Permanently Disable Tilt/Intrustion

[sc20]

It seems that the Tilt/Intrusion sensors are causing my car alarm to go off at night - apparently there are a lot of spiders, bugs and other things that like to move inside the car in my area.

Disabling Tilt/Intrusion works, but then when you drive and come home again it re-enables itself.

Is there a way to save this setting so it is permanently disabled? Or do I really have to toggle this switch every time I park at home?

Sentry mode is off.

 

[Billbrown1982]

I am almost TOTALLY sure that there is no way to permanently disable it. Doubt any insurance company would be too impressed if there was that option.

Have you considered getting in the habit of spraying a can of raid protect before you get out at home? Or get one of those bug bomb things and set that off?

 

[interbear]

It’s not possible to disable tilt / intrusion permanently as far as I know. In fact, in my new MY I’ve not found out how to do it temporarily either, don’t have the toggle to do so.

Also, if the spiders are big enough to set the alarm off where you live, you need to burn the house down and move away. At least 20 miles away

 

[sc20]

It’s not possible to disable tilt / intrusion permanently as far as I know. In fact, in my new MY I’ve not found out how to do it temporarily either, don’t have the toggle to do so.

Also, if the spiders are big enough to set the alarm off where you live, you need to burn the house down and move away. At least 20 miles away

FYI it was greyed out for me until I turned off Sentry, then it becomes a toggle you can switch off

I'm assuming it is flies or spiders, but I have no idea really - other than nothing externally is triggering it!

 

[GRiLLA]

Would you not want to get rid of the spiders ?

 

[sc20]

I can't see any spiders. The car is perfectly clean and brand new, but if it's not a ghost I don't know what exactly would be triggering it
Perhaps there is a fault with the sensor. Previous Model 3s haven't had this issue, but I don't remember if they always had this sensor

 

[yessuz]

you have those sensors in the ceiling, right? tried to use some sticker or something to cover them?

 

[GRiLLA]

I can't see any spiders. The car is perfectly clean and brand new, but if it's not a ghost I don't know what exactly would be triggering it
Perhaps there is a fault with the sensor. Previous Model 3s haven't had this issue, but I don't remember if they always had this sensor

Sounds like a service appointment is required. It's not normal,

 

[sc20]

you have those sensors in the ceiling, right? tried to use some sticker or something to cover them?

Haven't tried but the thought did cross my mind. Will reserve that as a last resort if service can't help resolve the issue!

 

[up_north]

The Model Y doesn’t even have a setting for this (nothing to do with it being greyed out). So either they’re permanently on or it doesn’t have them.

But I thought on my 3, once I switched off Tilt/Intrusion it kept that setting. Maybe I was wrong.

 

[init6]

Sounds like a service appointment is required. It's not normal,

^This
I believe Tesla can tell you what sensor is triggering the alarm, so that should help locate the issue.

 

[MrT3]

Also, if the spiders are big enough to set the alarm off where you live, you need to burn the house down and move away. At least 20 miles away

The interior movement sensor can be super sensitive. I've had the smallest of files set mine off in the past.

 

[GRiLLA]

The interior movement sensor can be super sensitive. I've had the smallest of files set mine off in the past.

and yet I've never had mine activated in 3 years, other than the tilt triggered on a ferry once and when I've accidentally locked people inside and wandered off (they like the Sentry effect).

 

[sc20]

Update: Tesla Mobile Service replaced the rear overhead console unit where the sensors are. This seems to have fixed the issue (no alarm in 5 days so far)

First time using service and pretty impressed. Conveniently arranged on app and done at home, free of charge and was complete in about 15 minutes!