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Cold morning: heated seat and wheel the moment you sit down
WHENSeat OccupiedTHENSeat Heat & Cool · Steering Wheel Heater · Seat Heat & Cool
Below 40°F (4°C), sitting in the driver’s seat turns on seat heat and the heated steering wheel.
Tesla Winter Automations: Seat Heat, Defrost & Snow Mode
Built around the outside temperature trigger. Because automations only run with the screen on, these fire when you get in — use the phone app if you want to preheat before that.
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Frost check: defrost and wiper heat on cold starts
WHENSeat OccupiedTHENFront / Rear Defrost · Front / Rear Defrost · Wiper Heat
At or below freezing, sitting down turns on front and rear defrost plus the wiper de-icer.
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Heated steering wheel only when it is actually cold
WHENGear StateTHENSteering Wheel Heater
Shift into Drive below 45°F (7°C) and the steering wheel heater comes on.
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Warm the passenger seat only when someone is in it
WHENSeat OccupiedTHENSeat Heat & Cool
Cold outside and someone sits in the front passenger seat? Their seat heater turns on for them.
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Back-seat heat for rear passengers
WHENSeat OccupiedTHENSeat Heat & Cool · Front / Second-Row HVAC
When a rear seat is taken on a cold day, the rear seat heaters and second-row climate switch on.
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Snow Mode: one phrase for winter roads
WHENVoice TriggerTHENAcceleration Mode · Wiper Heat · Front / Rear Defrost · Front / Rear Defrost
Say “Snow mode” for Chill acceleration, wiper heat, and front and rear defrost together.