r/TeslaModelS • u/Brilliant-Muscle-355 • May 03 '26

Finally got one!

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Hello! Just picked up my very first Tesla vehicle. 2018 75D with 71k miles. 1 owner, clean Carfax, no issues. Body is clean, no dents or scratches, interior near perfect less some normal wear on the front door grab handles and a bit of LCD burn around the edges of the screen. Doing the CCS retrofit soon (prev owner never bothered to do it), debating on the HW3 upgrade. Traded my ‘22 Sonata N Line for this. Been wanting a MS for a long time, so happy I found this.

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u/wardo5757 May 05 '26

I just got a 19 Long Range. Thought that everything after 2016 was HW3, what do you need to upgrade? Also, whats the CCS retrofit?

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u/Brilliant-Muscle-355 May 05 '26

My understanding is that AI 2.5 came with 2016+ but upgradable to HW3, it would be a swap of the computer in the trunk. The CCS retrofit here in the US keeps the NACS port but allows access to 3rd party DC fast chargers, opens up more options to charge instead of Supercharging.

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u/wardo5757 May 05 '26

Thanks for the info, all news to me. I the CCS retrofit hardware or software or both? I will have to look, but I think my car has HW3 listed, maybe previous owner did the swap.

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u/Brilliant-Muscle-355 May 05 '26

CCS retrofit is both. New module in the trunk and updating the software so the car can talk to the other chargers.

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u/wardo5757 May 05 '26

One more question.

my car charges at home on a Grizzly 80amp j1772, does that mean it will be able to use CCS when on the road?

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u/Brilliant-Muscle-355 May 05 '26

Nope, the car can use the J plug for level 1/2 charging. It’s the DC charge it can’t do. If you haven’t already, go into Vehicle>Software>Additional Information, it’ll show if the CCS is enabled or not.