Not yet tested
Open the charge port as you pull in at home
Arrive home under 60% and the charge port door opens, ready for the cable.
WHEN
Home or Work — Arrived at Home
AND IF
- Battery Level — Below 60%
THEN
- Charge Port — Open
Why it’s useful
One less button between you and the charger.
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: Home or WorkUnder Trigger, open Location and pick Home or Work. Set it to: Arrived at Home.
- Add condition: Battery LevelTap Add condition, open Charging, pick Battery Level and set: Below 60%.
- Action 1: Charge PortTap Add action, open Charging, pick Charge Port and set: Open.
- Name and saveName it “Ready to Charge”, 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
Limits to know
- If you do not plug in, close the port again. An open door in a shared garage or in freezing rain is asking for trouble.
- Automations only run while the center screen is on, and never while Autopilot or FSD is engaged.