Tesla MODEL X 2019 Owner's Manual page 156

When in the Alert or Alarm state, Sentry Mode
saves the most recent ten minutes of footage
prior to the event that triggered either state,
provided that a properly configured USB flash
drive is inserted into one of the USB ports (see
USB Flash Drive Requirements for Videos and
Recording on page 155).
Note: When the Alarm state is triggered, the
most recent six seconds prior to the security
event may be sent to Tesla for temporary
backup for approximately 72 hours. You can
enable or disable the collection of this video
at any time by touching "DATA SHARING" in
Controls > Safety & Security.
Note: Sentry Mode can operate without a flash
drive installed. If your vehicle enters the Alarm
state, the security alarm activates and you will
receive a notification on your phone. However,
video recordings of the event will not be
available.
Location-Based Settings
You can customize Sentry Mode to
automatically activate at specific locations
where you park Model X:
• Exclude Home- Sentry Mode does not
automatically activate at the location you
set as Home in your Favorites list (see
Recent, Favorite, Home and Work
Destinations
every other location where you park.
Note: To set up your Home location, touch
Navigate and hold down Home, then enter
your address. Touch Save as Home.
• Exclude Work- Sentry Mode does not
automatically activate at the location you
set as Work in your Favorites list, but
activates at every other location where
you park. Set your Work location the same
way you set up your Home location, as
previously described.
• Exclude Favorites- Sentry Mode does not
automatically activate at the locations in
your Favorites list, but activates at every
other location where you park.
Model X must be parked within 10 meters of a
location listed as a Home, Work, or Favorite
for Sentry Mode to recognize the location.
USB Flash Drive Requirements for
Videos and Recording
Flash drives used to store video from your
vehicle's cameras must meet these
requirements:
Using the Touchscreen
on page 144), but activates at
Security Settings
• Use a flash drive with as much available
storage as possible, since video footage
takes up a large amount of space (Tesla
recommends using a flash drive with at
least 32 GB of storage). Some personal
computer operating systems may not be
able to format flash drives larger than 32
GB as FAT 32. Consider using a third party
application to format flash drives larger
than 32 GB.
• The flash drive must have a sustained
write speed of at least 4 MB/s. A
sustained write speed is different from the
peak write speed. Check the product
details of your flash drive for more
information.
• The flash drive must be USB 2.0
compatible. If using a USB 3.0 flash drive,
it must be able to support USB 2.0.
• Use a dedicated flash drive exclusively for
saving footage for your vehicle.
• The flash drive must be properly
formatted (see Formatting the USB Flash
Drive on page 155).
Formatting the USB Flash Drive
To correctly save and retrieve video footage,
your vehicle requires a properly formatted
USB flash drive containing a base-level folder
called "TeslaCam" (without quotation marks).
In addition, the flash drive must be formatted
as FAT 32 (for Windows), MS-DOS FAT (for
Mac), ext3, or ext4 in order to save videos.
NTFS and exFAT are not currently supported.
For MacOS:
1. Insert the USB flash drive into your
personal computer.
2. Navigate to Utilities > Disk Utility (or you
can conduct a Spotlight Search for this).
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 completely erases
all content on your flash drive. If you have
other content stored on the flash drive,
migrate it to a different device before
erasing it.
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.
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