Veteran Tesla Cybertruck owners share unusual tips for new owners including what not to do in a car wash

  • A group of veteran Cybertuck drivers took to the internet to share tips
  • They encompassed all sorts of topics including going through car washes
  • New drivers should heed the warnings of those who have gone before them

Published on Feb 02, 2025 at 4:00 AM (UTC+4)
by Daisy Edwards

Last updated on Jan 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Tom Wood

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A post on X by a veteran Tesla Cybertruck owner has gone viral because of its unusual tips for new Cybertruck drivers.

The post opened a thread discussion on little tips and tricks that the veteran drivers wish they had known when they first started driving their Tesla vehicles.

The tips encompassed all sorts of topics like going to a car wash, transporting luxury goods and preparing to go off road.

This ‘how to’ guide is probably the most useful there is, as a lot of people have learnt from their mistakes, so that new drivers don’t have to.

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The Cybertruck Guy

An X user who goes by the name The Cybertruck Guy (@cybrtrkguy) started a thread for veteran Cybertruck users to post their unusual tips and tricks in order to assist new owners.

After posting ‘What is some unusual advice you’d give to a new Cybertruck owner?’ and watching the replies flood in, he started off the thread by telling new owners to never unclip their seatbelts at a car wash.

The way Tesla designed the seatbelt mechanism was to make sure that if someone was driving under 5mph and unclipped their seatbelt, the car would go into park as a safety measure.

Obviously this X user seems to have learnt this the hard way and has caused a build up in a car wash!

Other tips for new owners

Other responses to his post came flying in telling the new Cybertruck drivers things like making sure they removing the wheel fairings and tow hitch cover before they go off-roading, otherwise they will lose them.

The drivers were told to make sure their phone is on them when they close the tailgate and the truck is locked, otherwise the alarm will go off, a lesson this poster learnt the hard way at 2am in the morning.

One particularly specific situation was a driver who used the compartment in the truck’s bed to transport a vintage Rolex and thought the magnets in the motor may have magnetized the watch, causing it run too fast.

It would certainly be in every new Tesla driver’s best interest to heed the warnings of those who have gone (and failed) before them, so thank you Cybertruck guy for spilling all of your secrets to us!

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Daisy Edwards is a Content Writer at supercarblondie.com. Daisy has more than five years’ experience as a qualified journalist, having graduated with a degree from Goldsmiths, University of London and a dissertation in vintage electric vehicles. Daisy specializes in writing about cars, EVs, tech and luxury lifestyle.