Mobile App
Overview
The Tesla mobile app allows you to
communicate with Model S remotely using
your iPhone
®
or Android
™
phone. With this
app, you can:
• View the vehicle's estimated range.
• Check charging progress, stop charging,
and receive notifications when charging is
started, interrupted, almost complete, or
complete.
Note: When Supercharging, additional
notifications alert you when you will be
charged idle fees for parking at a
supercharger after charging is complete.
The idle fees are waived if your vehicle is
moved within five minutes of when the
vehicle finishes charging. See
Supercharger Usage Fees and Idle Fees on
page 170.
• Check the interior temperature and heat
or cool the cabin before driving (even if
it's in a garage).
• Locate Model S with directions, or track its
movement across a map.
• Flash lights or honk the horn to find
Model S when parked.
• Vent or close the sunroof.
• Lock or unlock Model S from afar.
• Open the front or rear trunk.
• Enable valet mode.
• Enable Keyless Driving.
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.
• Park or unpark Model S using Summon
(see Summon on page 104).
• Retrieve Model S using Smart Summon, if
available in your market region (see Smart
Summon on page 107).
• Support the Model S Calendar app by
allowing the mobile app to send your
phone's calendar data to Model S.
• Enable/disable Sentry Mode.
• Open and close your garage door if your
vehicle has a programmed HomeLink
connection, if available (see HomeLink
Universal Transceiver on page 153).
• Enable maximum defrost to warm your
vehicle in cold conditions.
• View available software downloads and
download progress.
• For supported video sources, send videos
to play in the Tesla Theater by sharing the
link through the mobile app.
• Receive notifications when the security
alarm has been triggered.
• Receive notifications of software updates.
• Start software updates from afar.
• Access your Tesla Inbox.
• Enable/disable Speed Limit Mode and
receive notifications when the vehicle's
driving speed is within approximately 3
mph (5 km/h) of your selected maximum
speed (see Speed Limit Mode on page
127).
• View the odometer, VIN, and current
software version.
Note: Some of these features require
installation of the latest version of the mobile
app.
Note: The above list 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.
To use the mobile app
Follow these steps to allow the Tesla mobile
app to communicate with your Model S:
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 S by
touching Controls > Safety & Security >
Mobile Access (see Controls on page 118).
Note: 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. 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 S.
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