14 TESLA Model 3/Y Hidden Features OWNERS Don’t Know

[@MelissaD77]

I just press the right button and say "open glovebox". No need to go to the screen or put it as a shortcut.

[@vegasteslafamily]

This is true!

[@tobeyandropolis6890]

I do the same

[@raul8578]

It works only if you have connectivity (not in my garage)

[@MelissaD77]

@@raul8578 If my comment above is what you are responding to: No, you don't need connectivity to open the glove box in a Tesla Model 3 or Model Y: Touchscreen: Tap the Controls icon, then tap the Glove box button Voice command: Press the voice command button on the steering wheel and say "open glove box"

[@raul8578]

@MelissaD77 Voice commands require connectivity. They don't work in my garage (-2 floor and M3 SR 2024)

[@AB78]

I love Tesla. One of my favorite shows growing up in the ‘80s was Knight Rider. I always wanted a talking car , drives itself and a TransAm so I got the next best thing. Refreshed M3 LR. My car’s name is KITT and the lock sound is KITT’s scanner. It’s freaking awesome 😂😂

[@mike330i]

Nice. If you have an iPhone, you can change "Hey Siri" to "Hey KITT" to open/close trunk, doors, etc.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha! That's awesome. Glad you are loving it.

[@liamsharp6491]

@@mike330inot just me then! 😂

[@thefilmpoets]

the pull down for home navigation is great. never heard of that one!

[@vegasteslafamily]

Glad to help!

[@JLars]

If you are at home, it will take you to work. Most other times it will take you home. Though sometimes randomly it takes me to work instead, not sure why.

[@johnreese3762]

Very good tips I didn't know, thanks!

[@vegasteslafamily]

Glad to help!

[@charlescoushaine]

Great tip to set up the Widget on my phone's home screen!!

[@vegasteslafamily]

Glad to help!

[@franklandice]

Love your videos.. Thanks for taking the time to make them

[@vegasteslafamily]

Thanks, glad you like them! Thanks for watching

[@NielNhuNguyen]

Great, 👍🏻 ive just bought a tesla model y, your video is amazing

[@vegasteslafamily]

Thank you! Love it

[@akukukachu69]

The theater book mark was helpful. Thanks!

[@vegasteslafamily]

Glad to help!

[@RAYRAY-yt3hz]

thanks, love the video, I got to say, though I was surprised with the left button being the glove box for you because I never open up the glove box only if I get pulled over.

[@vegasteslafamily]

We keep napkins in there!

[@kamleshgirigoswami9946]

Very nice and good video ❤for knowledge I like

[@vegasteslafamily]

Glad to help!

[@LRDeMaggio]

This is awesome. Thank you so much!

[@vegasteslafamily]

Thanks for watching!

[@xmuta]

Is it possible to watch mp4 movies I have in a usb drive?

[@vegasteslafamily]

I do not believe so

[@j.tamburello4053]

Sentry mode is a battery killer, unfortunately.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Kill is a strong word

[@Gman92000]

Thank you, did not know about the Widget on my IPhone. I feel there have been many times I fumble to look and quickly open the app to do somthing to check the progress of a charge or unlock the car for a friend. 😅

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha glad to help! The widget on the Home Screen is a game changer

[@chrisgregoryrph]

How are you getting alerts from Sentry mode previews?

[@vegasteslafamily]

When the alarm goes off it will send one

[@chrisgregoryrph]

@ oh well yes, I was hoping for actual Sentry alerts

[@rh8611]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. He might be able to fix that nic in your wrap.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Thanks! We’re gonna get a spoiler on it!

[@rh8611]

@ hope you make a video or show it after

[@vegasteslafamily]

@ will do!

[@silent_spitfire]

Joe is a hero!

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha yes she is

[@mousetreat]

And now I would like to be able to DISABLE autopilot sounds. I don't need my car to beep at me for enabling/disabling cruise control. And, worse, lower my volume every time it makes a beep.

[@jbsanders826]

How much battery does sentry mode use though? Like an 8hr day while at work.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Maybe like 0.5-1% an hour if I had to guess

[@jbsanders826]

@ if it’s literally that low, then I’ll start using it. Now you’re going to make me Google it ha ha.

[@toddalbrecht5347]

Yeah I was unsure on that but might give it a try. I had to turn off the Cabin Overheat Protection as I was losing 10% of battery a day with the car parked at work (8hours). I live in Western Australia and our temps can get up to 45° Celsius (113 Fahrenheit)

[@mcdiskett2003]

consumes 300Watts so 1KWH every 3.3 H, quite a lot..

