Are you having trouble getting your messaging to work from your iPhone to your Tesla app in the car? You’re not alone. But don’t worry, there’s a solution to this problem. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to sync your text messages to your Tesla in just a few quick steps.
Firstly, the instructions tell you that if you want to receive and send text messages from your iPhone using the car’s screen, you need to set it up in Bluetooth. In the Bluetooth settings, make sure your phone is already connected to the car. Then, there’s an option at the bottom that says “Sync Messages”. Turn the switch on, and you’re good to go, right? Wrong.
When you try to turn it on, it gives you a warning message that says you need to reconnect your phone. That’s fine – push the reconnect button, but when it reconnects, the option is still greyed out. So, what’s the solution? You need to turn on another setting on your phone before you come here.
On your iPhone, go to Settings and then Bluetooth. Scroll down to find your car and tap the “i” or information button on the right. Here, you’ll see a “Show Notifications” switch at the top that needs to be turned on. When you set that to on and then back out, it’ll save the setting, and now you can actually set that option up on the car.
One thing to note is that if you go to the Tesla app instead of Bluetooth on your phone, you won’t be able to turn on messages. So, make sure you’re in the right part of the settings.
Now that you’ve turned on the “Show Notifications” switch, let’s try syncing the messages with the phone. Turn the switch on again, and it’ll give you a warning message that it needs to reconnect. Once it reconnects, the switch will be on, and you can set the option to chime when a new message arrives in the car.
And there you have it! Now you know how to sync your text messages to your Tesla. We hope this tutorial was helpful, and if it was, let us know by giving us a thumbs up.