Hands On The Wheel
Tesla Voice
Commands
Press the voice button or the right scroll wheel on your steering wheel, wait for the tone, then speak. Your Tesla understands natural language, so you can talk the way you normally would. Here are the commands Austin owners reach for most.
In The Car
Commands are grouped by what they control. Square brackets show where to drop in your own detail, like a place, a song, or a contact.
Navigation
Set a destination, find a stop, or change your route without touching the screen.
Navigate to [address or place]
Routes you there in Tesla Maps and starts guidance.
Take me home / Take me to work
Routes to your saved Home or Work address.
Find nearby [coffee, food, hotels]
Shows nearby places of that type.
Show the Supercharger map
Displays nearby Supercharger locations.
Cancel the route
Ends the active navigation.
Avoid tolls
Toggles the Avoid Tolls setting in navigation.
Climate and Comfort
Tune the cabin, seats, and defrost. Speak plainly: the car understands how you feel, not just exact numbers.
Set the temperature to [number] degrees
Sets the cabin temperature.
I'm cold / I'm hot
Nudges the climate warmer or cooler.
Set the driver seat heater to high
Sets the heated seat level.
Turn on the steering wheel heater
Warms the steering wheel, if equipped.
Turn on the rear defroster
Heats the rear window to clear it.
My feet are cold
Directs climate to warm your feet.
Media and Entertainment
Control music, volume, and apps while you keep your hands on the wheel.
Play [song, artist, or album]
Plays the requested music.
Next track / Previous track
Skips forward or back a track.
Set the volume to [1-10]
Sets the volume to a specific level.
Volume up / Volume down
Raises or lowers the volume a step.
Open [Spotify, Netflix, YouTube]
Launches that app.
Search for [anything]
Runs a search in the browser.
Phone and Messaging
Place calls and send texts through your paired phone, hands-free.
Call [contact name]
Places a call over your paired phone.
Dial [phone number]
Opens the dial pad for a number.
Text [contact name] [message]
Sends a text over your paired phone.
Read my messages
Reads new texts aloud.
Vehicle Controls
Open compartments and manage features. Some commands work only while the car is in Park.
Open the trunk / Open the frunk
Opens the rear or front trunk.
Open the charge port
Opens the charging port.
Open the glovebox
Opens the glovebox.
Fold the mirrors / Unfold the mirrors
Folds the side mirrors, while parked.
Set the wipers to [speed]
Controls the windshield wipers.
Check the tire pressure
Shows tire pressures on screen.
Turn on Sentry Mode / Dog Mode
Enables that mode, while parked.
Tesla regularly adds and refines voice commands, and availability varies by model and software version. For the full, current list, see Tesla's official Voice Commands support page. The Tesla Owners Club of Austin is an independent enthusiast organization and is not affiliated with Tesla, Inc.
On This Site
This website has its own commands. Type these on any page, or run the console one in your browser, and watch what happens. A few more surprises are left for you to find.
Type "plaid" or "ludicrous"
Jumps the screen to lightspeed with a full-screen starfield warp.
Konami code: Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A
Engages the same Ludicrous warp.
Run ludicrous() in the browser console
Triggers the warp from the developer console.
Type "boombox" or "fart"
Plays a quick horn with a flash of equalizer bars.
Type "summon"
Rolls a little Cybertruck across the bottom of the screen.
Type "42"
Reveals the answer to life, the universe, and everything at your cursor.
Voice commands are just the start. Join the Tesla Owners Club of Austin to trade tips, routes, and the little tricks that make Tesla ownership in Central Texas even better.