Any Tesla with a Pedestrian Warning System fitted also gains access to another potentially very useful feature: Boombox Mode. It’s available as part of the Toybox, and turns the car’s external speakers into an audio system. That means you can play music while the car is parked, and if the car is in Camp Mode (available through the Climate Controls), you can also control the volume through the Tesla app.
Among other things, this might be useful for owners washing their car and wanting a soundtrack while they do, or perhaps working outside near the car. As well as being able to play music from streaming services, it’s also possible to configure a USB flash drive with a small selection of tracks to play. First, make sure the USB drive is formatted, and then create a folder called Boombox.
You can then load up to five WAV or MP3 files onto the drive, which can be played through Boombox — this is the maximum number of tracks the car will be able to detect. Load more than five tracks onto the USB, and only the first five tracks in alphabetical order will be shown. Also worth keeping in mind is that the USB drive can only have one folder — so it can’t be the same drive used for Dashcam. With that in mind, it’s probably easier to just rely on streaming services unless you’re desperate to play a track you can only find as an MP3.
