I'm currently on vacation and got a notification that a software update was available. I don't suppose there is a way to remotely update?
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Remotely Updating Software
- Thread starter Tozla
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Derek Kessler
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1. Call a trusted friend.
2. Instruct that friend to go to your car and to call you when they're there.
3. Wait.
4. Impatiently text friend.
5. Wait.
6. Answer friend's call.
7. Apologize for the passive-aggressive texts.
8. Remotely unlock car with the app.
9. Tell your friend to get into the car.
10. Tell your friend to tap the "update now" button.
11. Tell your friend to get out of the car.
12. Thank your friend for their help.
13. Promise your friend a beer when you get back.
14. Remotely lock the car with the app.
15. Wait.
16. Impatiently check your phone for the update complete notification.
17. Wait.
18. Check phone again.
19. Crack open a beer and laugh at how you'll still have to wait until you're home to use the update.
20. Fly home.
21. Get in car.
22. Open release notes.
23. "Bug fixes and tweaks"
2. Instruct that friend to go to your car and to call you when they're there.
3. Wait.
4. Impatiently text friend.
5. Wait.
6. Answer friend's call.
7. Apologize for the passive-aggressive texts.
8. Remotely unlock car with the app.
9. Tell your friend to get into the car.
10. Tell your friend to tap the "update now" button.
11. Tell your friend to get out of the car.
12. Thank your friend for their help.
13. Promise your friend a beer when you get back.
14. Remotely lock the car with the app.
15. Wait.
16. Impatiently check your phone for the update complete notification.
17. Wait.
18. Check phone again.
19. Crack open a beer and laugh at how you'll still have to wait until you're home to use the update.
20. Fly home.
21. Get in car.
22. Open release notes.
23. "Bug fixes and tweaks"
I won't start a new thread just for this next question but is there a way to remotely open my garage door to let my friend in?
Also where can I buy a trusted friend?
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Derek Kessler
Active Member
Surely somebody must have a key to your house?I won't start a new thread just for this next question but is there a way to remotely open my garage door to let my friend in?
Also where can I buy a trusted friend?
Also, Chamberlain makes a gadget you can use to remotely control any garage door opener: Chamberlain MYQ-G0201 MyQ-Garage Controls Your Garage Door Opener with Your Smartphone - Garage Automation Products - Amazon.com — I've used it when the person checking in on my house while I was on vacation forgot their key.
dprisoner
Member
If you have Homelink set up, you can open the door from the Tesla app. Look under "Summon" and then in the upper right corner you should see the Homelink logo (I think it only appears if the car is within the "geofence" of your Homelink profile).
Derek Kessler
Active Member
dprisoner
Member
I can access the Summon page with the charging cable still plugged in. You can't summon, but the Homelink button will still work. I do it every morning.
####AFastTezla
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gjunky
Trifecta: Solar and both cars are EVs
It would be a handy feature though. For the last few updates, I would be at home but getting up and seeing the notification on my phone. My garage is separate from the house so it would have been handy to let me push a button and say "Install Now" so it would be ready by the time I left.
