S3XY Knob tested on Tesla Model 3 Highland

[@angrypom]

Seems like a great solution for a problem that shouldn't exist in the first place

[@blobstrom]

My thoughts exactly. Tesla are getting rid of stalks and buttons yet their customers are buying these add ons to put the controls back on. Why 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@sebulban]

This one also offers a lot of more customization with automation options. Like when left passenger door handle is opened -> open charging port and frunk So a lot of customization is available that are not found in other cars

[@blobstrom]

@@sebulban but isn’t the point of a Tesla to have less buttons not more

[@steveearley8352]

You’re also still taking your eyes off the road. Maybe the main screen is safer?

[@sebulban]

@@blobstrom if it were so, I guess there would be none.

[@stennan]

Bring back the S3XY stalks! Roundabouts FTW

[@s.kxx1956]

If BMW drivers can do without, so can tesla !

[@Mats.Fagerberg]

😂

[@st4rbuk]

@@s.kxx1956let’s remove the steering wheel also and have buttons to turn the car. It will work right? Most people prefer stalks because they don’t have to think about the position of the indicator and don’t have to look at it either on roundabouts. Why else would people want to install aftermarket stalks on their Tesla’s.

[@stennan]

​@@s.kxx1956Hey now teslas also come without the ability to park properly 😂

[@jsjs6751]

​@@st4rbuk You could use the scrolling wheel shown here as the steering wheel? 😅😅

[@vdivanov]

The EnhanceAuto folks saw an opportunity, while everyone was just lamenting the apparent Model 3 controls deficiency, and they executed on it, apparently quite well. They did what good engineers do, they solved a problem. Major kudos/евала to them! 🇧🇬

[@miroslavmandov6973]

Great product from Bulgaria!

[@nakfan]

Always Be Configuring 😀

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

Haha. ABC for the win

[@t1328]

I have this and it is fantastic. The other thing I love about Enhance is that they also add a bunch of features through the Commander that are not even in the knob, like allowing you to automatically open the trunk when you’re approaching the car rather than when you’re direct behind the trunk if you’re going for a shopping trip, by simply pressing the door open button once after the door is opens

[@igoakulov1582]

Been using the knob on MY for 5 months now. My take - great, worth it! So far I found the following to be most useful (i.e. what is used most + hardest to do without the knob): - Fold mirrors. Helps squeeze in on narrow streets. - “Thanks” double-blink. Part of the driving culture where I live. - Passenger seat control. I have a child seat behind it. - Automatic Autopilot re-engagement after a lane change. - Open frunk. Sometimes you forget as you exit the car, and center console is far easier to reach than the screen without sitting back into the seat. Even though I didn’t find climate and driving settings to be that useful in practice, these alone were easily worth the money. Highly recommend it. P.S.: Small word of caution. “Open glovebox” bypasses PIN code, don’t use it. Jason Bjorn rocks. Peace.

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

[@mincooper]

Bjørn, now it's time to combine a couple of videos. Use the S3XY knob to disable front and/or back motor to test range using only front motor and another test using only rear motor. Would be interesting to see if it makes a difference. If this thing can increase range, they would sell even more.

[@jonhaze7537]

I've had my Highland Performance since June and love the car. A friend gave me the commander and sexy buttons as a gift but I just dont find myself using it too often. I just ordered the S3XY knob since its on sale for 20% off... hopefully I'll get some use out of it!

[@LittleSpot]

and Tesla is making an event and shows new snake oil products... this knob is an REAL improvement. Cudos to the s3xy team. 👍

[@Paul-if1jq]

Its the best accessory ever, we now only need a proper heads up display and tesla will be perfect

[@simonhurlimann908]

Great video as always. You forgot the best function of the controller: it can now reapply the autopilot automatically after lane changes even without any AP upgrades 😉 great function!

[@bjornnyland]

I have shown it many times before. You only need to enable this in the Commander. No need to use sexy buttons or knob for it.

[@simonhurlimann908]

@@bjornnyland ok sorry. Thanks for the great videos!

[@ingmarkronfeldt6174]

Much "sexier" button than I expected! Nice video.

[@Falk-vx8jg]

I love the buttonless design of Tesla. I don't miss the stalks either. That's how different experiences can be.

[@roderickmain9697]

For me, the reaction time of the wipers always leaves something to be desired. The ability to easily find fog lights too would be useful. This could be the answer. Nice one, Bjorn.

[@skviki385]

For foglights tap the lights symbol on the main screen, a popup screen opens in the lower left corner where you can turn on the foglights

[@roderickmain9697]

@@skviki385 I will try that.Thanks

[@skviki385]

@@roderickmain9697 👍

[@RealLifeDoomer]

There should be a separate "home" button so you could use push/click functionality of a knob to put it in park

[@LePerlashez]

Every Tesla Model 3 or Y should be delivered with a Sexy Knob. I have one installed on my Model Y and it's just super useful.

