Polestar 4 Updates & Release Notes

Improvements

• Improvements to battery preconditioning, including the system now acting more dynamically, allowing the conditioning to start earlier and reach a higher temperature to improve overall charging performance
  • To start the preconditioning, a DC fast charger (>70 kW) must be set as the destination in the built-in Google Maps app and the estimated state of charge at arrival must be kept above 7%
  • On long trips with multiple stops, ensure that the charging stop is prioritized and your first stop in the route guidance
• Improvements to the climate system, including a bug fix for an issue where the climate system was sporadically blowing cold air

Release notes

• Bug fix for issue of old text messages being reiterated when phone is connecting to Bluetooth

• Center display stability improvements covering translation corrections

• Video streaming services improvements including mitigation of video signals causing sound to play without picture

• Seat heating improvement to increase the overall seat heating temperature by 2 degrees

• Animal mode now automatically turns off headlights when activated. The headlights will return to the chosen setting once Animal mode is turned off

• Set climate timers will now start 30 minutes prior to set departure time

  • Previously, the timer started 15 minutes prior to set time. If the user does not enter the vehicle at the set departure time, the climate will continue to run for an additional 10 minutes before turning off

• Preconditioning of the cabin climate via direct start in the Polestar app will now run for 30 minutes before switching off

  • Previously, the climate ran for 15 minutes after direct start

• Dashcam settings are now saved to driver profiles

  • Your preferred settings will now be saved to your driver profile, allowing the user to accept the privacy preferences at first time of use only. All settings, including automatic emergency recording, will now remain saved between drive cycles
  • The guest profile will always restore to default settings between drive cycles and require acceptance of the privacy preferences at every use

• While parked, if the driver’s door is left open and no driver is detected in the seat, any music currently playing will pause

  • Previously, music continued to play until the vehicle was locked

• Pilot Assist now uses a new AI-based method for lateral control, following the drive path within the lane instead of just the center. The steering control will now handle road curves in a more natural manner.

  • This does not reduce the driver's responsibility to operate the vehicle as safely as possible.

• Lane Keeping Aid now improved to include a setting for steering wheel vibrations only

  • Previously the Lane Keeping Aid system only offer ON and OFF settings, with the ON setting using both steering interventions and vibrations. You can now select "vibrations only" or "vibrations and steering interventions" when selecting ON. Please note that steering interventions will still be active for solid road lines and edges.

• Pilot Assist now works at speeds up to 150 km/h. If your speed exceeds 150 km/h while using Pilot Assist, lateral control will automatically resume when the speed drops below 150 km/h

• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) now works at speeds up to 180 km/h

• Tuning improvements to ACC and Pilot Assist to provide a smoother acceleration and braking experience

• Pilot Assist improved to avoid unnecessary brake interventions while driving.

• “Driver Not Detected” warning system improved to reduce the number of false alerts

• Enabling Digital Key functionality for Apple devices; requires future activation email (Only for European vehicles)
• Improved charging behavior: the vehicle will release the charging cable for 90 seconds when the vehicle is unlocked and the charging limit has not yet been reached (AC charging only)
• Introduction of battery preconditioning, applicable when destination to a DC charger is set and the estimated state-of-charge at arrival is above 22%
• Enabling switch from Pilot Assist to Adaptive Cruise Control by double-clicking on the steering wheel control
• Improved behavior for Lane Keeping Aid, Pilot Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control
• Adaptive Cruise Control now available with trailer mode
• One Pedal Drive available in three levels (standard, low, off) via steering wheel controls
• One Pedal Drive setting now saved to corresponding driver profiles
• Enables future Dashcam in-vehicle app (will require micro-SD card).
• Sound notification when switching off Pilot Assist or Adaptive Cruise Control removed