Tesla adds automatic seat temperature to the Tesla app

March 14, 2022

By Gabe Rodriguez Morrison

Set seat heaters to auto from the app

Tesla recently introduced the auto-seat heaters feature in the V11 software update. This feature automatically adjusts the temperature of the seats based on the cabin temperature.

When the cabin is still cold, the seat heater is automatically set to max. As the cabin warms up, the seat heater gradually lowers until the cabin is at the desired temperature, at which point the seat heater turns off completely.

Although not everyone loves the new automatic seat heaters, for those that do it has quickly become a convenient way to manage your seat heaters.

Until now, this feature has only been adjustable from the display screen but with the release of the latest Tesla app, you can now use automatic seat heaters in the app as well.

When going into the climate section of the app, you can now see whether automatic heated/cooled seats are enabled. You can also turn off the automatic seat temperature and adjust the seat manually.

When automatic seat heaters are enabled, you'll see the temperature that the seat is set to and 'Auto' will be displayed underneath.

You'll also be given the option to toggle to regular heated seat controls and manually control the seat temperature. This new feature will let you better manage your seat heater and brings feature parity between the Tesla app and the UI in the car.

This feature is only available in app version 4.7 and later.

Tesla has been adding numerous new features to the Tesla app lately. They've recently added the ability to manage and extend your lease, the ability to interact with your notifications, view charging stats and more.

There are also other features that we know are upcoming for the mobile app, which could launch soon.

Some of the upcoming app features include the ability to manage the name of your vehicles directly in the app without having to change it in the car.

Tesla is also working on letting you view your tire pressure in the Service section of the app, similar to how you can view them in the vehicle under the Controls > Service section. Tesla may also tie notifications to this feature as well, letting you know if your tires are under or over inflated.

Tesla has also started building out the ability to turn on Climate Keeper, Dog Mode and Camp Mode through the app.

Climate Keeper allows you to maintain the cabin temperature for an extended period of time. It's useful if you're just running into a store and would like to keep the cabin at a comfortable temperature.

You can read about all the new features in Tesla's latest app in our app release notes section.

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Tesla Resolves 700k Vehicle Recall via OTA Update; NHTSA Now Highlights OTA Recalls

December 21, 2024

By Karan Singh

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Tesla has issued a recall for 700,000 vehicles in the US, which addresses a software bug that impacted Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensors. Of course, this recall was resolved with an over-the-air (OTA) update on Tesla update 2024.38.7.

As the software bug could potentially pose a safety issue, a mandatory NHTSA recall was filed by Tesla. This bug impacted the Model Y, Model 3, and Cybertruck. As usual, mainstream news media has let loose on Tesla, issuing articles and headline reports on TV covering the recall - but of course, not mentioning it was fixed by an OTA update, even before the notice was released.

You can read NHTSA’s entire recall notice here.

The Bug

Update 2024.38.3 reset the TPMS warning indicator when the vehicle was powered down or put to sleep between drives. This could potentially leave a driver unaware of a persistent TPMS issue, wherein they could have too little or too much air pressure in a tire.

According to the NHTSA filing, Tesla identified the issue on November 6th, 2024, and then confirmed in a further investigation that there was indeed an issue. Shortly afterward, update 2024.38.7 began rolling out on November 12th, just under a week later.

Tesla also confirmed that there were no real-life impacts - so no collisions, injuries, or fatalities as a result of this bug while it was in the wild. They did note that 76 warranty claims were filed during the 6-day period, which helped to isolate the issue.

OTA Recalls Now Recognized by NHTSA

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According to a post by DriveTeslaCA, the NHTSA has now added an icon to their website indicating whether a recall is fixed via an OTA software update.

The message reads: “Software Update Repairs Recall”.

That’s certainly a step forward, letting users know the issue will be addressed via a software update and they won’t need to bring their car into service. We’d like to see NHTSA next adopt some of the lessons learned by Transport Canada, which issues recalls solely by e-mail.

NHTSA will be using approximately 50 trees worth of paper to print and ship the recall notices, which will likely arrive sometime in January - months after the issue has already been resolved by Tesla.