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Santa Mode

Chris350

Member
Aug 17, 2017
466
408
Jupiter, Fla
Currently in the model 3 -

Santa Mode -
Parked - Santa Sled replaces the car.

Driving - The screen shows it snowing / Turn Signals (when activated) play sleigh bells...

The Song - "Grandmother Got Run Over" does not play or I can't get it to play....
 

DaveORD

Member
Mar 12, 2020
622
535
Chicagoland
Currently in the model 3 -

Santa Mode -
Parked - Santa Sled replaces the car.

Driving - The screen shows it snowing / Turn Signals (when activated) play sleigh bells...

The Song - "Grandmother Got Run Over" does not play or I can't get it to play....

How are you turning it on? You might need to do it via the toy box to get the song. On the MY I do not recall hearing the song if done via voice command.
 

Snow Drift

Pirelli P Zero Winter
Feb 10, 2016
1,924
1,475
Long Island
Currently in the model 3 -

Santa Mode -
Parked - Santa Sled replaces the car.

Driving - The screen shows it snowing / Turn Signals (when activated) play sleigh bells...

The Song - "Grandmother Got Run Over" does not play or I can't get it to play....
Hmm, EAP and FSD.

Turn on Santa Mode via the Toy Box (not voice command) and it will play The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick.
 

Blue2018

Member
Sep 2, 2020
29
24
Here
For model 3 it used to be 3D sleigh while driving and top view when parked. Snow falling and cars rendered as reindeer. This was really only available for Christmas 2017 and 2018.

With v10 and the new visualization, reindeer and 3D sleigh went away. Top view in park remained, as did the turning indicator bells and the Santa music when turning on Santa mode.
 

Snow Drift

Pirelli P Zero Winter
Feb 10, 2016
1,924
1,475
Long Island
For model 3 it used to be 3D sleigh while driving and top view when parked. Snow falling and cars rendered as reindeer. This was really only available for Christmas 2017 and 2018.

With v10 and the new visualization, reindeer and 3D sleigh went away. Top view in park remained, as did the turning indicator bells and the Santa music when turning on Santa mode.
Top view no longer exists for many. If you say you can see it, do you have FSD and/or EAP?
 

Ol'Blue

Member
Oct 12, 2018
244
138
Vancouver
I wrote a nice long message about my test drive experience with a Y. And of course when I went to post, the forum logged me out and then froze. All was lost.

What was a long story, is now a short story.

We have a Model Y coming soon to accompany our 2018 Model 3 performance.

it’s impressive how much 2 years in Tesla makes with technology and micro upgrades.

The Y is so much more efficient in cold weather then our 18 M3P
 

Blue2018

Member
Sep 2, 2020
29
24
Here
Top view no longer exists for many. If you say you can see it, do you have FSD and/or EAP?
I have EAP with original hardware, no FSD computer.

Model y behavior seems inconsistent. I turned on Santa Mode while driving using hohoho and no music, no turning bells, no sleigh, just snow. When my son later the same day used hohoho in park, snow plus music. Still no sleigh.

both cars running 48.10
 
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Benjabatruk

Member
Aug 23, 2020
40
13
Alabama
This is a first for me. Any chance more features are enabled the closer to Dec 25th we get?

I only get snow falling. No song. No jingle bells. No sleigh. No reindeer.
Model y. 48.10
 
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Koolio46

Member
Aug 26, 2020
432
174
Boston, MA
Same as others...just snow and jingle sounds with turn indicators. Song comes on only if I enable it in the toy box. Can’t get the ‘grandma got run over’ song.
 

psuKinger

Member
Jul 3, 2020
85
80
Pennsylvania
yep +1 here, same story with my (FSD AWD) MY, I've got turn signal jingles and snowflakes... sometimes (but not always) I get really loud music. But I never see Santa's sleigh on the display.

I don't really care.... obviously... except that my kid's are in *primo* age bracket to really get a kick out of this if it worked... and ya gotta get your chuckles outta this kinda stuff while they're small...

oh well.
 
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DenkiJidousha

Member
Sep 13, 2020
101
34
Scotland
It plays loud and I can't adjust the volume.
Same in a new December 2020 RHD UK model 3 - haven't tried it while driving yet, it was just so loud. With an almost sleeping baby in the car, was not inclined to use it. Couldn't change the volume on the fire place either, haven't tried all the toys yet.
 

DaveORD

Member
Mar 12, 2020
622
535
Chicagoland
Just snow, music and bells here. On the up side, I have successfully convinced my (skeptical) 5 year old, that Santa is watching them by periodically playing the bells while driving my kids home from school over the past week. They have been on their best behavior the past few days!

If they do not know about fart mode yet, that could also come in handy if they do anything bad, but chances are a 5 yr old will have already heard that in your car I assume...
 
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