How to Completely Reset Your Tesla

This article gives you four options if you want to know how to reset your Tesla. What should you do to reset your Tesla first, though? After applying any Tesla updates, if you still have bugs and software issues, I advise you to reset your Tesla. This should resolve the problem. Usually, after a reset, the problems are solved.

How Do You Reset Your Tesla?

The following are 2 different ways to reset your Tesla:

• soft reset
• hard reset

What’s the Difference Between a Hard and a Soft Reset?

(Tesla soft reset vs hard reset)

A Tesla hard reset completely cuts off the power to the computer systems, then restores it before the reset. Parking is required when performing it.

On the other hand, a soft reset only shuts down a particular part of the car, like the touchscreen, rather than the whole thing. you can do it even when driving.

How Long Does It Take to Reset Tesla?

not more than three minutes.

A Tesla can be properly reset in a matter of minutes.

My personal best for a hard reset was 2 minutes and 20 seconds, and for a soft reset, it took me less than 2 minutes.

How to Soft Reset a Tesla?

Here are different ways of soft resetting a Tesla:

1. Restart the Touchscreen

The screen is the only thing that this reset changes. When the screen is frozen or acting strangely, it can be done.

Consequently, how do you soft reset a Tesla?

Hold down both of the steering-wheel scroll buttons until the screen turns black or off.

Release the buttons when it goes off and watch for the screen to automatically come on.

In roughly a minute, the screen will turn back on.

NOTE:

Since only the screen is affected, and the rest of the car does not shut off, you can do this even while driving.

2. Log Out of Your Tesla App Then Log in

I’ve previously used this kind of reset to help me fix a few bugs.

For instance, I experienced a problem with my trunk and frunk not opening.

The issue was resolved by logging out and back into my Tesla app.

Additionally, a number of Tesla owners have reported that this technique worked when they were unable to unlock their Tesla using their phone key.

In order to sign back into the Tesla app, you simply need to sign out first. By doing so, the car will be reset and re-paired with the vehicle.

How to Hard Reset Your Tesla

1. Power Cycling the Car (off/on)

This kind of hard reset is typically advised if you’re having bugs or software problems after a Tesla update.

The following are steps in power cycling the vehicle:

• First, shift to park.
• The car icon can be tapped on the navigation screen.
• Go to “Safety”.
• Then tap the “Power Off”.
• The appearance of a dialog box.

Your car will shut off after this step.

Before you can touch the screen, open the door, or depress the brake pedal, you must wait for two minutes.

NOTE:
Do not do the following after it goes off;

i) Do not open the door.
ii) Avoid touching the touchscreen’s navigation.
iii) Avoid applying the brakes.

Even if you haven’t installed any updates, you might occasionally encounter the same odd behaviors, like a screen that won’t respond.

You ought to try driving the car back and forth.

For instance, I had a lot of problems following the Tesla V11 update that were resolved after using this particular hard reset technique.

Online data revealed that the vast majority of Tesla owners also experienced the same problems following the V11 update.

2. Factory Reset

If you haven’t tried all other options and haven’t gotten in touch with Tesla before trying this method, I would strongly advise against it.

NOTE:
A factory reset will remove all of your personal data and return all of your settings to their original positions.
However, a hard reboot like this one would be recommended if you intend to sell your Tesla.

How to Factory Reset your Tesla

• Tap the car icon on the touchscreen navigation.
• Go to service.
• Then tap the “Factory Reset” option.
• You can log in using your Tesla account email in a dialog box that will appear.

Additional Things to Try

The first sign of this on an MS or MX is if the Air-bag light comes on, which is what some people report happens when their car screens reboot at random. There have been numerous software flaws over the years that can contribute to this to varying degrees, though nobody is entirely certain of the causes. The following steps have been known to help if you frequently reboot, maybe the air-bag light is on, and the steps above do not.

They all point to a memory problem, possibly the eMMC problem below, or some sort of software flaw. The following actions either move the active portion of the eMMC memory to a different area that has not yet begun to fail, or the memory is unable to handle some type of corrupted data. Even if one of the below-listed solutions does solve the problem, you should still report it to Tesla, especially if it’s still under warranty because it might only be a short-term fix. If out of warranty, you might want to take into account the following eMMC resolution. There is no need to get in touch with Tesla if you can pinpoint the problem to a particular malicious music file or contact.

• Clear the Trip Computers Your car keeps track of your driving habits, and clearing the trip computers has been known to increase their stability, particularly if one of the computers has a large amount of history stored.
• Clear Previous Destinations The previously used sat nav locations are also kept in your car. Over time, these accumulate. By swiping them off the list, you can remove them.
• Remove Any USB Devices Try removing any USB devices you may be using, such as a USB dashcam or a USB stick containing music. Similar to the trip computer, a large amount of data can lead to issues. In the case of music files, the car reads these in and stores the information to make the contents accessible to the driver. If this fixes the issue, try putting fewer files on the USB stick to see if that fixes it while restoring the functionality of USB music.
• Disconnect Your Bluetooth Phone You might detect a pattern here: if your phone contains a large number of contacts, these will be loaded into the vehicle. You can find out if this is the issue by disconnecting your phone for a while.

Final Thoughts

To be fair, Tesla isn’t the only automaker who retains user information. The practice is so common that the US Federal Trade Commission has already warned drivers not to connect gadgets to rental cars. Before returning a rental car or putting their own car up for sale, the Federal Trade Commission also suggests that drivers learn how to thoroughly clean their vehicles’ systems.

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