New Tesla Owner? Every Screen Feature Explained - Everything a New Owner Needs to Know! Nov 2026

My onboarding tour of the Model Y Standard screen as of November 2026, for anyone who just took delivery or is waiting. The car visualizer has frunk, trunk, charge port and lock buttons; profiles, valet mode and parental controls sit at the top; the dashcam button saves a clip. While driving, the map takes two-thirds of the screen and apps like Spotify sit on the right. My car has the AMD chip, so if your Tesla lags you're probably on an older Intel car. The screen is IPS, not OLED, which I'm fine with. Climate is swipe-to-aim (no physical vents to adjust), seat and heated-seat controls are all on screen on the Standard, and you can drag shortcuts like wipers into the bottom dock. Hey Grok handles navigation, climate and media by voice. In Canada there's no basic Autopilot on this car: you get Traffic-Aware Cruise Control or pay for FSD (Supervised). I also cover one-pedal regen, Auto Shift, Actually Smart Summon, phone keys for a second driver and MyQ garage linking. Tesla adds features with almost every update, so some of this will change.

Chapters

1. 0:00 Intro
2. 0:35 Car visualizer and quick controls
3. 1:08 Driver profiles, valet and parental controls
4. 1:22 Dashcam and saving clips
5. 1:46 Top status bar
6. 2:08 Map and media split screen
7. 2:35 Hardware: AMD chip and IPS display
8. 3:22 Controls menu
9. 4:13 Climate, heated seats and defrost
10. 5:25 Customizing the app dock
11. 5:54 App launcher
12. 6:29 Audio and EQ
13. 6:51 Hey Grok voice assistant
14. 7:56 Vehicle settings and Auto Shift
15. 9:00 Charging
16. 9:07 Autopilot, FSD and Actually Smart Summon
17. 10:16 Locks, keys and MyQ garage
18. 11:05 Lights and display settings
19. 11:26 Outro

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