Tesla Model Y: Safety
Allow Mobile Access: Allow your Tesla mobile app to access your Model Y (see Mobile App).
NOTE: To disable Allow Mobile Access, you must enter your Tesla account credentials.
Parking Brake: Manually apply and release the parking brake (see Parking Brake).
Power Off: Manually power off Model Y (see Powering Off).
Sentry Mode: When enabled, cameras and sensors remain powered on and ready to record suspicious activity whenever Model Y is locked and in Park. See (Using Sentry Mode).
View Live Camera via Mobile App (if equipped): Enable to see a live video feed of your vehicle's surroundings from the mobile app (see Using Sentry Mode).
Dashcam (if equipped): When enabled, cameras can record and save video footage of the surrounding roadway (see Using Dashcam). Customize Dashcam by selecting:
- Auto: Dashcam automatically saves a recording to the USB flash drive (if available and installed) in situations where Model Y detects a safety event, such as a collision or airbag deployment.
- Manual: You must touch the Dashcam icon to save a recording of the most recent 10 minutes of driving to the USB flash drive.
- Off: Dashcam is disabled until you select Auto or Manual.
- On Honk: When you press the horn, Dashcam saves a recording of the most recent 10 minutes of driving to the USB flash drive.
Delete Dashcam Clips: Deletes all Dashcam and Sentry Mode footage, including recent and saved clips.
Format USB Drive (if equipped): If a USB flash drive is inserted into a front USB port, touch to format the flash drive to allow Model Y to save video recordings using Dashcam, Sentry Mode, if equipped (see USB Drive Requirements for Recording Videos).
Park Assist Chimes: If on, a beep sounds when Model Y approaches an object while parking (see Park Assist).
Joe Mode: If on, Joe Mode lowers the volume of your vehicle's chimes, except for turn signals.
NOTE: Joe Mode may not be available at delivery.
Security Alarm (if equipped): Enable the security alarm (see Safety & Security Settings).
Tilt/Intrusion: If your vehicle is equipped with the security package, a battery-backed siren sounds in situations where Model Y detects motion inside the cabin, or is moved or tilted (for example, with a tow truck or jack). See Tilt/Intrusion (if equipped).
PIN to Drive: Increase security by preventing Model Y from being driven until a 4-digit PIN (Personal Identification Number) is entered (see PIN to Drive).
Glovebox PIN: For additional security, protect glovebox contents using a 4-digit PIN (see Glovebox PIN).
Cabin Overheat Protection: Reduce the temperature of the cabin in extremely hot ambient conditions for a period of up to twelve hours after you exit Model Y (see Cabin Overheat Protection). Cabin Overheat Protection stops operating after 12 hours, or when the energy remaining in the Battery drops to 20%, whichever occurs first.
Active Road Noise Reduction: Specify if and how you want Active Road Noise Reduction to operate (see Active Road Noise Reduction).
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Service
Owner's Manual: View the onscreen Owner's Manual. A
new version of the onscreen owner's manual is typically
provided with every software update and therefore
contains more recent information that t
Software
Learn more about your Model Y and the status of
software updates:
Get more information about your Model Y such as the
VIN, vehicle name, and odometer. Touch Additional
vehicle information to di
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Navigating to a Destination
To navigate to a location, touch the search bar in the
corner of the map and enter a destination, send the
destination from your phone, or speak a voice command
(see Voice Commands). You can enter or
speak an address, landmark, business, etc. When you
touch the search bar, you can also choose f
Starting
When you open a door to enter Model Y, the touchscreen powers on and you can
operate all controls. To drive Model Y:
Press the brake pedal - Model Y powers on and is ready to drive.
Select a drive mode - move the drive stalk down for Drive or up for
Reverse.
NOTE: If the PIN to Drive feature
