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• The flash drive must be properly formatted
(described below).
• Use a dedicated flash drive exclusively for saving
Sentry Mode recordings.
Although not a comprehensive list, Tesla has tested the
following
flash drives and confirmed that they meet the
requirements for using Dashcam and Sentry Mode:
•
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive
•
Samsung MUF-64AB/AM FIT Plus – 200MB/s USB 3.1
Flash Drive
Formatting a USB Flash Drive
To correctly save and retrieve video footage, Model 3
requires the USB flash drive to be formatted as exFAT,
FAT 32 (for Windows), MS-DOS FAT (for Mac), ext3, or
ext4. NTFS is currently not supported. In addition, the
USB
flash drive must contain a base-level folder called
“TeslaCam” (without quotation marks).
You can format a USB flash drive from inside Model 3 or
from a personal computer.
To format a flash drive from inside Model 3, simply insert
a USB flash drive into a front USB port, and touch Safety
& Security > FORMAT USB DEVICE. Doing so formats
the drive as exFAT and automatically creates a
TeslaCam
folder. The USB flash drive is now ready to record and
save video footage.
CAUTION:
The FORMAT USB DEVICE button is
available whenever a USB Flash Drive (with one or
fewer partitions) is plugged into a front USB port.
Choosing FORMAT USB DEVICE formats the drive,
erasing all existing content. If you have content on
a drive that you want to keep, you must move it to
a dierent device before using this feature.
To format a USB flash drive from a personal computer,
follow the steps below for your operating system.
For MacOS:
1.
Insert the USB flash drive into your personal
computer.
2.
Navigate to Utilities > Disk Utility (or conduct a
Spotlight Search).
3. Select your flash drive in the left menu.
4. Navigate to Erase in the top menu ribbon.
5.
In the pop-up menu, select the correct format (MS-
DOS FAT) and click Erase.
NOTE: Selecting Erase removes all existing content
from your flash drive. If you have content that you
want to keep, you must move it to a dierent device
before erasing.
6. Once the
flash drive is successfully erased, navigate
to Finder and select your USB flash drive from the
left menu. The flash drive should not contain any files.
7. Right-click in the empty space of the flash drive and
select New Folder. A folder appears in your flash
drive space.
8.
Right-click on the folder, select Rename, and name
the folder to “TeslaCam” (without quotation marks).
Click "Save". This folder will contain all recent and
saved clips from Sentry Mode and Dashcam.
9. Properly eject the USB flash drive.
For Windows:
1.
Insert the USB flash drive into your personal
computer.
2. Navigate to File Explorer.
3.
Right-click on your USB flash drive and select
"Format...".
4.
In the pop-up menu, under the File System section,
select a support format (such as exFAT, FAT 32, etc.)
NOTE: You can also name your USB flash drive
(under Volume Label).
5.
Check the Quick format box and click Start.
6.
Go back to File Explorer, click on your flash drive, and
right-click to create a folder, or select
New Folder in
the top menu.
7.
Name the folder “TeslaCam” (without quotation
marks) and click Save. This folder will contain all
recent and saved clips from Sentry Mode and
Dashcam.
8.
Properly eject the USB flash drive.
Once you have formatted the USB flash drive and
created the
TeslaCam folder, insert it into a USB port in
Model 3. Do not use the rear USB ports—they are for
charging only. It may take Model 3 up to 15 seconds to
recognize the flash drive. When recognized, icons for
Dashcam and Sentry Mode appear at the top of your
touchscreen (note that you may need to enable Sentry
Mode by touching
Controls > Safety & Security > Sentry
Mode). Model 3 is ready to record video.
Save Clips on Honk
Once a properly formatted USB flash drive is inserted in
one of the vehicle's front USB ports, you can choose to
save Dashcam clips while driving when you honk the
horn on your steering wheel. Navigate to
Controls >
Safety and Security > Save Clips on Honk > ON to
enable. The most recent ten minutes of footage is saved.
You can also save Dashcam footage by touching the
Dashcam icon at the top of the touchscreen.
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