Our Tesla warned us on the way from Bombala to Cann River, the other day, that low tyre…

…pressure was impacting our range. The low tyre pressure is due to the persistent cold temperatures.

So, I figured I best do something about it. I opened the electric tyre pump that we bought nearly two years ago at some car accessory shop. It’s been sitting in the boot since then, along with a can of tyre sealant, in case of a flat.

I plugged it into the 12V socket in the car, set the target pressure to 41psi, and pressed the start button. It rumbled along, pumping up each of the tyres and automatically stopped at the set pressure. Simple.

After a thirty minute drive, I checked the tyre pressures on the Tesla screen. All good. Slightly higher, as expected, due to warming up a bit while driving.

I can now count three things in two years I’ve had to do to “service” the car: pump up tyres, replenish wiper fluid, replace the wiper blades.