Not yet tested
Personal welcome when you sit down
Sit in the driver’s seat and the car greets you and starts your usual playlist.
WHEN
Seat Occupied — Driver seat — occupied
THEN
- Voice Announcement — “Welcome back. Let’s go.”
- Play Playlist — Your daily playlist
Why it’s useful
A small touch that makes the car feel like yours, and it saves starting the music yourself.
How to set it up
- Open AutomationsWith the car in Park, open the App Launcher on the touchscreen and tap Automations.
- Create a new automationTap “Create an automation”.
- Set the trigger: Seat OccupiedUnder Trigger, open Seats and pick Seat Occupied. Set it to: Driver seat — occupied.
- Action 1: Voice AnnouncementTap Add action, open Voice, pick Voice Announcement and set: “Welcome back. Let’s go.”.
- Action 2: Play PlaylistTap Add action, open Media, pick Play Playlist and set: Your daily playlist.
- Name and saveName it “Welcome”, save, and make sure its card is switched on.
- 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
Tips
- If several people drive the car, make the greeting generic or add a time condition so it only runs on your commute.
Limits to know
- Automations only run while the center screen is on, and never while Autopilot or FSD is engaged.