Mobile App
The Tesla mobile app allows you to communicate with Cybertruck remotely using your iPhone® or Android™ phone.
To Use the Mobile App
To set up the Tesla mobile app to communicate with your Cybertruck:
- Download the Tesla mobile app to your phone.
- Log in to the Tesla mobile app by entering your Tesla account credentials.
Your phone and vehicle must both be actively connected to cellular service or Wi-Fi for the mobile app to communicate with your vehicle. Tesla recommends that you always have a functional physical key readily available if parking in an area with limited or absent cellular service, such as an indoor parking garage.
Overview
When both your phone and the vehicle have internet service, the Tesla mobile app's home screen allows you to:
- Lock or unlock your vehicle.
- Enable or disable the heating or air conditioning and monitor the cabin climate.
- Check your vehicle's charging information. Charging details also appear when a charging cable is plugged in.
- Open or close the charge port.NoteTwisting red lines next to the Battery icon indicate that the Battery is actively heating up (including while charging or preparing to charge).
- Open the tailgate.
- See where your vehicle is located.
- View your vehicle’s estimated range.
- View your vehicle’s odometer, VIN, and current software version.
You can configure the shortcut options on the home screen to include opening and closing the powered frunk and tonneau cover.
Media settings appear on the mobile app to pause, play, rewind, fast forward, and adjust the volume of the media currently playing in the vehicle. You may need to enable Media settings by touching
.For supported video sources, send videos to Tesla Theater by sharing the link through the mobile app. Navigate to the movie, show, or video you want to play on your phone and touch the share button. Share the video with the Tesla app and it appears on the touchscreen if Cybertruck is in Park.
Profile
In the Profile tab located at the top corner, you can:
- Switch to a different vehicle associated with your Tesla account, if you have access to more than one.
- Navigate the Tesla Shop.
- Manage your account information and view your order history.
- View and customize notifications you receive under the Settings tab, such as Calendar sync, when your security alarm has been triggered, charging updates, and new software updates. You can start updates from afar and check its progress.
Controls
The Controls tab allows you to do the following:
- Open or close the tonneau cover.
- Open the tailgate.
- Open or close the powered frunk.
- Turn on and check the status of the A/C power outlets.
- Control the bed lights.
- Lock or unlock Cybertruck from afar.NoteYour vehicle does not automatically re-lock if you unlock from the mobile app.
- Open or close the charge port.
- Flash the lights or honk the horn to find where Cybertruck is parked.
- Enable Keyless Driving.NoteKeyless Driving can be used when you do not have your key or to bypass PIN to Drive in cases where you forgot your PIN or your touchscreen is unresponsive (see PIN to Drive).
- Vent the windows.
Climate
You can check the interior temperature and heat or cool the cabin before driving (even if it’s in a garage), control the seat heaters, and defrost the windshield:
- Enable or disable Defrost Truck, which helps melt snow, ice, and frost on the windshield, windows, and mirrors, by swiping up from the bottom of the screen.
- Enable or disable Dog Mode or Camp Mode.
- Enable Cabin Overheat Protection, which prevents the cabin from getting too warm in hot ambient conditions. You can choose whether you want the A/C to run when the temperature in the cabin exceeds 105° F (40° C) or the selected temperature (if available). See Operating Climate Controls.
- Vent or close the windows.
- Precondition the cabin to your desired temperature and turn on or off the steering wheel and seat heaters.
Using the mobile app to precondition Cybertruck also warms the Battery as needed. The mobile app will notify you once your vehicle has reached the desired preconditioning temperature.
Location
Locate Cybertruck with directions, or track its movement across a map.
Schedule
Enable scheduled charging or departure, and precondition the vehicle. See Scheduled Precondition and Charge for more information. Scheduled charging or departure can also be saved based on a preferred location.
Security
The Security tab allows you to do the following:
- Enable or disable Sentry Mode (see How to Use Sentry Mode (With a USB Flash Drive)).
- Enable or disable Valet Mode (see Valet Mode).
- Enable or disable Speed Limit Mode and receive notifications when the vehicle's driving speed is within approximately 3 mph (5 km/h) of your selected maximum speed (see Speed Limit Mode).
- Disable Phone Key, if needed (such as when you do not want the vehicle to automatically unlock whenever your phone is nearby).
Upgrades
View and purchase the latest upgrades available for your vehicle, such as full self-driving.
Service
See Schedule Service for information on how to schedule service through the mobile app.
Roadside
View roadside resources and request roadside assistance (where applicable). For more information on Roadside Assistance, see Contacting Tesla Roadside Assistance.
Granting Access to a Second Driver
Add and remove access permission for an additional driver from the Tesla mobile app.
To add an additional driver, in the Tesla mobile app from the vehicle home screen, go to
and follow the onscreen instructions.To remove access, use the mobile app and go to
and follow the onscreen instructions.