Vehicle Commands - Teslemetry

Vehicle Command Node

The teslemetry-vehicle-command node allows you to send commands to your Tesla vehicle.

Node Configuration

Property	Description
Teslemetry Config	Select your Teslemetry configuration node
VIN	The vehicle's VIN (can be overridden via `msg.vin`)
Command	The command to execute (can be overridden via `msg.command`)

Available Commands

Command	Description	Required Parameters
vehicleData	Get current vehicle data	-
wakeUp	Wake the vehicle from sleep	-
flashLights	Flash the vehicle's lights	-
honkHorn	Honk the vehicle's horn	-
lockDoors	Lock all doors	-
unlockDoors	Unlock all doors	-
actuateTrunkRear	Open/close rear trunk	-
actuateTrunkFront	Open frunk	-
startAutoConditioning	Start climate control	-
stopAutoConditioning	Stop climate control	-
setTemps	Set cabin temperature	`msg.driver_temp`, `msg.passenger_temp`
setSeatHeater	Set seat heater level	`msg.seat`, `msg.level` (0-3)
setSteeringWheelHeaterOn	Turn on steering wheel heater	-
setSteeringWheelHeaterOff	Turn off steering wheel heater	-
startCharging	Start charging	-
stopCharging	Stop charging	-
openChargePort	Open charge port door	-
closeChargePort	Close charge port door	-
setChargeLimit	Set charge limit	`msg.percent` (0-100)
setChargingAmps	Set charging current	`msg.amps` (5-48)
setSentryModeOn	Enable sentry mode	-
setSentryModeOff	Disable sentry mode	-
remoteStart	Enable keyless driving	-
triggerHomelink	Trigger Homelink	`msg.lat`, `msg.lon`
navigationRequest	Send navigation destination	`msg.value`

Seat Heater Values

For the setSeatHeater command, the msg.seat parameter accepts:

front_left
front_right
rear_left
rear_center
rear_right
third_row_left
third_row_right

Example Flow

[
  {
    "id": "inject-node",
    "type": "inject",
    "name": "Lock Car",
    "payload": "",
    "wires": [["command-node"]]
  },
  {
    "id": "command-node",
    "type": "teslemetry-vehicle-command",
    "name": "Lock Doors",
    "vin": "5YJ3E1EA1KF000000",
    "command": "lockDoors",
    "wires": [["debug-node"]]
  }
]

Dynamic Commands

You can override the VIN and command at runtime by setting msg.vin and msg.command:

msg.vin = "5YJ3E1EA1KF000000";
msg.command = "setChargeLimit";
msg.percent = 80;
return msg;

Configuration

Set up the Teslemetry configuration node in Node-RED

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