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

You are great :*

[@WJYK]

You can adjust passenger seat on main screen by going into the apps and selecting rear screen control which is the first app. Then you have access to passenger seat movement. Works only when parked.

[@kevinnymark9431]

Can the four buttons around the knob be setup to use as turn indicator? Or how would turn indicators be used with the knob?

[@fredricnor8513]

Hi Bjørn. What do you think about the new disable of constant power of USB and 12V outlets after update 2024.32. Now only solution is running camping mode. This is a major critical issue. Coolers, dashcams, taxi and a lot of other uses. Teslas documents shows 12V outlets to all 3 party, since it’s not Tesla considered safe to tap directly to the battery. I believe also some other devices like alcohol driver control, handicap and other devices that use 12V before car activation state.

[@DanubeRS]

This update lost me a fridge worth of food while out and about. Shame for disabling, and for not notifying is of it.

[@fredricnor8513]

We currently wait for Tesla to respond at service if it’s a workaround or not. If not we will need to return our company cars back to Tesla because we need this functionality for personal security and some devices that depend on always on. Before we order the cars we had an appointment for the details and agreement of use with the Tesla documents CD-22-17-001 and CD-20-17-002. Since my company have a written agreement that this functionality is an absolute necessity and an agreement to order Tesla we have legal rights to return. Maybe they hardwire from DC-DC or battery then. The other car brands we were looking for before Tesla had all possible solutions to hardwire from battery with lots of current usage without guarantee loss. Only Tesla needed an own document and very limited supply by the 12V outlet and OBD with its own agreement document.

[@deas1972]

Lovely knob !!Tip, when Mounting dont twist/force it in place. Just put one side down first.

[@Y-oldfaithful]

A knob in the middle. Just like my Old BMW 1 series from 05 😅

[@jak8]

mg4 needs this too. annoying to go from screen to disable lane assist and set up one pedal drive after every start. also ac settings from that would be much better

[@SNORKYMEDIA]

turn right for right indicator? and left for left

[@simonhurlimann908]

Could come like that as the programmers update it constantly

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

You talk about the Knob or the steering wheel ? :)

[@nikvilkok]

They have that option (currently it's under the 'Others' section in the app). You have up to 5 'pages' with 5 functions on each (press down on the rotary knob + the 4 buttons). You can set so that it switches to one of the five 'pages' automatically when in drive and to another 'page' in reverse, and then revert back to the start 'page' when in park. I have set it so that my 'drive page' has left and right indicator on the two lower buttons respectively. It works really great.

[@jorgmeinhardt3623]

Is it possible to use it for turn signals?

[@Hundredthldiot]

You can also add sexy buttons and stick them to the steering column

[@jartusanta]

Great bjorn. It looks like very practical , i need it.

[@jodumas36]

Can you use those to activate 12v when the car is locked and in Park, like we used to be able to do with Sentry Mode? I need a solution for my camping fridge. 😢

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

No, but we are working on a future solution.

[@sargfowler9603]

Really good and quite clever you can add this to your car. Shame on Tesla for not having these in the first place! BTW, do these affect the safety of the car because you’ve integrated 3rd party controls which could potentially go haywire.

[@gheorghiualex]

They have very strict security in place but everything is hackable so anything connected to Internet has a risk. Everything

[@sargfowler9603]

@@gheorghiualex I hadn’t even thought about that issue. Yes, I’m hoping Tesla has strict protocols and measures in place to stop rogue software trying to get back to the server through a back door. I’m more concerned that the buttons go crazy and start doing all sorts of stuff you don’t want whilst driving.

[@gheorghiualex]

@@sargfowler9603 I am sure this will not happen unless some russian backed hackers or something like that attack them. This is valid for Tesla as well, it's not like they have superpowers. There is always a vulnerability to exploit somewhere but the fact that they use strict security which is constantly updated should help.

[@ertant6597]

I have been driving a Tesla Model 3 SR 2020 for 4 years and I am happy with it. Next year I can choose a new electric car for my work, but because of the lack of turn signal stalks it will not be a Tesla Model 3 anymore.

[@londonwestman1]

My upgrade will also not be to a Tesla without stalks. Why do Tesla not understand they are spoiling their sales with their arrogant stupidity.

[@ertant6597]

@@londonwestman1arrogant stupidity is the right “ qualification”

[@aeroauto-h1b]

it would be good to control the regen again since Tesla removed the settings from the main screen

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

You can do that and it is super helpful for the winter season.

