Tesla Model Y: Using the Phone App
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When your phone is connected to
Model Y
using Bluetooth, and you have allowed
access to information on your phone (see
Importing Contacts and Recent Calls), you can use the phone app to
display and make a hands-free call to
anyone listed on your phone.
- Calls: Displays recent calls in chronological order with the most recent call listed first.
- Messages: Displays message in chronological order with the most recent message listed first. You can view, send, and receive text messages. Instead of typing a text message, touch the microphone button on the right side of the steering wheel to enter text using your voice.
WARNING: To minimize distraction and ensure the safety of occupants as well as other road users, do not view or send text messages when the vehicle is in motion. Pay attention to road and traffic conditions at all times when driving.
- Contacts: Contacts are listed in alphabetical order and can be sorted by first name or last name. You can also choose a letter on the right side of the list to quickly scroll to the names that begin with the selected character. When you touch a name on your contacts list, the contact's available number(s) displays on the right pane, along with other available information (such as address). Touch the contact's number to make a call.
- Favorites: Displays the contacts from your phone that you have identified as Favorites.
- Calendar: Displays calendar entries from your phone (see Calendar). If an entry includes a phone number or an address, you can make a phone call, or navigate to a destination, by touching the corresponding information in the calendar entry.
Making a Phone Call
You can make a phone call by:
- Speaking a voice command (see Voice Commands). Voice commands are a convenient, hands-free way to call or text your contacts.
- Touching a phone number shown in a list in the phone app - Contacts, Calls, or Calendar.
- Using the Model Y on-screen dialer in the Phone app's Calls list.
NOTE: If it is safe and legal to do so, you can also initiate a call by dialing the number or selecting the contact directly from your phone.
NOTE: You can also make a phone call by touching a pin on the map and choosing the phone number (if available) on the popup screen.
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Receiving a Phone Call
When your phone receives an incoming call, the
touchscreen displays the caller's number or name (if the
caller is in your phone's contact list and Model Y has
access to your contacts).
Touch one o
Voice Commands
Use voice commands to easily control settings and
preferences without using the touchscreen. You can ask
Model Y to do just about anything, such as adjusting
climate controls and media preferences.
SEE MORE:
Touchscreen
Clean the touchscreen and instrument panel using a soft
lint-free cloth specifically designed to clean monitors
and displays. Do not use cleaners (such as a glass
cleaner) or alcohol-based gel products (such as hand
sanitizer) and do not use a wet wipe or a dry statically-
charged cloth (such as
Limitations and False Warnings
The parking sensors may not function correctly in these
situations:
One or more of the ultrasonic sensors or cameras is
damaged, dirty, or obstructed (such as by mud, ice,
or snow, or by a vehicle bra, excessive paint, or
adhesive products such as wraps, stickers, rubber
coating, etc.).
