Mobile App
NOTE: Twisting red lines next to the battery icon
indicate that the Battery is actively heating up
(including while charging or preparing to charge).
The Tesla mobile app allows you to communicate with
Model Y remotely using your iPhone® or Android™
phone.
NOTE: The information below may not represent an
exhaustive list of the functions available on the Tesla
mobile app. To ensure access to new and improved
features, download updated versions of the mobile app
as they become available.
• Open the front trunk.
• View your vehicle’s odometer, VIN, and current
firmware version.
Media settings appear on the mobile app to pause, play,
rewind, fast forward, and adjust the volume of the media
currently playing in the vehicle.
To Use the Mobile App
For supported video sources, send videos to Tesla
Theater by sharing the link through the mobile app.
Navigate to the movie, show, or video you want to play
on your phone and touch the share button. Share the
video with the Tesla app and it appears on the
touchscreen if Model Y is in Park.
To set up the Tesla mobile app to communicate with
your Model Y:
1. Download the Tesla mobile app to your phone.
2. Log in to the Tesla mobile app by entering your Tesla
account credentials.
3. Enable mobile access to your Model Y by touching
Profile
Controls > Safety > Allow Mobile Access.
4. Turn your phone's Bluetooth setting ON and ensure
that Bluetooth is turned on within your phone's
global settings for the Tesla mobile app. For example,
on your phone, navigate to Settings, choose the Tesla
mobile app, and ensure the Bluetooth setting is
enabled.
In the Profile tab located at the top corner of your
phone’s screen (shown as an avatar icon), you can:
• Switch to a different vehicle associated with your
Tesla account, if you have access to more than one.
• Navigate the Tesla Shop.
• Access the Tesla inbox.
Your phone and vehicle must both be actively
connected to cellular service to allow the mobile app to
communicate with your vehicle. Tesla recommends that
you always have a functional physical key readily
available if parking in an area with limited or absent
cellular service, such as an indoor parking garage.
• Manage your account information and view your
order history.
• View and customize notifications you receive under
the Settings tab, such as Calendar sync, when your
security alarm has been triggered, charging updates,
and new software updates. You can start updates
from afar and check its progress.
NOTE: In the event that you require lockout assistance
from Tesla due to a non-warranty issue, such as having
limited cellular connectivity and having no secondary
key available, your expenses are not covered under the
Roadside Assistance policy.
Controls
NOTE: Tesla does not support the use of third party
applications to contact Model Y.
The Controls tab allows you to do the following:
• Open the front or rear trunk.
• Lock or unlock Model Y from afar.
• Open or close the charge port.
Overview
The Tesla mobile app's home screen allows you to:
• Flash the lights or honk the horn to find where Model
Y is parked.
• See the name of your vehicle (if you have one).
• View your vehicle’s estimated range.
• Enable Keyless Driving.
• See which drive mode the vehicle is in (Park, Reverse,
Neutral, Drive).
NOTE: Keyless Driving can be used when you do not
have your key or to bypass PIN to Drive in cases
where you forgot your PIN or your touchscreen is
unresponsive (see PIN to Drive on page 138).
• Lock or unlock your vehicle.
• Enable maximum defrost to warm your vehicle in cold
conditions.
• Open and close your garage door if your vehicle has
a programmed HomeLink connection, if available (see
Smart Garage Connectivity on page 145).
• Check your vehicle's charging information and open
or close the charge port.
• Vent the windows.
Using the Touchscreen
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