[@hadtopicausername]

"Knob"... Speakers of British English have entered the chat :)

[@Rei_n1]

Is "drift pro" mode available for standard LR model or only for performance model?

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

It is available for all models :)

[@Zokeh]

For alle trims - the drift pro is a feature through the Commander that disables lots of stuff like ESC, stabalization etc. that makss it possible to drift. Right now though, you can only enable drift pro and not disable it. If you want to disable it, you need to power down the car.

[@josephcullen2512]

Wow very great features

[@oefzdegoeggl]

Can it activate cruise control WITHOUT putting the wiper in Auto? Or can it even activate autopilot WITHOUT switching lights to that stupid high beam? 🤔

[@H3aby84]

Nice functions but it's dangerous to use that while driving because you're looking down for some time choosing the correct function and then remembering to press the correct button. This is a sub-par solution to functions that should be available as standard and as more safe and convenient actions. But hey, bmw-drivers don't blink, now Tesla can too and allow the driver to look away from the road for even more functions. What progress!

[@wonderboy75]

It’s also screen based. If you could lock it to only 4 options on the buttons and 2 on the wheel maybe so it does not change maybe it would be more safe/useful? 😅

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

If you look more into the product, you will understand why tens of thousands of Tesla drivers use it daily. We made it fully customizable, and you can assign a certain screen to come up when you are in a specific gear. That way you always know in what page you are in, and the pages obviously are fully customizable too. Also, our phone app displays everything you do with the Knob on the screen, so if you use it as a dashboard, you will be able to see the full controls right in front of your eyes. :)

[@H3aby84]

@@wonderboy75 maybe but not having dedicated buttons for specific functions is a compromise. If they were all voice-activated that would be even more safe but slower.

[@praiha]

Man, the vid makes it look kinda unreliable. I guess that's why we still haven't gotten s3xy stalks, even though they were talking about them two years ago already

[@klikar1982]

Adjusting passenger seat is possible with commander and application only.

[@Seraph984]

Not at all, you can do it even with buttons (i have it like that)

[@coffee702]

Wonder if it would void the warranty on electrical parts..

[@peternord8893]

Wow! 😂 it would have been better if they sold the car with sensible controls from the start.

[@k3n_ng]

waiting for the Model 2 and join the S3XY fleet

[@alconaft4343]

Damn, look like Bjørn is aging backwards ;)

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

His new haircut suits him well :)

[@evrevo2593]

Can you do an efficiency test to measure the efficiency of the car with the front/rear motor disabled with the S3XY buttons. Interested to see if this relay is going to make a difference or just gimmick.

[@erlingbrenn9239]

Will the car or the knob remember your settings? If you turn off regen and then shut the car, will you regen or not when you drive again?

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

Every time your car falls asleep, the features restart. This is done so if other person uses your car, they are not getting surprised that there is no regen or other feature. But we are working on creating profiles, and you will be able to select yours which remembers all of the features. :)

[@gustogusto4519]

Do the Regen Braking settings work on the Model 3 Highland RWD? They're not present in the Tesla UI so I'm hoping that they're just hidden options that the S3XY Knob can actually control

[@DouglasJMark]

Very 😎 Thanks Bjorn 🙏🙏🙏

[@whaggwhagg]

8:23 So it is possible to acturally change the Regen percentage with the s3xy knob? This is only thing that hold me back for buying a tesla, I really like the 3 but the defult regen feel too strong for me.

[@gap9992]

Buy a Tesla then... Fit an aftermarket instrument cluster because it is better Fit aftermarket stalks because they are better and easier (which is why 99% of manufacturers use them !!) Fit aftermarket buttons because it is easier than trying to do simple repetitive tasks via the screen Hell, even fit aftermarket parking sensors because they are better than Tesla vision and you don't get a message in the dark / raining saying your parking assistance is degraded - I mean, who needs their parking sensors to work properly in the dark and / or when it's raining !! I own a Tesla but have fitted none of the above and just put up with a car that is more difficult to use !! I had a 10 year old Honda CR-V which had cross traffic alert when reversing out of a space. It was really useful but Tesla with all its cameras can't do it!! Yet it shows me real time digital images of traffic, cones and wheelie bins all of which I can see better just looking out of the window!

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

Tesla's car are great, and we are not trying to change it. We are just giving options to those that need them. Its the same as car-wash businesses- you can wash your car yourself, but having the option for another person to do it can be helpful to some. :)

[@k3n_ng]

Bjorn, please make a review video about the modification of twisted screen rack, and fog lights installation for the new version of Model 3

[@danieldecorsa]

hey, what do you prefer between polestar 4 and tesla Y(juniper)?

