Should Sentry Mode Be Synchronized From Car To App

[Jimt29]

The sentry mode is “on” in the Model Y yet “off” on the iPhone app.

I thought if you changed one setting it would change the other.

With sentry mode “on” the car is losing more than 20 miles of range a day

 

[Mike_TV]

Do you have Sentry Mode turned off for your saved Home or Work locations?

 

[X-Chris]

Yes, the app should definitely reflect the car’s status.

Is everything else shown correctly on the phone (lock status, window status, climate status)? What happens in the car when you toggle sentry from the phone?

Maybe you should try rebooting your phone and restarting the touch display.

Another idea - it possible you are misinterpreting the icons at the top of the Tesla’s touchscreen?

The square rectangle with the red dot is not sentry mode, is is the dash cam. Sentry is the circle with lines radiating from it like a sun. If the dot is hollow, as in this picture, sentry is off. When sentry is active, the dot becomes red.

Not saying you have this wrong - just double checking….

 

[Jimt29]

Thanks X-Chris. Thanks to you I dug deeper and it is working as it should. Lack of understanding on my part.

Mike: I don’t know what you are writing about.

 

[Mike_TV]

Thanks X-Chris. Thanks to you I dug deeper and it is working as it should. Lack of understanding on my part.

Mike: I don’t know what you are writing about.

@Jimt29

 

[Jimt29]

Mike: I can’t read what you sent. Print too small

 

[X-Chris]

Mike_TV posted the part of the manual that explains how you can automatically disable sentry when parked at home.

 

[ss_lemonade]

In my experience with my model 3, the off/on toggle doesn't update to match current status when you switch sentry mode with your phone app or with the top right icon shortcut. Overlooked bug I guess that always stays stuck with whatever it was last set to, so it isn't a reliable indicator to see whether Sentry mode is on or not (better to just look for if the red dot is visible or not)