[@JKFlaker]

Where did you get that third party trunk liner. Was it at the EVBase link you provided in the description? How do you like them? Looks nice.

[@vegasteslafamily]

@@JKFlaker thanks! Yes it is. Highly recommend if you use the trunk a lot

[@ArmandoTrades]

How did you make the Tesla appear so large on the home screen?

[@vegasteslafamily]

It's the update if thats what i think you're referring to!

[@AustinCrow]

what is that cover that you have on the dash? Is that suede?

[@vegasteslafamily]

It’s a felt cover we got from EVBase. The wife loves it. Code vegastesla for 20% off if you like!

[@canadianrcpilot9048]

You can use voice commands - there is one for open glovebox

[@vegasteslafamily]

This is also true

[@pianomans1]

Ill have to check my left scroll wheel.. also. Had no idea about the shortcut to apply parking brake! I thought the car did it automatically if it sensed the need for it. Thanks for all the great info!

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha glad I can help!

[@gwynnediving]

If you press the right scroll wheel and say Ho Ho Ho, Santa mode is enabled. You need to go to the touchscreen to disable it.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha this is a fun way to activate it

[@JnTmarie]

No stalks is a game changer!!! Not in a good way I need to use voice command so I’m not frantically looking on a screen for things while driving.

[@vegasteslafamily]

I understand - there are third party companies making stalks though!

[@m_emett]

Where is the plus button?

[@vegasteslafamily]

Which one?

[@technoalah]

Nice video cheers

[@vegasteslafamily]

Thank you!

[@Oles_Abstract_ART_Factory]

Great video thank is this the original white color of the Tesla looks like rainbow effect in the sun I love it

[@vegasteslafamily]

Thank you! This is a wrap we have actually

[@wilfredp6642]

Not trying to hate on you guys for making these "hidden features" video but be very careful with booting your screen while driving. If you get into an accident while doing this and your insurance finds out, they won't cover for your damages. It has happened before.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Interesting haven’t heard of this before

[@wilfredp6642]

@vegasteslafamily read the manual. It says it, and that's why the insurance companies will ask you questions. If you try to claim the car froze on you and you tried to reset it while driving, they won't cover for anything that happens. And the manual says to stop on a safe place and then do the reset.

[@elchamber]

For right now, sentry mode is BS. I was informed that someone tried to get into my model Y by accident. I thought the Tesla would at least record it. But nothing was recorded. Sentry was turned on. But no footage. Also, I have several sentry clips but I can never see them on the app.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Hmm this shouldn't be the case

[@weinerro]

​@@vegasteslafamily it is the case, though. Model 3 2024

[@toddalbrecht5347]

The extra storage should lift up as well, mine does, I have model y long range in Australia. Double check cos it will be even easier for you!

[@vegasteslafamily]

Yes it does!

[@keithoneil9274]

I use this area for the charging adapters.

[@DaveHuxtableLanguages]

Swipe right to navigate home, swipe left for work.

[@vegasteslafamily]

True

[@deantiquisetnovis]

My old 2013 Model S could actually remember different trunk open heights depending on location. I wish Tesla would bring that back.

[@vegasteslafamily]

I didn’t know that!

[@lindam.1502]

It can remember one height!??!

[@JeffreyReich]

Just got mine last Thursday, and the very next day, the teenager parked the car halfway in the garage, and the other opened the trunk, and BAM, nice new scratch. I too will be getting a spoiler soon!

[@colinpovey7923]

Spoiler is expensive and tends to not stick so well. I put some pool noodles on inside of the garage door and if the rear hatch opens too high, it hits them, not the door. I still have the height set not to hit the door.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Oh no! We're getting one for our Y from Tesery. We got a spoiler from them for our model 3 and it's held up great and looks OEM. Discount code vegastesla will save you 10% there! :)

[@kida12]

Can you set the trunk to open higher again?

[@vegasteslafamily]

Yep! Can always adjust

[@rankxen]

My tesla model 3 highland's hidden feature is the AP4 computer shorting 1 month after delivery and me waiting for tesla service to order the piece & replace it. And now having a 50k car which has no camera's, no sensors, no lane assist, no cruise control, no rain-based window whipers (yes, they work by camera) and navigation (no idea again what this has to do with the AP4 computer) so the map navigation blocks and shows my last car position from before it failed. So yes, if you want to experience what it is to have a car like it was build 50 years ago then sure, this is a a nice feature. If you think this is just a random rant, google AP4 Computer short.

