Commands / Vehicle controls

Grok Vehicle controls commands for Tesla

10 entries, each with its source and the Tesla software version that added it. Last verified 2026-10-15.

Open the glovebox

Opens the glovebox. The first hardware actuation Grok was given.

workshighAssistant personality requiredv2026.26
Details & source
Category
Vehicle controls
Requirements
AMD Ryzen infotainment; software 2026.26+; Premium Connectivity or Wi-Fi
Source
Tesla Support: Grok
Last verified
2026-10-15

Change Steering Weight from Light to Heavy

Changes the steering mode setting.

worksmediumAssistant personality requiredv2026.26
Details & source
Category
Vehicle controls
Requirements
AMD Ryzen infotainment; software 2026.26+; Premium Connectivity or Wi-Fi
Source
Not a Tesla App: Grok vehicle commands in action
Last verified
2026-10-15

Can you show me the Steering Weight in Settings?

Opens the matching Controls tab (Dynamics).

worksmediumAssistant personality requiredv2026.26
Details & source
Category
Vehicle controls
Requirements
AMD Ryzen infotainment; software 2026.26+; Premium Connectivity or Wi-Fi
Source
Not a Tesla App: Grok vehicle commands in action
Last verified
2026-10-15

(Search the Controls panel)

Official capability: Grok finds settings in Controls.

workshighAssistant personality requiredv2026.26
Details & source
Category
Vehicle controls
Requirements
AMD Ryzen infotainment; software 2026.26+; Premium Connectivity or Wi-Fi
Source
Release notes 2026.26 (Not a Tesla App)
Last verified
2026-10-15

(Follow-up after opening a setting)

Ask Grok to change what is on screen after it opens a menu.

worksmediumAssistant personality requiredv2026.26
Details & source
Category
Vehicle controls
Requirements
AMD Ryzen infotainment; software 2026.26+; Premium Connectivity or Wi-Fi
Source
Not a Tesla App: Grok vehicle commands in action
Last verified
2026-10-15

(Highlighted menus)

When Grok opens a setting it pulses the area in blue.

worksmediumAssistant personality requiredv2026.26
Details & source
Category
Vehicle controls
Requirements
AMD Ryzen infotainment; software 2026.26+; Premium Connectivity or Wi-Fi
Notes
Undocumented change logged by Not a Tesla App.
Source
Release notes 2026.26 (Not a Tesla App)
Last verified
2026-10-15

Open the trunk / frunk

Not handled by Grok. Use standard voice control (short press).

not supportedmediumAssistant personality requiredvn/a
Details & source
Category
Vehicle controls
Requirements
AMD Ryzen infotainment; software 2026.26+; Premium Connectivity or Wi-Fi
Notes
Basenor lists trunk, frunk, windows as future expansions.
Source
Basenor: 2026.26 Grok commands guide
Last verified
2026-10-15

(Windows, charge port, Sentry Mode)

Not yet available through Grok.

not supportedlowAssistant personality requiredvn/a
Details & source
Category
Vehicle controls
Requirements
AMD Ryzen infotainment; software 2026.26+; Premium Connectivity or Wi-Fi
Notes
Speculated as next steps only.
Source
Basenor: 2026.26 Grok commands guide
Last verified
2026-10-15

(Standard voice commands still work)

Tesla's older on-device voice commands remain available as a fallback.

worksmediumShort pressvn/a
Details & source
Category
Vehicle controls
Requirements
Any Tesla
Source
Basenor: 2026.26 Grok commands guide
Last verified
2026-10-15

(Lights, climate, trunk after mode fix)

An owner reports car controls returned once Grok was set back to Assistant.

workslowAssistant personality requiredv2026.27.11
Details & source
Category
Vehicle controls
Requirements
AMD Ryzen infotainment; software 2026.26+; Premium Connectivity or Wi-Fi
Source
r/TeslaSupport: 2026.27.11 Grok stopped working
Last verified
2026-10-15

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