[@wonderboy75]

Juniper doesn’t exist so how can he have an opinion on it?

[@broderwow]

Will see if we get S3XY stalks :) BTW do anyone know if they are planning to do the bundle, i.e. knob, buttons and commander, so I do not have to throw out on commander?

[@RoaldHemel35]

Greetings to Marcus. Is there news about him or his new business?

[@ashotgaziyan8876]

Interesting

[@Andersljungberg]

Then there are those called Magic buttons that I have seen on American KZbin channel unless I remember completely wrong

[@tonymcflattie2450]

Hell yeah, I want to coast!

[@bjornnyland]

Always Be Coasting

[@Andersljungberg]

maybe also something you could test on the Tesla or something similar APT USB CD-spelare A website claimed in the headline that it supports Tesla Y

[@larryspiller15]

Great, take your eyes even further off the road to use this lol

[@iPeel]

Shame you can't disable auto collision avoidance, it's the thing we have to do before every drive because it's dangerous in the UK.

[@ITubeTooInc]

ABC = Always Be Clicking 😄

[@DCGreenZone]

Friends don't let friends ride in murder boxes.

[@vhol93]

awesome

[@mikemike1001zz]

Is your glass roof cracked? If so what happened?

[@sandmehlig]

S3XY knob for MEGA (Make Elon Great Again)!

[@davenz000]

So bullshit the Teslas don't have proper stalks and a few knobs, even as options.

[@josephcullen2512]

I never remove the plastic either 😅 it must be the Asian in me in the same way that Bjorn is half German

[@ท่องเที่ยวทั่วโลก-ฑ2ฑ]

We need Bjorn to get a Livestream on the new Tesla RoboTaxi CyberCabs & Cyber Caravan😂. Looking forward to your Reviews on the Channel 😂😂

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

agree!

[@dr2okevin]

I want just one button. The one to turn on the fog lights.

[@Blasterxp]

Click on the lights symbol on the screen, and pick fog .. easy, no?

[@dr2okevin]

@@Blasterxp no, because it is in a sub menu and I'm driving. I can't look at the screen while driving. I need something to feel.

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

We have that too :)

[@skviki385]

​@@dr2okevinI guess Tesla is not for you then...

[@dr2okevin]

@@skviki385 too bad that I already have one.

[@quavohuncho6156]

Imagine buying a Tesla

[@Sheeeerkhan]

😊

[@goetzingert]

A BMW in a Tesla

[@Nissehultan]

Wow a white tesla, first time i see one.

[@Blasterxp]

The trouble with multiple function is... You have to look at the knob. I don't like this

[@s.kxx1956]

How do you activate preconditioning anyway without this ? I thought it was just to put the hvac on

[@Ben-gm9lo]

preconditioning via the app directly, or via the app on a schedule operates the HVAC and also battery conditioning. This way you can also leave home with a warm car, warm battery and full battery if you were plugged in while parked.

[@EnhanceAuto-S3XY_Gadgets]

The preconditioning via the Tesla app does not warm up your battery to the degree you need it to charge rapidly (35-45 degrees). Especially during the winter, you will not see the battery temperature go over 10 degrees with just cabin pre-heat.

[@jobdoe2051]

It’s nice hardware like this is made but what does this say about the standard user interface of Tesla? It seems humans do like buttons and stolks after all.

[@thomasstroem]

It just says that people have different preferences. I have 2 Teslas and don’t miss anything. Others might. Caveat: my M3P is a 2022, so I do have stalks. Same in my MY.

[@tridruankham2657]

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[@ptuomo]

Can you preheat car even when it is stationary and doors are locked?

[@Ben-gm9lo]

Yes. Nice for getting it up to temperature before you depart in the morning.

[@FrostyTom]

I think its a great addon, but i wouldn´t know what to configure on it? I mean i can turn on the seat heating on the shortcutbar, open this and that by voicecommand... its somehow worthless, isn´t it?

[@ashotgaziyan8876]

First !

[@pegasusjan]

I heard that Tesla no longer provides a warranty after installing these S3XY buttons. Moreover, you are messing around on the CAN bus

[@petrn.4148]

this is fake

[@vdivanov]

That may be true if Tesla provides any meaningful warranty in the first place. If they are so inclined to deny coverage they can always come up with (non)reasons.

[@pegasusjan]

@@vdivanov It's logical that they don't give a warranty, you're messing around with the CAN-BuS. Strange things can happen then

[@vdivanov]

@@pegasusjanstrange things can and do happen with Tesla even without interfacing the CANbus. To legally deny you coverage they would have to prove that the root cause came from it.

[@INSIGHTSAU]

Source? Or it’s just rumour BS.

[@tridrean]

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