Hidden features, tips, and emergency access

Cybertruck tips

Hidden features & Easter eggs

• Rainbow Road

  Open Toybox and turn on Rainbow Road. With Autosteer engaged, the road in the driving visualization turns into a rainbow, and on Cybertruck an extra option lets the ambient lighting cycle colors along with it.

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• Mars Mode

  Open Toybox and choose Mars Mode. The map becomes the surface of Mars, the car icon becomes a Mars rover, and on trucks with ambient lighting the cabin glows orange.

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• Santa Mode

  Say "Ho ho ho" (or "Ho ho ho, not funny") to the voice assistant and the car plays along with a holiday-themed response. It's seasonal and most reliable in December.

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• Rainbow charge port light

  While plugged in, press the button on the Tesla charge handle about ten times quickly and the charge port light cycles through rainbow colors for a few seconds.

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• Emissions Testing mode (aka fart mode)

  In the Toybox menu, Emissions Testing lets you tap a seat on the touchscreen to trigger a fart sound from that seat's speaker, with a menu of differently named sound effects to choose from.

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• Romance Mode

  Also in the Toybox, Romance Mode shows an animated fireplace on the screen, plays ambient music, and turns on the seat and cabin heat, Tesla's tongue-in-cheek take on a fireplace video.

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• Boombox

  Boombox plays a sound of your choice out of the external pedestrian-warning speaker while parked, useful for a bit of showmanship, though it's meant to be used responsibly and not while driving.

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• Caraoke

  With a Premium Connectivity subscription, the Caraoke app streams karaoke tracks with on-screen lyrics, with or without the lead vocal track, playable through the cabin speakers.

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• Volume goes to 11

  A small nod to Spinal Tap: the media volume slider goes one step past 10, to 11.

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• 48-volt electrical architecture

  Cybertruck was the first production vehicle to run its whole low-voltage system at 48 volts. That is why it can accept jump power at either 12 to 16.5 volts or 30 to 50 volts, and why some functions are reduced when it is being supported by a 12-volt source.

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Tips

• Restart a frozen touchscreen

  If the touchscreen freezes or behaves oddly, shift into Park, then hold down both scroll buttons on the steering wheel until the screen turns black. It restarts in about 30 seconds. If it still misbehaves after a few minutes, power cycle the truck.

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• Customize the scroll wheel long-press

  Go to Controls > Display > Scroll Wheel Function to choose what a long press of the left scroll button does, such as Climate or Dashcam, or pick Ask each time.

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• Set a daily charge limit, not 100%

  For everyday driving, set the charge limit around 70-80% in the Charging menu and save 100% for road trips. Keeping it home-charged in that range is easier on long-term battery health than routinely charging to full.

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• Set up a driver profile per person

  Driver profiles save seat position, mirrors, steering feel, climate preferences, and Autopilot behavior per person, and switch automatically when your phone key is recognized.

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• Software updates need your home Wi-Fi

  Make sure the car connects to your home Wi-Fi network when parked, most over-the-air software updates download much faster (and reliably) over Wi-Fi than cellular.

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• Low-voltage battery alerts

  A low-voltage battery (48 volts on Cybertruck) runs the truck's electronics when the high-voltage pack is not supplying them. If you see a low-voltage battery alert, have it checked promptly: if it fully dies, the truck will not unlock or operate normally and will need external power.

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Emergency access

• Manual door release, front doors

  Pull up the manual release in front of the window switches and push the door open. Use it only when the truck has no power; otherwise use the interior door open buttons.

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• Manual door release, rear doors

  Remove the rubber mat at the bottom of the rear door's map pocket, unlatch the small plastic flap underneath if your truck has one, then pull the mechanical release cable forward and push the door open. Reviewers have criticized how buried this release is, so practice it once while parked.

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• Jump-starting a dead low-voltage battery

  Open the frunk and pull up the maintenance panel to reach the jump posts. Connect the red positive cable to the horizontal post next to the brake fluid reservoir (marked +), then the black negative cable to the vertical post (marked -). A 12-volt jump pack or another car works, as does a 30 to 50 volt supply; use cables 30 ft or shorter. Steering may be heavier and less responsive while the truck runs on external power. When done, remove the negative cable first.

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