Enabling sentry when dog mode is active?

[IraSch]

When dog mode is active, apparently sentry mode is turned off. I know I can manually re-enable tilt/intrusion after setting dog mode, but that can lead to false alarms due to movement in the cabin.

Under normal (non-dog) conditions, sentry mode is active and if someone brushes by the car or tries a door handle, sentry makes a recording (which is fine).

Is there any way to re-enable sentry mode? After all, if you're leaving your dog in the car that's when you'd want sentry mode the most.

 

[DblOSmith]

When dog mode is active, apparently sentry mode is turned off. I know I can manually re-enable tilt/intrusion after setting dog mode, but that can lead to false alarms due to movement in the cabin.

Under normal (non-dog) conditions, sentry mode is active and if someone brushes by the car or tries a door handle, sentry makes a recording (which is fine).

Is there any way to re-enable sentry mode? After all, if you're leaving your dog in the car that's when you'd want sentry mode the most.

Same question. I have a small dog I leave in the car sometimes. I'd rather have all the cams running, draining battery than not having anything.

@IraSch how do you re-enable it after setting dog mode? If I have dog mode active, my sentry mode is completely grayed out.

 

[jsight]

I've never understood this either. I'd like to be able to record sentry events even if the alarm aspects are disabled.

 

[PatInANutshell]

My understanding is that Tesla does this to prevent the dog from triggered warnings/alarms that are enabled by Sentry mode, but I agree it's silly. I'd be fine with functionality limited only to outdoor cameras.

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

I'd also like Sentry to stay on with doggo mode.

 

[JohnDC]

Why would Tesla want the external cameras for Sentry mode off when there is a dog in the car? What does the dog have to do with the external cameras?

 

[jsight]

Why would Tesla want the external cameras for Sentry mode off when there is a dog in the car? What does the dog have to do with the external cameras?

Yeah, I don't understand it either. It seems like they could enable the cameras but not the alarm.

 

[jjgg]

As a workaround, I don't use dog mode. I select "on" instead of "dog" for climate control. This will allow Sentry on. The only missing part is the cute screen message.

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

As a workaround, I don't use dog mode. I select "on" instead of "dog" for climate control. This will allow Sentry on. The only missing part is the cute screen message.

Which, yes, works, but hopefully no misguided hero smashes a window to save the dog...

 

[jjgg]

Which, yes, works, but hopefully no misguided hero smashes a window to save the dog...

My dog is small and well behaved. She always just takes a nap at the back seat, which is hardly visible with the tinted windows on a MY.

 

[Caribeabi]

Any hear-say about this becoming available? I didn't realize sentry mode turns off until recently and it makes me way more uncomfortable leaving my fur baby in the car without the cams on.

 

[JohnDC]

Seems like it could be a simple software fix. Can’t figure out why they don’t it.

 

[Gripen]

I'd also like Sentry to stay on with dog mode. Also I would like to be able to have live view from the internal camera so I can check on the dog from time to time.

 

[AlasCon]

I too would SO like having the internal camera on in Dog Mode! Ideally, with sound too, so I can see and hear what doggo is doing. I do like the cute screen message in Dog Mode, and yes, Sentry should be on too, why the heck not...

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

Option to show a phone number to call/text for dog concerns on screen too.

 

[BitJam]

I too would SO like having the internal camera on in Dog Mode! Ideally, with sound too, so I can see and hear what doggo is doing. I do like the cute screen message in Dog Mode, and yes, Sentry should be on too, why the heck not...

I bought a little $22 nanny cam with audio to watch my doggo in the car. Easy solution. I imagine Tesla does not want to go in this direction because they don't want to get caught up in a spying scandal or possible illegal activity. Naysayers would have a field day. I can also use the camera to watch my dog in other situations.

 

[justBrowsing]

Which camera did you get? Ive been trying to come up with a solution to watch my dog in the car, but seems like everything requires me to setup a hotspot to provide wifi

 

[BitJam]

Ah yes. Finding one was not trivial. I got the Cleverfox mini spy cam. It is a small black cube. You need to provide your own sdcard. It has a ton of features BUT it is hard to use because you program it with a single button. More times than not it was in the wrong mode when I tried to use it. Good luck if you want to use it in 1080p, low light, motion capture mode. Do not lose the instructions. Also, I needed to use tweezers to remove the sdcard.

On the plus side it came with a usb adapter for the sdcard. I think you can get the same camera with different branding. For me audio was essential which this one has.