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Although not a comprehensive list, Tesla has tested the
following flash drives and confirmed that they meet the
requirements for using Dashcam and Sentry Mode:
• Samsung MUF-64AB/AM FIT Plus – 200MB/s USB
3.1 Flash Drive
•
Samsung MUF-64AB/AM BAR Plus
•
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive
• SanDisk MobileMate USB 3.0 microSD Card Reader
(also recommended: Samsung PRO Endurance
100MB/s (U1) MicroSDXC Memory Card)
Formatting a USB Flash Drive
To correctly save and retrieve video footage, Model X
requires the USB flash drive to be formatted as exFAT,
FAT 32 (for Windows), MS-DOS FAT (for Mac), ext3, or
ext4. NTFS is currently not supported. In addition, the
USB flash drive must contain a base-level folder called
“TeslaCam” (without quotation marks).
You can format a USB flash drive from inside Model X
or from a personal computer.
To format a flash drive from inside Model X, simply
insert a USB flash drive into a front USB port, and touch
Safety & Security > Format USB Device. Doing so
formats the drive as exFAT and automatically creates a
TeslaCam folder. The USB flash drive is now ready to
record and save video footage.
CAUTION:
The Format USB Device button is
available whenever a USB Flash Drive (with one or
fewer partitions) is plugged into a front USB port.
Choosing Format USB Device formats the drive,
erasing all existing content. If you have content on
a drive that you want to keep, you must move it to
a dierent device before using this feature.
To format a USB flash drive from a personal computer,
follow the steps below for your operating system.
For MacOS:
1.
Insert the USB flash drive into your personal
computer.
2. Navigate to Utilities > Disk Utility (or conduct a
Spotlight Search).
3.
Select your flash drive in the left menu.
4.
Navigate to Erase in the top menu ribbon.
5. In the pop-up menu, select the correct format (MS-
DOS FAT) and click Erase.
NOTE: Selecting Erase removes all existing content
from your
flash drive. If you have content that you
want to keep, you must move it to a dierent device
before erasing.
6. Once the
flash drive is successfully erased, navigate
to Finder and select your USB flash drive from the
left menu. The flash drive should not contain any
files.
7. Right-click in the empty space of the flash drive and
select
New Folder. A folder appears in your flash
drive space.
8. Right-click on the folder, select Rename, and name
the folder to “
TeslaCam” (without quotation marks).
Click "Save". This folder contains all recent and
saved clips from Sentry Mode and Dashcam.
9. Properly eject the USB flash drive.
For Windows:
1.
Insert the USB flash drive into your personal
computer.
2. Navigate to File Explorer.
3. Right-click on your USB flash drive and select
"Format...".
4.
In the pop-up menu, under the File System section,
select a support format (such as exFAT, FAT 32, etc.).
NOTE: You can also name your USB flash drive
(under Volume Label).
5.
Check the Quick format box and click Start.
6.
Go back to File Explorer, click on your flash drive,
and right-click to create a folder, or select New
Folder in the top menu.
7.
Name the folder “TeslaCam” (without quotation
marks) and click Save. This folder contains all recent
and saved clips from Sentry Mode and Dashcam.
8.
Properly eject the USB flash drive.
Once you have formatted the USB flash drive and
created the TeslaCam folder, insert it into a USB port in
Model X. Do not use the rear USB ports—they are for
charging only. It may take
Model X up to 15 seconds to
recognize the flash drive. When recognized, icons for
Dashcam and Sentry Mode appear at the top of your
touchscreen (note that you may need to enable Sentry
Mode by touching Controls > Safety & Security >
Sentry Mode). Model X is ready to record video.
Save Clips on Driving Event
Once a properly formatted USB flash drive is inserted in
one of the vehicle's front USB ports, you can choose to
save Dashcam clips while driving when you honk the
horn, automatic braking is applied or a collision is
detected by your vehicle. To enable this feature, touch
Controls > Safety & Security > Save Clip on Driving
Event > ON to enable. The most recent ten minutes of
footage is saved.
Dashcam
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