[@vegasteslafamily]

This is the first I’ve heard of it. Sorry you’re going through but but absolutely a very rare thing

[@rankxen]

@@vegasteslafamily It's not a very rare thing. You can search "Tesla AP4 computer short" and find alot of people with the same result (cars 2 weeks to 2 months old). It's kinda sad, I've called service multiple times and they don't have a 'replacement vehicle available at the moment'. This is in Belgium. When I read posts on teslamotorclub people in the US, Spain, Netherlands, ... have the same issue

[@aceman760]

If you turn on your blinker immediately after going into Santa mode it will immediately stop the song so you don’t have to hear the entire song.

[@vegasteslafamily]

But I wanna hear it!

[@Mike-wt7jq]

It farts too... 😂😂😂

[@vegasteslafamily]

Indeed it does lol

[@aaronbounds1336]

My wife did the exact same thing to our white M Y…except we got several small dents in the top of the trunk lid, and a split in the paint.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Oh no i guess we are lucky then lol

[@ddb5736]

The Park feature is just to apply the brakes harder. When you put your Tesla on Park, it applies the parking brakes to hold it since there is no transmission to hold it. If you use the Park option by holding down the Park, it will apply the brakes harder which is very useful when you park on an incline.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Didn’t know this! So a more intense park brake sort of lol

[@sm753]

FYI, having the Tesla widget on your home screen (iOS) "allegedly" wakes up the car a lot more so you may experience more battery drain when parked and not plugged in. Which makes sense because it may need to poll the car more often to refresh the widget data.

[@vegasteslafamily]

I think this has been updated! Ours says “asleep for x hours” until we click on something on the widget

[@trinitybruns]

Not a stupid mistake my dear. A simple easy to make mistake that a lot of people have made. Plus IF the car is wrapped it probably saved the paint and they can just rewrap the trunk portion and it will be as if it never happened.

[@vegasteslafamily]

True! We will be covering it with the spoiler!

[@markanthony5719]

Thx for the parking break mode. I wonder if that would be the solve for all those cars slipping away from their snowy driveways? 🤔

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha I’m not sure honestly!

[@harriettanthony7352]

@@vegasteslafamily You may not be sure of the issue, but this Maine driver is! The only way to keep a car parked on a snow, icy incline is big wheel chocks, or tie the EV to a solid object!

[@Chrisb8s]

Jojo my car has a full ppf wrap. I have done that mistake twice. When I put my bike rack on I back up to the garage. Someone tweet Elon to make that geofenced so it only goes up as high as you want in a location. The jojo mode

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha the jojo mode would be epic!

[@Mu5icPr0ducer]

X has it so it won’t open all the way if there’s an obstacle..the doors that is. Not sure about trunk

[@joels9768]

The really important way to escape the car if you have no power, like if you back your car into a pond.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Ah that would have been a good one

[@GrumpyWolfTech]

I just got a 2022 model 3 today, first thing I did when I got home was use the fart option on my brother when he took the trash out. 🤣 When I saw Joe mode it confused me, glad you explained it.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha! It's still fun even 2 years later. Glad to help :)

[@MaxBrooksT]

I have Disney plus and Hulu on my car

[@leonaeffah4000]

lol same

[@vegasteslafamily]

Interesting! Idk why we don't

[@leonaeffah4000]

@ You should have Hulu. I know Elon got some beef with Disney and took that app away from some cars but mines never went away. And I have a 23 Model 3. Barely over a year old

[@Mike_Malloy]

I'll be happy when Tesla fixes the Music/Podcast screen and Settings screen to auto minimize after a min or two of inactivity!!! Why do I have to MANUALLY minimize those screens to get back to the GPS map while driving???

[@vegasteslafamily]

Oh man this would be huge

[@s.porter8646]

Why are you making a vid on how to open the trunk....in the desert....wheres the shovel

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha 😂

[@patricksquires77]

This was funny. Almost a theme for next vid. Shovel in boot or background for next vid 😂.

[@darwin171069]

I knew 12/14... not bad for a new tesla owner! Oh and I made that same ding on my trunk 😂 a rite of passage i guess

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha it seems like a rite of passage! I'm glad I can help fill you in on 2!

