12 best Tesla Automations ideas to set up first
If you only build a handful, build these. They save taps every day, cover all four seasons, and each takes a couple of minutes to set up.
1. Child Mode: lock the rear doors and windows by voice
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Child locks live two taps deep in Controls, and the window lock is somewhere else again. One phrase handles both before the kids climb in.
- Door Child Lock — On
- Window Lock — On
- Voice Announcement — “Rear doors and windows are locked.”
2. Cold morning: heated seat and wheel the moment you sit down
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The car already knows it is cold and that you just sat down. No reason to reach for the screen with frozen fingers.
- Outside Temperature — Below 40°F (4°C)
- Seat Heat & Cool — Driver seat heat — high
- Steering Wheel Heater — On
- Delay — 10 minutes
- Seat Heat & Cool — Driver seat heat — low
3. Hot day cooldown the moment you get in
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Recirculation cools a hot cabin faster than pulling in hot outside air. The delay switches back to fresh air before it gets stuffy.
- Outside Temperature — Above 85°F (29°C)
- A/C — On
- Intake Mode — Recirculate
- Fan Speed — High
- Seat Heat & Cool — Driver seat ventilation — high
- Delay — 10 minutes
- Front HVAC Auto — On
4. Plug-in reminder when you get home low
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Forgetting to plug in once is how you end up at a Supercharger at 7 a.m.
- Battery Level — Below 40%
- Voice Announcement — “Battery is low. Plug in tonight.”
5. Back-seat reminder when you park
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A spoken reminder at the exact moment you park is harder to ignore than a habit you are supposed to keep.
- Seat Occupied — Second-row left or right is occupied
- Voice Announcement — “Check the back seat before you lock up.”
6. Snow Mode: one phrase for winter roads
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Slippery roads call for gentler inputs and clear glass. Getting both with one phrase means you will actually use it.
- Acceleration Mode — Chill
- Wiper Heat — On
- Front / Rear Defrost — Front defrost on
- Front / Rear Defrost — Rear defrost on
7. Warm the passenger seat only when someone is in it
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No more passengers asking where the seat heater is, and no wasted energy heating an empty seat.
- Outside Temperature — Below 45°F (7°C)
- Seat Heat & Cool — Passenger seat heat — medium
8. Leaving work: route home and your evening playlist
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Live traffic routing without touching the screen, and the music already matches the mood.
- Navigate Home or Work — Home
- Play Playlist — Your evening playlist
9. Switch to recirculate when outside air is bad
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Wildfire smoke and heavy traffic happen without warning. This reacts faster than you would notice the smell.
- Intake Mode — Recirculate
- Voice Announcement — “Outside air is poor. Switched to recirculate.”
10. Don’t leave your phone on the charger
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The pad is the easiest place in the car to forget a phone.
- Front Wireless Phone Pad — Phone is on the pad
- Gear State — Gear is Park
- Voice Announcement — “Your phone is still on the charger.”
11. Quiet the fan during phone calls
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High fan noise is the main reason callers say you sound far away.
- Fan Speed — Low
12. Loading Mode: open the trunk and frunk by voice
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Great at the grocery store or airport when you are still in the seat and do not want to find the buttons.
- Gear State — Gear is Park
- Trunk — Open
- Frunk — Open
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