Tesla Voice Commands
The 2019.40.50 software update (end of year, 2019) introduced a large number of new (some would say overdue) voice commands.
This list began with a Facebook post by Stacy Gildersleeve.
I was playing around tonight with the new voice commands just to see what would/wouldn’t work. Here’s what I found:
Additions/comments by your obd’t servant and others, now including things that worked before the update.
While Tesla’s current voice commands are not at the level of Siri/Alexa/GoogAh, there is some flexibility, e.g., "turn wipers off" or "turn off wipers" are interchangeable.
Note "Last updated" date at the bottom of the page.
Voice commands that work:
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Navigate to home/work/name of place
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Lock/unlock doors
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Turn on/off/pause music
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Play name of song, station, etc.
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Lock/unlock windows
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Dome lights on/off
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Show energy graph
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Glovebox (all I needed to say)
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Open/show/close menu (quick controls)
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Turn on steering wheel (even Model 3…?) # refers to steering wheel heater, Model 3s don’t have
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Show navigation/map
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Show/change charging
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Turn off/on wipers 1/2/3/4/auto - also set wipers …
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Show odometer
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Show owner’s manual
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Turn on recirc, turn off recirculation
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Turn on/off dog/camp mode
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Driver/passenger/front/rear seat heaters on/off
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Show superchargers
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Turn on/off rear defroster
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Show/Hide rear camera
I assume that for every "show" there is a corresponding "hide", but haven’t tried them all.
Voice commands that work given phone permissions
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Call Robin
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Send a text to Robin
With permissions, you can also have a text read to you by clicking the right scroll wheel, and reply to it by clicking again.
Voice commands recognized but “not available yet”:
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Open Frunk/Trunk
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Turn on Headlights
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Turn on Fog Lights
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Turn on Hazard Lights
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Unlock Charge Port
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Open Garage Door
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Turn up/down Volume
Voice commands “not understood”:
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Display speed in kilometers/miles per hour
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Enable free Supercharging (this one should trigger an easter egg!)
"Unclear voice commands"
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Turn on/off High Beams
Misunderstood commands (did different than commanded):
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Vent windows → windows locked
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Turn on steering wheel lights → Dome lights on
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Recline front seat → Front seat heaters, Seat heaters decreased (did not function)
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Exterior lights on → Dome lights on
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Unlock Drivers door → Windows unlocked
Requires Autopilot or FSD
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Let’s go home!