Software Updates

Tesla updates your vehicle’s software wirelessly, constantly providing new features. Tesla recommends you install software updates at the earliest opportunity on your vehicle. To ensure the fastest and most reliable delivery of software updates, leave Wi-Fi turned on and connected whenever possible. In most cases, your vehicle must be connected to Wi-Fi to start an update (see Wi-Fi).

Software updates are not performed when the following features are active:

• Keep Climate On, Dog Mode, or Camp Mode
• Sentry Mode

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Note

On an as-needed basis, Tesla also sends software updates using a cellular connection.

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Warning

Do not attempt to use the vehicle while the software is being updated. Vehicle functions, including some safety systems, may be limited or disabled when a software update is in progress and you could damage the vehicle.

When a software update is available, a yellow clock icon appears at the top of the Controls screen. There are three ways you can install software updates:

• Touch the yellow clock icon to display the scheduling screen, which prompts you to select a time to install the update (

  Set For This Time

  ) or install it now (

  Install Now

  ). Once scheduled, the yellow clock icon changes to a white clock icon until the update begins. At any time before the update begins, you can touch this clock icon to reschedule the update.

• Touch

  Controls

  >

  Software

  to determine if an update is available for your vehicle. If available, touch

  Software Update Available

  to navigate to the scheduling screen, as mentioned above.

• Start updates using the Tesla mobile app.

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Note

Model 3

must be in Park while the software is being updated. To ensure the fastest and most reliable delivery of software updates, leave the Wi-Fi turned on and connected whenever possible (see

Some software updates can take up to three hours to complete.must be in Park while the software is being updated. To ensure the fastest and most reliable delivery of software updates, leave the Wi-Fi turned on and connected whenever possible (see Wi-Fi ).

There are two phases to a software update:

• Download phase

  : During this phase, the new update is sent wirelessly to the vehicle. If a software update is available but cannot be downloaded because the vehicle is not connected to Wi-Fi, the top of the touchscreen displays a yellow download icon. The next time the vehicle connects to Wi-Fi, the download occurs automatically. When the download is in progress, the download icon turns green. Although you can drive while the software update is downloaded, doing so can interrupt the download if your vehicle loses the Wi-Fi connection. When the software update is fully downloaded and ready to install, a yellow clock icon displays at the top of the touchscreen.

• Install phase

  : During the install phase, you cannot drive. If plugged in, your vehicle will stop charging until the installation is complete. To start the install phase, touch the yellow clock icon at the top of the touchscreen. Touch

  Install Now

  to begin the installation immediately or touch

  Set For This Time

  to choose a start time for the installation. If you schedule the software update to install at a future time, the yellow clock icon changes to a white clock icon until the installation begins. At any time before the update installs, you can touch this clock icon to reschedule.

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Note

Software updates will not install if Keep, Dog, or Camp mode are enabled (see Keep Climate On, Dog, and Camp ).