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Tesla Cybertruck bricked after car wash, claims user

Bulletproof? Is it waterproof? Ts&Cs say: 'Failure to put Cybertruck in Car Wash Mode may result in damage'

1y ago

Tesla Cybertruck turns into world's most expensive brick after car wash

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He also received a call from Tesla to check on him. The advisor said that "it is a known issue in the Cybertruck that when you do a screen reset, instead of resetting in the standard two minutes, it takes five hours."
Why does anything take 5 hours to reboot?
- Why does your car need to be reset at all? This is not normal behavior for a car.
  
  I guess, turning off the engine overnight is like resetting your regular car?
- That's the time it takes to dry
- Reticulating splines can take a while
“Car wash mode” just folds in the side mirrors and puts the car in neutral. The need to reboot car is probably coincidental unless there’s some sort of extreme panel gap that let water in and caused a short or something.
- unless there’s some sort of extreme panel gap that let water in and caused a short or something.
  Coincidentally, poor fit and finish is a common complaint among Tesla owners.
Is there a “light Breeze” mode?
How about “Crusin on a Sunday afternoon” mode?
- Cars haven't needed a car wash mode for a century, but thanks to Tesla innovation you need to remember to toggle a switch before washing your car or it'll break.

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