The Tesla mobile app allows you to communicate with
Model 3 remotely using your iPhone® or Android™
phone.
To use the mobile app
To set up the Tesla mobile app to communicate with
your
Model 3:
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 3 by touching
Controls > Safety & Security > Mobile Access
(see Controls on page 118).
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 if you want
yo use an authenticated phone as a key. For example,
on your phone, navigate to Settings, choose the Tesla
mobile app, and ensure the Bluetooth setting is
enabled.
Your smartphone 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.
If multiple vehicles are linked to the Tesla Account, you
must switch to the Model 3 you want to access in the
mobile app before the phone can be used as a key.
Swipe left or right to change vehicles.
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.
NOTE: Tesla does not support the use of third party
applications to contact
Model 3.
Overview
The Tesla mobile app's home screen allows you to:
• See the name of your vehicle (if you have one)
• View your vehicle’s estimated range.
•
See which gear the vehicle is in (driving, park, etc.).
•
Enable maximum defrost to warm your vehicle in cold
conditions.
• Enable keyless driving.
• Open the front trunk.
•
Lock or unlock your vehicle.
•
At the bottom, view your vehicle’s odometer, VIN,
and firmware version it is currently running.
For supported video sources, send videos to play in the
Tesla Theater by sharing the link through the mobile
app. Navigate to the movie, show, or video you want to
play on your smartphone and touch the share button.
Share the video with the Tesla app and it will appear on
your vehicle's touchscreen if Model 3 is in Park.
Phone Key
Set up your phone as the key (as described in
Authenticated Phone on page 8). Once authenticated,
your phone's Bluetooth signal is detected as you
approach your vehicle and the doors unlock when you
press a door handle. Likewise, when you exit and walk
away with the phone, doors automatically lock
(provided the
Walk-Away Door Lock feature is turned
on, as described in Walk-Away Door Lock on page 14).
You must be near your vehicle and have a key card
ready to set up your smartphone as a phone key.
NOTE: You should always carry a key card or fob in the
event you park your vehicle somewhere with inadequate
cell service.
Climate
Check the interior temperature and heat or cool the
cabin before driving (even if it’s in a garage). You can
also turn the seat heaters on (see Seat Heaters on page
27) and defrost the windshield by touching the
windshield defrost icon at the bottom.
Turn Climate On: This allows you to precondition the
cabin by moving the direction of air flow from the vents,
and turn the seat heaters on or o.
Defrost helps to melt snow, ice, and frost on the
windshield, driver and passenger windows, mirrors.
Using the mobile app to precondition Model 3 also
warms the Battery as needed.
NOTE: In some vehicles, depending on vehicle
specifications and date of manufacture, using the mobile
app to defrost Model 3 also thaws ice on the charge port
latch. This is useful in extremely cold weather or icy
conditions in which the charge port latch can freeze in
place, preventing you from removing or inserting the
charge cable.
Controls
The Controls tab allows you do the following:
•
Vent or close the windows.
• Lock or unlock Model 3 from afar.
• Flash the lights or honk the horn to find where Model
3 is parked.
•
Enable Keyless Driving.
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