[@sandpquan]

Awesome video, but can you add subtitles when the lady speaks?

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha sorry!

[@Zozzle12]

She speaks way too fast that it's almost indecipherable.

[@raul8578]

I found pretty easy to understand her.

[@patricksquires77]

Question Owners: Do you REALLY want to know immediately when someone door dinged your Tesla? I personally want to know everything else BUT that 😂.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Yes I would lol

[@patricksquires77]

@ Do you already know what you are you going to do? Cause it happens.

[@M3NTALMAGIC]

None of these are hidden

[@vegasteslafamily]

I think they are!

[@d_lydian]

Still waiting for the hidden features in this video.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Did the video not work?

[@twilinski1]

nothing suprising

[@vegasteslafamily]

Sorry!

[@jamesr.9239]

My garage door gotchaed my two week old Model Y so now instead of risking it , I just back in so no more dings from that source. Who wooda nude that the place you put your car to protect it would be so dangerous.

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha! A lot of comments like this make us seem like we are not alone

[@hey8you]

1:22 Parking brake come on automatically when put into park. There is no need to manually do it. Whenever my friends are around my car, I love to make it fart or I say embarrassing things through the mic, lol.

[@vegasteslafamily]

I’ve heard holding it drops the brakes tighter then? Cause the park symbol does come up

[@hey8you]

That's what I read but looking more into it its seems to be a bit confusing. Looks like an older version of the manual says its automatic but the current one does not mention it. Since the parking brake is loud, it should be able to prove easily with 2 people, or one person and a camera to hear if the parking brakes engages when the car is put into park.

[@emazonreviews6269]

First. !!! Road trip ! Road Trip !!!😂thanks for sharing these so many cool features about the car

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha we got one coming soon! You better watch with all these road trip comments 😂

[@TaylerKnox]

Now that Matt has left Congress is the rumor Gaetz is headed for a position on Tesla’s board of directors credible?

[@vegasteslafamily]

Find something better to do!

[@abbcc555]

Not all secrets are good. Most owners don't know that Teslas lose 30% in value in the first year.

[@vegasteslafamily]

That’s a not a secret! Most vehicles do.

[@abbcc555]

@vegasteslafamily Unfortunately Tesla is in it's own class in this regard. Very few if any lose that much value.

[@MikeJones-kh2be]

You lose 20% of the value the moment you drive it off the forecourt in the UK on ANY vehicle… Edit: also weird that you deliberately found a Tesla video on KZbin only to write a negative comment about Tesla. Get a hobby dude.

[@abbcc555]

@@MikeJones-kh2be Tesla's lose more value than any other EV, at least in here. Their value drops 33% in the first year and keep that rate whereas normally the depreciation slows down.

[@patricksquires77]

The great news is that you can buy a used one soo cheap and they barely depreciate after that. Less than a jeep. And after the original 8 year 120k warranty runs out you can get a battery warranty for like 60$ a month.

[@PUMPADOUR]

All i want is to drive, not waste time with annoying extra settings. I hate my tesla!

[@vegasteslafamily]

Haha hey to each their own

[@sandpquan]

Didn’t you test drive it?

[@PUMPADOUR]

@@sandpquan I did, but at the time did not realize the severity of my dislike. I had a fast-talking salesman next to me to distract me. Further, the incentives and discounts i managed to get on this car make it almost barrable. Without the incentives I would have never ever get into it.

[@suzanneAT2024]

@@PUMPADOURHave to agree. If they made a no-frills model with NO software updates other than security, I'd be happy.

[@felrau1]

@@PUMPADOUR That's interesting since we test drove one. yesterday and not only did they send us out on our own, they barely seemed to care if we like it, etc. No pressure at all. I sorta missed the sales experience.

[@peterwolfik5827]

Wow, what kind of crappy car, who cares about Netflix in a car? And it has an electronic parking brake….so what, my 2007 Hyundai Veracruz had it….jesus

[@vegasteslafamily]

Thanks for watching? Lol

[@patricksquires77]

I dislike fishing 🎣 and you just reminded me that I need to go to a fishing channel and let em know how stupid their bass fishing boat is. 👍

[@alexanderpoplawski577]

That's a strange comment on a video, that doesn't even mention the driving experience, range or performance of the car. I think the electronic parking brake is the only thing the Hyundai has in common with this car.