Tesla ships with a bunch of default settings that are… fine, but they’re not optimized for how most of us actually drive every day. In this video I walk you through the Tesla settings I think you should change immediately in 2026—especially if you’re in a Model 3 Highland or you’re picking up a Model Y Juniper. These are quick tweaks that make the car feel smoother, quieter, and just easier to live with. I cover the big “day one” stuff like steering mode, regen behavior, and safety alert settings (AEB and warning chimes), plus the little quality-of-life changes that add up fast—speed assist behavior, climate auto behavior, cabin overheat protection, and how I set up seat heat/cooling and steering wheel heat so the car isn’t doing something annoying when I don’t want it. Then we get into screen brightness, dark mode scheduling, customizing Quick Controls, and the profile/phone key settings that make the car feel like it’s truly yours. I also show how I set daily charge limits, location-based charging limits, scheduled charging/departure, dashcam recording, notifications, and update preferences so you’re not constantly surprised by your own car.