Not yet tested

Drop your phone on the pad, music starts

Placing your phone on the front wireless pad resumes playback.

WHEN
Front Wireless Phone Pad — Phone placed on pad
THEN
  1. Media Commands — Play

Why it’s useful

Turns the charging pad into a “start my drive” button.

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: Front Wireless Phone PadUnder Trigger, open Charging and pick Front Wireless Phone Pad. Set it to: Phone placed on pad.
  4. Action 1: Media CommandsTap Add action, open Media, pick Media Commands and set: Play.
  5. Name and saveName it “Phone Dock”, save, and make sure its card is switched on.
  6. 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

  • Automations only run while the center screen is on, and never while Autopilot or FSD is engaged.

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