Tesla, How to Set Home, Work and Favorite Addresses 

Set your home, work and favorite addresses using the touchscreen’s Navigation bar. Use voice commands or the Navigation bar to go to programmed locations. Automatically unlock doors and turn off Sentry Mode at specific locations. Say, “I’m hungry” or “I feel lucky” to let Tesla suggest restaurants and activities!

Why Set Addresses in your Tesla?

Setting your home, work and favorite addresses in your Tesla makes it easy to navigate to these locations without having to enter the address every time. 

Some Tesla owners prefer not to have Sentry Mode activated when at work or home, in order to save battery usage. So, by  programming these addresses, you can automatically turn off Sentry Mode when you pull into those (or any) specific locations. 

Other Tesla drivers park their vehicle in a private garage and prefer to leave it unlocked.  Tesla will use these programmed addresses to allow you to personalize your vehicle’s settings. 

How to Set a Home Address in your Tesla

To set your home address in your Tesla for the first time:

1. At the top of the Tesla touchscreen, click on the Navigation search bar
2. At the top of the box that pops up, click Set Home
3. Enter your home address. As you type, suggested addresses will appear. Once you see your home address, select it by clicking on it

How to Change Your Home Address

To change your home address to a different location:

How to Navigate Home

Once you have your home address programmed into your Tesla, there are 3 simple ways to navigate home:

1. Using the Voice Command say, “Go Home”
2. Press and hold the Navigation bar and drag it to the right
3. Press the Navigation bar, then press Home

How to Set a Work Location in your Tesla

Running a little late and feeling a bit groggy without your first espresso? Let Tesla navigate you to work so you can focus on your day ahead.

How to Set a Work Address

To set your work address in your Tesla for the first time:

1. At the top of the Tesla touchscreen, click on the Navigation searchbar
2. At the top of the box that pops up, click on Set Work
3. Enter your work address. As you type, suggested addresses will appear. Once you see your work address, click on it to select.

How to Change Your Work Address

To change your work address to a different location:

1. At the top of the Tesla touchscreen, click on Navigate
2. At the top of the box that pops up, press and hold the Work button
3. You can then delete the address currently set or you can press Clear Work and follow the instructions above for setting a work address

How to Navigate to Work

Once you have your work address programmed into your Tesla, there are 2 simple ways to navigate to work:

1. Using the voice command say, “Go to work”
2. Tap on the Navigation bar, then select Work

If your Tesla is at its home address, you can navigate to work by pressing and holding the Navigation bar and dragging it to the right. This feature is only available if the Tesla is currently at the programmed home address.

How to Set a Favorite Address in Your Tesla

Multiple addresses can be saved to your Favorites.

To save an address to your Tesla Favorites:

1. Using the Tesla touchscreen, press and hold the location you want to favorite on the map
2. A popup screen will appear. Touch the star icon next to the address 
3. A new screen will appear so that you can name your favorited location (or leave it as the default name)
4. Once done, click on Add to Favorites

How to Delete a Favorite Address

1. At the top of the Tesla touchscreen, click on the Navigation bar
2. Click on the Favorites category at the top to display your list of favorite addresses
3. Select the address you wish to delete. Press and swipe to the right to remove it from your favorites list

How to Navigate to a Favorite Address

To navigate to a favorite address:

1. At the top of the Tesla touchscreen, click on the Navigation search bar
2. Click on the Favorites category at the top to display your list of favorite addresses
3. Select your destination from the list by clicking on the address

How to Edit the Favorite List

The Favorite list is sorted by the date the address was entered into the list. The address that was added most recently will be at the top, and there is currently no simple way to reorder this list.  

If you would like to place a favorite address at the top of the list, the easiest way is to delete it from your favorite list and then re-add it. This will ensure that the address is at the top of the list.

How to Automatically Set the Tesla to Turn Off Sentry Mode at Specific Locations

Sentry mode can always be turned off manually whenever the driver chooses, but many owners want to program their Tesla so that Sentry mode is turned off when the vehicle arrives at specific locations. This feature can save on battery usage. 

Here’s how to program your Tesla to turn off Sentry Mode at select locations:

1. Click on the car icon on the bottom left of the touchscreen
2. Click on Safety
3. Scroll down until you see Sentry Mode
4. On the right side, you can choose to have Sentry Mode remain off by clicking on Exclude Home, Exclude Work or Exclude Favorites  

Note: If you have chosen to exclude Favorites, Sentry Mode will remain off while at all of the addresses in your Favorite list. 

How to Leave the Tesla Doors Unlocked at Home

Some Tesla owners park their vehicles at home in a secure location and prefer to leave it unlocked. If the Tesla is set to lock when the driver walks away, you can change this to keep your vehicle unlocked at home. Here’s how:

• Click on the car icon on the bottom left of the touchscreen
• Click on Locks
• Under the section, Walk-Away Door Lock, there is a check box to Exclude Home. Click this box

Note: Tesla reports that if the vehicle is parked within 32 feet (10 meters) of the location listed as home, the Tesla will assume it is at the home address.  If you sometimes park in an unsecured location near your home address, make sure the doors are locked. 

For example, one of our EVehicle Pros usually parks his Tesla inside his locked garage. But sometimes, if the garage is not available, he parks his Tesla on the road in front of his home.  When his Tesla is parked in front of his home, the Tesla still assumes it is parked at the home address.

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