While parked, open Controls > Schedule, choose Current Location, Home or Work, then set Precondition and Charge times and save the schedule.
Check that your vehicle has it.
Verified in Tesla's current North American Model 3 Owner's Manual for 2026 vehicles; menus can change with software updates.
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Published availability and qualifications
Verified in Tesla's current North American Model 3 Owner's Manual for 2026 vehicles; menus can change with software updates.
- 2026 Model 3 with current Tesla software
Know what kind of control to look for.
This original category diagram is an orientation aid, not a picture of your exact trim. Use the written labels and your vehicle manual to identify the real control.
Step by step.
- 01
Park the vehicle and touch Controls, then Schedule.
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Choose Current Location, Home or Work; a current-location schedule requires the vehicle to be parked there.
- 03
Open Precondition and set the desired ready time and days.
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Open Charge and set the start or end time and days, then select Create.
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Plug in the vehicle and confirm the schedule is enabled for that location.
Important limits
- Schedules are saved by location.
- Scheduled charging is ignored at fast chargers, including Superchargers.
- A schedule without Repeat Weekly runs once and then disables itself.
Quick checks.
- ✓If Home or Work is unavailable, save that address in Navigation first.
- ✓If charging starts immediately, verify the next schedule is within the timing conditions described by Tesla.
- ✓Check that Low Power Mode is not preventing unplugged preconditioning.
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Tesla Model 3 Owner's Manual — Scheduled Precondition and Charge
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