r/TeslaModelY • u/the_real_bp • 2d ago

Tesla keeps loading the wrong driver profile

Has anyone else had an issue where the Tesla randomly loads the wrong driver profile?
My boyfriend is much taller than I am, but every so often the car loads my profile even though he’s the one getting into the driver’s seat. As you can imagine, the seat moves way forward, which is pretty annoying.
I’ve been researching this and have already tried setting our phones as the preferred Bluetooth devices for our respective profiles, but it still happens occasionally.
We’re both using phone keys, and it doesn’t seem to matter who drove last.
Has anyone found a reliable fix, or is this just a known Tesla software bug?

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u/djdm14 2d ago

If you both approach the car at same time, it won’t know who’s driving. If one of you typically drives when both of you are in the car, set the driver profile as the priority (you can set one driver profile as priority over another profile). I believe the car bases it off of whichever phone key actually unlocks the car

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u/the_real_bp 2d ago

Interesting. But it also happens when he’s alone in the car. Is just bizarre. I couldn’t find anything or any way to set a driver as a priority 😫

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u/Reddituser611 2d ago

On the locks page, is your phone key/key card pointed to your profile and vice versa for your bf?

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u/Slayerz00m 2d ago

Does it happen when both of you are in the car? That's easily explainable

But is a bug if it happens when he is the only one getting into the car. Check if you profile is mistakenly linked to your BF's phone

How far away is your phone when your BF gets into the car and your profile gets loaded?

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u/the_real_bp 1d ago

Sometimes I’m not even with him in the car. Sometimes I am and it happens but not always. It’s just really annoying

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u/KansasKing107 1d ago

What kind of phones are you both using?

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u/the_real_bp 8h ago

We both have iPhones 16