Sentry IQ / Guides

Tesla Sentry Mode guides.

Plain language, real numbers, no fluff. From the team behind Sentry IQ.

• Does Tesla notify you of Sentry Mode events? Only three of them.

  What the Tesla app pushes to your phone, the long list of what it silently records, and how to get alerts for the rest.

• Sentry Mode battery drain: real numbers and how to cut it.

  150 to 300 watts depending on software, the 20 percent cutoff, and how a schedule keeps the protection while cutting most of the cost.

• How to schedule Sentry Mode.

  Tesla ships no timer for Sentry Mode. What the car can do natively, and how to give it a weekly schedule that arms and disarms itself.

• Sentry Mode not working? The usual causes, in order.

  Not arming, not recording, or not telling you anything. Each symptom has a short list of causes; work down it.

• Tesla Sentry Mode: the complete owner's guide.

  The three states, turning it on, where clips go, what it costs, and the two gaps every owner should know about.

• Sentry IQ vs Sentry Pro, honestly.

  Both apps close Tesla's notification gap. One is free. A dated, fair comparison with the bias stated up front.