Since the launch of Start FSD from Park earlier this year, owners who use PIN to Drive were faced with an interesting choice. Should they stick with the additional security offered by PIN to Drive, or use the added convenience of the “Start FSD” button?
Unfortunately, the features were not compatible, forcing you to use one or the other. For users of PIN to Drive, the Start FSD button would simply not show up.
Now, in an undocumented change in update 2025.32.3.1, Tesla has finally resolved this conflict and integrated Start FSD from Park, even if you have PIN to Drive enabled.
EASTER EGG DISCOVERED IN TESLA SOFTWARE V2025.32.3.1
— Dan Burkland (@DBurkland) September 11, 2025
To whoever @Tesla heard this feedback and finally remediated the compatibility issue between "PIN to Drive" and "Start FSD (Supervised) from Park, THANK YOU! I always felt like I wasn't getting the full FSD experience due to… pic.twitter.com/6ah68gnKDD
The Old, Multi-Step Workflow
The on-screen Start FSD button was designed to be the ultimate convenience. Get in your car, put your seatbelt on, and tap one button to get going. However, for owners using the popular PIN-to-Drive feature, it meant additional steps to get FSD started.
The process was a series of manual steps. Previously, a user would have to manually shift into Drive, enter their PIN, and then engage FSD with the stalk or scroll wheel. This completely bypassed the convenience of the Start FSD button and seeing the magic of FSD shifting out of Park and into Drive.
Perfect Integration
The latest update completely overhauls this workflow, and keeps the button’s convenience, along with PIN-to-Drive’s safety and security. The new process is what you’d expect. The Start FSD button now shows up, and PIN to Drive users can tap it like everyone else. Upon tapping the button, the vehicle will prompt you for your PIN before shifting out of park and beginning its journey.
It’s not clear why it took so long to solve this issue with PIN to Drive, but it’s another great reason to have car software updates that fix or add features to vehicles over time.
Tesla continues to listen to feedback and will soon have a tool available for owners to submit feature requests.
