Get Navigation and Entertainment -> Theater, Arcade, and Toybox Guide for Tesla Model-Y SUV 2023

Theater, Arcade, and Toybox

Overview

NOTE: Entertainment options vary by market region.

The touchscreen displays the Entertainment screen when you choose any of the following apps:

Theater: Play various video streaming services (such as Netﬂix, YouTube, Hulu, etc.) while parked.

Available only if Model Y is connected to WiFi, or is equipped with premium connectivity and a cellular

signal is available.

Arcade: Want to game? Depending on the game, you may need to use the steering wheel buttons or a

Bluetooth or USB controller to play. See Gaming Controllers on page 164.

NOTE: For some vehicles manufactured after approximately November 1, 2021, the center console USB

ports can only be used to charge devices. On these vehicles, you must use the USB port inside the

glove box.

Toybox: Play in the Toybox while parked.

WARNING: Use these features only when Model Y is parked. Always pay attention to road and traﬃc

conditions when driving. Using these features while driving is illegal and very dangerous.

NOTE: You can also use voice commands to access these features (see Voice Commands on page 136).

Toybox

Your vehicle's toybox includes features that can be fun to use. Here's an example of the types of features you can

ﬁnd in Toybox:

Select This...

Boombox

To Do This...

If Model Y is equipped with a Pedestrian Warning System, delight pedestrians with a variety of

sounds from your vehicle's external speaker while in Park. See Boombox on page 163 for more

details.

NOTE: Check local laws before using Boombox in public areas.

Emissions

Fun can come in surprising ways. Select your preferred fart style and target seat. Use your turn

signal or press the left scroll wheel when you’re ready to “release” your prank. For those lucky

vehicles equipped with a Pedestrian Warning System, you can choose to broadcast externally

when your vehicle is parked. But wait-- the fun doesn't stop there! Use the mobile app to

conduct remote emissions testing by touching and holding any of the four quick control buttons

and selecting the fart button.

Light Show

Mars

Park outside, turn the volume up, roll down your windows, then enjoy the show. Schedule the

light show for a future time and customize the song to surprise your loved ones.

The map shows your Model Y as a rover on the Martian landscape, and the About Your Tesla box

displays SpaceX's interplanetary spaceship.

Rainbow Charge When Model Y is locked and charging, press the button on the mobile connector ten times in

Port

quick succession. Neat, huh?

Rainbow Road

Need more cowbell? Visit Rainbow Road by moving the drive stalk fully down four times in

quick succession while Autosteer is enabled.

Romance

You can’t roast chestnuts by an open ﬁre in your car, but you can still cozy up with your loved

ones by this virtual ﬁreplace. Cue the music and get your romance on!

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Sketchpad

TRAX

Channel your inner Picasso. Show us what you got! Touch Publish to submit your artistic

compositions to Tesla for critiquing.

It's never too late to follow your dream of becoming a world-famous DJ. With TRAX, you can

turn your vehicle into your own personal music studio. While in Park, choose from an array of

instruments and unique sounds to create the next hit song. Microphone and headset are not

included.

The Answer to

the Ultimate

Rename your vehicle to 42 (touch Controls > Software and touch the vehicle's name). Notice

the new name.

Question of Life,

The Universe,

and Everything

Car Colorizer

Change the color of your Model Y on the touchscreen. Touch the color swatch next to the

vehicle name and customize the paint, tone, and more.

Boombox

NOTE: Boombox is available only on vehicles equipped with the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS).

NOTE: Check local laws before using Boombox in public places.

Using Boombox, you can play sound externally through the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) speaker when Model

Y is in Park. For example:

• Play current media.

• Use Megaphone to project a modulated version of your voice.

• Play the ﬁrst ﬁve seconds of any sound from a compatible USB device.

NOTE: If Camp mode is enabled in Climate Controls, you can exit the car and use the Tesla app to control the

volume.

Prepare a USB drive for Boombox

Follow these steps to add up to ﬁve custom Boombox sounds:

1. On a computer, format a USB drive to exFAT, MS-DOS FAT (for Mac), ext3, or ext4 (NTFS is currently not

supported).

2. Create a folder on the USB drive called Boombox.

NOTE: The USB drive can only contain one folder. For example, it cannot be shared with Dashcam.

3. Add .wav and .mp3 audio ﬁles to the folder. Although you can add as many ﬁles as the USB drive's capacity

allows, you can only select from the ﬁrst ﬁve, as listed alphabetically. File names, of any length, can contain upper

or lower case alpha characters (a-z/A-Z), numbers from 0-9, periods (.), a dashes (-), and underscores (_).

4. Plug the USB drive into a front USB port.

NOTE: For some vehicles manufactured after approximately November 1, 2021, the center console USB ports can

only be used to charge devices. On these vehicles, you must use the USB port inside the glove box.

5. Choose a sound from the USB drive by selecting from the Boombox dropdown menu.

Uninstall Games

Uninstalling games is useful if you want to free up your vehicle's onboard storage. To uninstall a game, navigate to

Arcade, select the game you wish to uninstall, then touching Uninstall. Once you uninstall a game, you must

download it before you can play the game again. to play the game again.

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Gaming Controllers

For vehicles manufactured prior to approximately November 1, 2021, you can connect USB-compatible game

controllers to the front USB ports in the vehicle's center console. For vehicles manufactured after approximately

November 1, 2021, you must use the glovebox USB port.

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