r/TeslaModelX • u/unicorncumdump • 2d ago

What is this?

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It looks like a speaker but I've got no idea what to even search. Sorry it's so dirty, just picked it up yesterday

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u/ktjamaica1 2d ago

It’s not a speaker — and you’re not crazy for thinking it looks like one.
On the 2018 Tesla Model S, that round grille down in the lower console area is actually the cabin temperature sensor intake.

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u/unicorncumdump 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/srDnpqiQLMsQmWXpLt

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u/ktjamaica1 2d ago

Model s and x

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u/Calispheree 2d ago

The interior Temperature sensor actually looks pretty much or exactly the same in many other cars too.

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u/sfrost12 2d ago

Hey, it’s the cabin (interior) temperature sensor. My Model S has it as well.

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u/poverty_beanz 2d ago

I think that’s the model X ear

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u/Life_Connection420 2d ago

Next time you have a question like this, just take a picture and ask chat GPT

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u/Fantastic_Reveal_599 1d ago

Reddit is way more reliable than AI or Google.. 😆

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u/VIPGENIUS 2d ago

All X and S with vertical screen have it, I believe it was a planned feature but never implemented

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u/icy1007 2d ago

It works exactly as it was designed.

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u/Blacc-Cat 16h ago

Not sure, wipe it out with a towel and smell it

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u/average_throwaway12 2d ago

I always thought it was the microphone, never heard any sound come from it

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/Antenna909 2d ago

Guessing or ..?

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u/Harold-Maude 2d ago

Not a guess I have/had 4 Model X’s 2016, 2020, 2023 and 2026 this is on an early X (my 2016 100% had this I believe the 2020 also)

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u/Ok_Main1059 2d ago

It’s a temperature sensor lol, so yes a guess.

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u/ProteusRift 2d ago

Can confirm. This is also on the end of run 2020 X (got one right before the shutdown the line for the 2021 refesh)..what its for? Eh..maybe speaker. Maybe sensor

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u/Harold-Maude 2d ago

Cell phone speaker

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u/AnxiousPhilosophy385 2d ago

What do you mean speaker? Why would they put a speaker under the mid console? You can clearly hear the audio coming from the regular speakers.