In Input, select a microphone to see its properties.

View Live Camera is limited to approximately one hour (or 15 minutes for some regions) of cumulative usage per day. Select Start > Settings > System > Sound. At the top of the Microphone page, enable the Microphone Access option. On the right pane, in the App Permissions section, click Microphone. In Settings, from the left sidebar, select Privacy & Security. When View Live Camera is actively being used, Model 3 may periodically flash its exterior lights and display a message on the touchscreen to notify others that the area surrounding the vehicle is being viewed through the cameras. To enable the microphone on Windows 11, first, open Settings by pressing Windows+i. In addition, if Model 3 is equipped with a pedestrian warning speaker (see Pedestrian Warning System), you can press and hold the microphone button on the mobile app to transmit your voice through this speaker.

Then, on the Tesla mobile app, go to Safety > Sentry Mode and touch View Live Camera to see a live video feed of your vehicle’s surroundings. Once enabled, ensure there are no occupants in the vehicle and all doors are closed. To enable, touch Controls > Safety > Sentry Mode > View Live Camera via Mobile App on the Model 3 touchscreen.

When Sentry Mode is enabled, you can use the mobile app to remotely view the area surrounding Model 3 as seen through the exterior cameras. It also requires that version 4.2.1 (or newer) of the Tesla mobile app is installed on a phone that has been paired as a key to Model 3. View Live Camera requires premium connectivity.

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