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Date Night: music, lighting and temperature

Say “Date night” to start your playlist, turn on the ambient lights and set a comfortable cabin.

WHEN
Voice Trigger — Phrase: “Date night”
THEN
  1. Play Playlist — Your evening playlist
  2. Media Volume — Medium-low
  3. Accent & Footwell Light — On
  4. Driver / Passenger Temperature — 72°F (22°C), both sides

Why it’s useful

Sets the mood without fiddling with the screen in front of your passenger.

How to set it up

  1. Open AutomationsWith the car in Park, open the App Launcher on the touchscreen and tap Automations.
  2. Create a new automationTap “Create an automation”.
  3. Set the trigger: Voice TriggerUnder Trigger, open Voice and pick Voice Trigger. Set it to: Phrase: “Date night”.
  4. Action 1: Play PlaylistTap Add action, open Media, pick Play Playlist and set: Your evening playlist.
  5. Action 2: Media VolumeTap Add action, open Media, pick Media Volume and set: Medium-low.
  6. Action 3: Accent & Footwell LightTap Add action, open Lights, pick Accent & Footwell Light and set: On.
  7. Action 4: Driver / Passenger TemperatureTap Add action, open Climate (HVAC), pick Driver / Passenger Temperature and set: 72°F (22°C), both sides.
  8. Name and saveName it “Date Night”, save, and make sure its card is switched on.
  9. Test itTrigger it once while parked with the screen on, and check each action happened.

Menu names come from the English strings found in current firmware and may change slightly at launch. There is no way to import automations, so you build each one on the touchscreen. Full walkthrough

Limits to know

  • Ambient lighting is only on newer cars that have it.
  • Voice Trigger: Relies on the regional voice assistant. Exact behavior outside China is not confirmed yet.
  • Accent & Footwell Light: Only on cars with ambient lighting.
  • Automations only run while the center screen is on, and never while Autopilot or FSD is engaged.

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Say “Nap time” to drop the volume, mute navigation prompts and dim the screen theme.