The Tesla app: charging features

The Tesla app does far more than unlock the car. These are the charging features worth knowing.

Charging tab

• Start and stop charging and open the charge port.
• Set the charge limit and charging current.
• Scheduled charging and departure for cheap overnight rates. See Scheduled charging.
• Live progress with time to finish and notifications when charging is nearly done, so you avoid idle fees.

Superchargers

• Find Superchargers with live stall availability and current prices.
• Charging history with energy, cost and downloadable receipts for every session.
• Payment method management.

Climate

• Pre-heat or pre-cool the cabin and defrost the car.
• Seat and steering wheel heaters.
• Dog, Camp and Keep modes.

Other useful bits

• Location of your car, and Sentry Mode on or off.
• Service booking with photos and videos.
• Energy usage over time.
• Share a destination from your phone's maps app to the Tesla app to send it to the car.