesla has began getting ready to deploy its software program replace 2024.38.4, together with a brand new Service Historical past characteristic that lets technicians simply view previous upkeep and repairs. Initially noticed by a supply who shared screenshots of the characteristic with Not a Tesla App, the characteristic ought to make it simpler for service personnel to diagnose and repair interconnected points utilizing beforehand listed Correction Codes.
Though Tesla’s service workers use inside codes to record and signify previous upkeep, the brand new characteristic may even come as a assist in instances the place a automobile is being repaired by a unique technician than the one who carried out earlier repairs. Tesla house owners may entry the Service Historical past characteristic, as may be seen on the principle web page of the electrical automobile’s (EV’s) Service Mode.
The Service Historical past is a everlasting fixture in Tesla’s automobiles, that means that entries can’t be edited or faraway from the automobile as soon as they’re added, and so they additionally embrace particular timestamps. Tesla house owners may add entries for routine upkeep not requiring a technician, corresponding to including windshield wiper fluid.
You possibly can see a number of screenshots of the Service Historical past characteristic beneath, as shared by Mahtava Not a Tesla App this week.
Along with the Service Historical past characteristic, software program replace 2024.38.4 additionally contains the addition of a setting that lets customers choose “areas of concern” on their automobiles, for when house owners need technicians to have a look at a particular space of the EV. The replace additionally features a long-awaited characteristic that reduces battery drain when utilizing Sentry Mode, as was initially teased by Tesla’s former VP of Powertrain Drew Baglino in February.
The fixes come as small components of Tesla’s efforts to overtake its service division, particularly as many homeowners have shared less-than-desirable experiences having their EVs repaired and serviced. Particularly, some have needed to wait lengthy wait occasions to have their automobiles mounted, particularly as extra Tesla house owners than ever are on the highway at the moment.
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