Does FSD Work with Tailgate Down?

[CT_AZ_4x4]

Someone in this forum has got to have experience with this.

Thinking of buying the Phoenix Cybercamper but it requires a lowered tailgate.

https://phoenixpopup.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tesla-3.jpg

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[Coolhandz]

In my experience, it does not. Have had the tailgate down on a few separate occasions while hauling furniture and it did not work. I was curious with that new camper video posted, if there was a way to fool the truck into thinking the gate was closed.

 

[mongo]

Someone in this forum has got to have experience with this.

Thinking of buying the Phoenix Cybercamper but it requires a lowered tailgate.

https://phoenixpopup.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tesla-3.jpg

Previously, if you manually engaged the tailgate latches, FSD could be enabled.
However, I haven't tried it with the new SW which is more picky about rear canera visibility.

 

[Sturdybirdy]

I met a fellow CT owner who had a spare tire covering his rear view camera. He purchased a new rear camera from Tesla, unplugged the old camera, then rewired and mounted the new camera on his Urander rack above the tailgate. He had to fiddle with it a bit but he said it worked. It’s definitely possible.

 

[Korben Dallas]

Someone in this forum has got to have experience with this.

Thinking of buying the Phoenix Cybercamper but it requires a lowered tailgate.

https://phoenixpopup.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tesla-3.jpg

I routinely haul 10’ long loads of lumber in my Cybertruck requiring the tailgate to be down. FSD always disengages when the tailgate is down & I assume that is because the camera is pointing down at the roadway. However, TACC still works, you just have to engage it & I’ve done that while underway.

What sucks for me is that I always forget it’s in TACC & don’t put it back into FSD once I raise the tailgate up. Then of course, the next time I’m driving FSD won’t engage & that’s when I remember. Unfortunately, you have to pull over, stop, & set it to park before it will allow you to reengage FSD.

 

[CT_AZ_4x4]

I routinely haul 10’ long loads of lumber in my Cybertruck requiring the tailgate to be down. FSD always disengages when the tailgate is down & I assume that is because the camera is pointing down at the roadway. However, TACC still works, you just have to engage it & I’ve done that while underway.

What sucks for me is that I always forget it’s in TACC & don’t put it back into FSD once I raise the tailgate up. Then of course, the next time I’m driving FSD won’t engage & that’s when I remember. Unfortunately, you have to pull over, stop, & set it to park before it will allow you to reengage FSD.

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[Korben Dallas]

I appreciate you.

Glad I could help.

 

[esgeorge324]

Yes it does! You have to push the latch down. Check the video in this thread!
https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...w-mirror-camera-with-the-tailgate-down.58217/

 

[L3it3R]

Yes it does! You have to push the latch down. Check the video in this thread!
https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...w-mirror-camera-with-the-tailgate-down.58217/

Yep!

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