Tesla MODEL S 2021 - Interior Storage and Electronics (continued); Formatting a USB Flash Drive; Viewing Video Recordings

Formatting a USB Flash Drive
To save and retrieve video footage, Model S requires a
USB
flash drive formatted as exFAT, MS-DOS FAT (for
Mac), ext3, or ext4 (NTFS is currently not supported).
For use with Dashcam
and Sentry Mode, the flash drive
must contain a base-level folder called
TeslaCam and for
use with Track Mode (if equipped), the flash drive must
contain a base-level folder called TeslaTrackMode.
Model S can format a USB flash drive for you. Insert the
flash drive into a front USB port, and touch Controls >
Safety > Format USB Drive. Doing so automatically
formats the drive as exFAT and creates a folder for
TeslaCam
and TeslaTrackMode (if equipped). The USB
flash drive is now ready to record and save video
footage. Format USB Drive is available only when a USB
flash drive (with one or fewer partitions) is inserted into
a front USB port. Choosing Format USB Drive erases any
existing content on the flash drive—before using this
feature, you must move any content you want to keep to
a
dierent device.
If Model S is unable to format the flash drive, you must
format it using a computer. Remember to manually
create the
TeslaCam folder, and the TeslaTrackMode
folder (if equipped).
You can also format the USB flash drive with a computer
to use a single
flash drive for Dashcam, Sentry Mode,
Track Mode (if equipped), and audio files. Create
separate partitions on the drive formatted as exFAT; for
example, one for Dashcam and Sentry Mode (you must
create the TeslaCam folder), one for Track Mode (create
the TeslaTrackMode folder), and an audio partition.
Once the USB flash drive is formatted and contains the
necessary folder(s), insert it into a front (or glovebox, if
equipped) USB port. Do not use a rear USB port— these
are used only to charge USB devices. Once inserted, it
can take up to 15 seconds for
Model S to recognize the
flash drive. When recognized, icons for Dashcam and
Sentry Mode are available when you touch Controls and
your vehicle is ready to record videos. You may need to
first enable Sentry Mode (if equipped) by touching
Controls > Sentry.
Viewing Video Recordings
You can view recorded footage on the touchscreen
when Model S is in Park. Touch the Dashcam icon
located in the app launcher or the Dashcam icon on the
Controls screen. Touch the menu icon in the top corner
of the screen. The tabs display a list of all video clips,
organized by location and timestamp. Pause, rewind,
fast forward, and delete video recordings as needed.
You can also navigate to
Controls > Safety > Delete
Dashcam Clips to delete all dashcam and Sentry Mode
footage, including recent and saved clips.
NOTE: Dashcam recording pauses when you launch the
Viewer.
You can also view video footage by removing and
inserting the USB
flash drive into a computer and
navigating to the TeslaCam or TeslaTrackMode (if
equipped) folder.
The TeslaCam folder contains three sub-folders:
•
Recent Clips: When recording, Dashcam continuously
saves footage to Recent Clips in 60-minute cycles.
Footage is overwritten every hour unless you
manually save it. Four videos are recorded for each
clip, one from each camera (front, rear, left, and
right).
• Saved Clips: Contains all recordings that are saved
using Dashcam.
•
Sentry Clips: Contains the last 10 minutes of footage
from all Sentry Mode events that triggered an Alert
or Alarm state. If storage space on the USB
flash
drive becomes limited, the oldest Sentry Clips are
deleted to provide space for new ones. Once deleted,
you cannot retrieve them.
When the USB flash drive runs out of storage space,
video footage can no longer be saved. To prevent the
flash drive from getting full, regularly move saved videos
to another device and delete them from the
flash drive.
Wireless Phone Chargers
Wireless phone chargers are integrated into both the
front and rear consoles, each providing up to 15W of
power to charge Qi-enabled phones. Simply place your
phone on the charger. Your device may feel warm while
charging, but this is a normal
eect of inductive
charging.
When placed on the wireless charger, your phone
charges whenever the vehicle is powered on (the
touchscreen is on and you are in the vehicle). Your
phone does not charge when you leave the vehicle
unless a feature, such as Sentry mode is enabled.
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