Best Voice Commands & Tips

[artnalex]

I know the regular gauntlet of commands, but anyone have a command or tip that others may not know about?

voice commands

• when I want to adjust mirrors or seat, I say “adjust mirrors/seat”.
• “Adjust the steering wheel”
• “Fold mirrors”
• my favorite is “set temperature to 69 degrees”.
• also, useful is “send message to xxxxx” (texting)
• “Set wipers to 1”
• “Send bug report to Tesla”
• “Search Google for...”. (The web browser pops up.)
• “Show me traffic”
• “Open glovebox”
• “Ho Ho Ho”
• “Camera”
• “Turn on Dog Mode”
• “Turn on Sentry mode”

Tips

• to unlock all doors, just press the Park button again, when you are already parked.
• Hold the park button for 2-3 seconds to activate Parking Brake.
• Swipe down on Navigation search bar to automatically navigate home.

 

[richmond-MY]

Looking forward to this thread. I've been so jaded with voice commands in other vehicles and how poorly they work, that I forgot voice commands are even a thing. Thanks for bringing up the topic.

 

[WarpedOne]

in other vehicles and how poorly they work, that I forgot voice commands are even a thing

I find them utterly nonfunctional in my M3 also.

 

[richmond-MY]

Well..that was fun while it lasted

 

[RocDeef]

I just wish the commands used in Model 3s worked for the Model Y. I don't mind pushing two buttons to open the glove box, but a voice command would be nice if my wife wants to get into it when I'm driving.

 

[LNL_HUTZ]

I've been surprised by some things you can't control with voice commands, like the fog lights. Seems like the perfect thing to be able to do without having to tap the screen twice.

 

[Darmie]

I just wish the commands used in Model 3s worked for the Model Y. I don't mind pushing two buttons to open the glove box, but a voice command would be nice if my wife wants to get into it when I'm driving.

I don't understand this. Why does this need to be different between the two models. So much for the Y sharing many parts with the 3.

 

[jcanoe]

The known Tesla voice commands are listed here:

V10.2 Tesla Voice Commands

My favorite voice commands:

Set wipers to (1,2,3,4, Auto). Also, "Wipers (On, Off)", "Set wipers to (Low, Medium, High, Off)"; "Wipers (Increase, Decrease)"

"Turn (On, Off) recirculate"

"Drive to (destination, favorite, address)"

"Show tire pressures"

"Keep Summer safe"

 

[Mike_TV]

I don't understand this. Why does this need to be different between the two models. So much for the Y sharing many parts with the 3.

Me too. And it gives ammo to all of the naysayers that knock touchscreens and buttons free controls. Giving a voice command to a door, which has no physical buttons itself, would add to the safety aspect of using your voice instead of hunting and pecking at a touchscreen.

 

[Darmie]

My one and only voice command reply. Ya'all don't run out to the car to test this now.
"My balls are cold."

 

[dykdyk]

Does Drive to followed by favorite actually work?
When I try to do that it searches for a random business’s address instead of going to a named favorite destination.

 

[preilly44]

"The passenger's ass is cold" turns on the passenger's seat heater

 

[DanDi58]

I know the regular gauntlet of commands, but anyone have a command or tip that others may not know about?

voice commands

• when I want to adjust mirrors or seat, I say “adjust mirrors/seat”.
• “Adjust the steering wheel”
• “Fold mirrors”
• my favorite is “set temperature to 69 degrees”.
• also, useful is “send message to xxxxx” (texting)
• “Set wipers to 1”
• “Send bug report to Tesla”
• “Search Google for...”. (The web browser pops up.)
• “Show me traffic”
• “Open glovebox”
• “Ho Ho Ho”
• “Camera”
• “Turn on Dog Mode”
• “Turn on Sentry mode”

Tips

• to unlock all doors, just press the Park button again, when you are already parked.
• Hold the park button for 2-3 seconds to activate Parking Brake.
• Swipe down on Navigation search bar to automatically navigate home.

I thought the parking brake was applied automatically when you went into park?

 

[LionelHutz]

Is there a voice command to route to the nearest Supercharger? I was trying to do this on a long drive and it was a total cluster****. Nav was displaying chargers 300 miles away.

 

[jcanoe]

I thought the parking brake was applied automatically when you went into park?

I think you can press and hold the button on the right stalk while driving to serve as an emergency brake.

 

[jeffbco]

I thought the parking brake was applied automatically when you went into park?

Pressing the button on the right stalk when stopped puts you in park. Pressing and holding the button on the right stalk engages the parking brake.

 

[jcanoe]

Pressing the button on the right stalk when stopped puts you in park. Pressing and holding the button on the right stalk engages the parking brake.

There is no parking gear in a Tesla vehicle as in conventional vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission. The only thing that prevents the Tesla vehicle from rolling is the parking brake. When you are stopped, when you press the button on the end of the right steering wheel stalk this activates the electronic parking brake. When you are driving, in the unlikely event of total brake failure, you can press and hold the button on the right stalk to activate the parking brake.

 

[jeffbco]

Interesting that parking brake engagement with pressing and holding the button makes an very noticeable audible sound while I don't hear anything when I just push the button. Am I just missing the noise when the parking brake automatically engages? Also pressing the button just illuminates the P while pressing and holding illuminates the parking brake symbol.

 

[jcanoe]

Interesting that parking brake engagement with pressing and holding the button makes an very noticeable audible sound while I don't hear anything when I just push the button. Am I just missing the noise when the parking brake automatically engages? Also pressing the button just illuminates the P while pressing and holding illuminates the parking brake symbol.

When I park inside my garage and press the button I can hear the electronic parking brake activate. When I park at shopping centers I don't notice the sound of the electronic parking brake engaging.

The only time I believe that activating the parking brake would be different from just pressing the button so the vehicle status shows "P" is when the Tesla vehicle is in transport mode. In transport mode the Tesla vehicle will remain in neutral even if you open the driver's door, exit the vehicle. To prevent the Tesla from rolling before you need it to roll, i.e. be pulled onto a flat bed, you could press and hold the button to engage the parking brake.

 

[DanDi58]

According to the tutorial videos, which I was watching last night, putting the car in Park also activates the parking brake.