Dog mode

[BLKMDL3]

This is just awesome! This is a great feature for those who travel with furry companions like me.

 

[PoitNarf]

Definitely a welcome feature! Leaving my dogs in the car is not something I do on a regular basis but I can still see myself using this from time to time. I’m reminded of a trip to the supermarket a few years back when I still had my previous car. I had my two dogs in the backseat and we just came back from the dog park. I had to run in to buy 2 or 3 things and left the dogs in the car for less than 5 minutes. While I was in the self checkout lane I hear over the PA system in the store “will the owner of a blue Mustang please stop by the customer service desk”. I was already scanning my items and bagging them when the announcement came so I just finished checking out and left. I’m assuming someone saw my dogs in the car and was concerned and talked to a manager in the store. Dog mode should be good at preventing a similar situation from happening in the future. However even with dog mode I would never want to leave my dogs unattended for more than 10 minutes.

 

[wenkan]

 

[wenkan]

I bet someone will use it as “kid mode”.

 

[Pkmmte]

My cats will appreciate this.

 

[Aellinsar]

Cool. I did this a couple times last summer with a hand-written sign in the window. I appreciate having it on the screen.

 

[ModelNforNerd]

I bet someone will use it as “kid mode”.

while it's not wise to, nor is it the intended use, it IS better than having no mode in use with a kid in the car.........

 

[PoitNarf]

Since we're getting Dog Mode now I decided to update my avatar

 

[sjoshuaj]

I don't think it's obvious enough for people passing by. There are plenty of youtube videos of people breaking the door glass of cars to release the pent up animals. You need something that will flash to get peoples attention and then text large enough to be read at a great distance. Something simple and to the point.

 

[5_+JqckQttqck]

Perfect! Keeping a couple of killer German Shepard in the trunk to F-up the smash and grab thieves - throw in a few Beware of Dog signs too. Can't say the car didn't warn them

 

[PoitNarf]

I don't think it's obvious enough for people passing by. There are plenty of youtube videos of people breaking the door glass of cars to release the pent up animals. You need something that will flash to get peoples attention and then text large enough to be read at a great distance. Something simple and to the point.

According to Elon they're going to make the text larger: Elon Musk on Twitter

 

[PoitNarf]

If you wanted you could really confuse people and enable Dog Mode when no dog is in the car.

 

[MXWing]

I don't think it's obvious enough for people passing by. There are plenty of youtube videos of people breaking the door glass of cars to release the pent up animals. You need something that will flash to get peoples attention and then text large enough to be read at a great distance. Something simple and to the point.

So Dog Mode is mutually exclusive of Senty Mode?

I guess I can just smash the rear quarter panel window to give your dog some air. Maybe help myself to any snacks in the trunk while I'm at it.

 

[Gavyne]

Got the nod from Fremont Police Department already:

Fremont Police Department on Twitter

Fremont Police Department‏Verified account @FremontPD
Replying to @Tesla
This would be a great feature for our K9 teams and would eliminate the need for after market products!

#FremontPDTesla

 

[EVnut]

So Dog Mode is mutually exclusive of Senty Mode?

This is a concern of mine, for somewhat different reasons.

I have a dog. I leave her in the car somewhat regularly. In some instances, I'm sure I'll use Dog Mode. But what I really want is a way to leave the dog in the car AND have sentry mode. In that case, I can't have motion detection inside the car. Because these two "modes" seem to be rolling out at the same time, I hope there's some consideration put into the concept that some of us would like to use both at the same time.

 

[Hugh Mannity]

My car is too old to get Sentry Mode.

Not a problem, my trusty trunk monkey never fails.

 

[mainecoon]

What about Cat Mode?

 

[robski]

I don't trust people to respect the message. There's still going to be a lot of window breaks for peoples own self congratulatory pat on the back celebration for "saving" an animal. They'll just say the dog was suffering because they saw it breathing with its mouth open and tongue sticking out.

 

[EVnut]

I don't trust people to respect the message. There's still going to be a lot of window breaks for peoples own self congratulatory pat on the back celebration for "saving" an animal. They'll just say the dog was suffering because they saw it breathing with its mouth open and tongue sticking out.

"A lot of?" Is this really a rampant problem in some places? Of course where I am, we get the windows broken to check for loose change. But I don't know of anybody who's had a window broken to "rescue" a dog. (yes, I've heard the stories, but it has never seemed to be a common thing). My dog stays in the car quite regularly. Of course she's always in the back behind the dark tint... because I care about my dog.

 

[zhu-]

What about Cat Mode?

Somebody should try holding down the Dog mode option and see if it changes to Cat mode like for the Call/Ahoy-hoy button. That would be a real easter egg!