---
title: "Tesla Has a Flashing Rainbow Light Hidden in its Charge Ports"
description: "Yet another Easter egg turns up in the Model S and Model X."
date: "2016-05-09"
modified: "2016-05-09"
authors:
  - name: "Will Sabel Courtney"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/will-sabel-courtney"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/3390/tesla-has-a-flashing-rainbow-light-hidden-in-its-charge-ports"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "Tesla"
---

# Tesla Has a Flashing Rainbow Light Hidden in its Charge Ports

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We've know for a while that Elon Musk and the rest of the Tesla team enjoy hiding [Easter eggs](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_(media)>) in the car maker's [Model S](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/3186/tesla-model-s-p90d-ludicrous-proves-tesla-is-the-new-apple>) and [Model X](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/2875/why-the-tesla-model-x-will-make-you-want-an-american-suv>) vehicles, but we didn't realize they meant the term quite so literally. Only [a few weeks after the car maker revealed a secret Mario Kart-inspired "rainbow road" setting for the dashboard](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/2990/teslas-latest-easter-egg-hits-the-rainbow-road>), a host of Tesla owners have discovered a colorful little secret tucked away in the software that controls the lighting around their electric cars' charging ports: a flashing, Easter-colored light show.

[According to the YouTube videos posted in the last few days showing the feature in action](<https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tesla+easter+egg+charge+port>), activating the hidden feature is simple enough: Once the car is locked and charging, press the release button on the charger plug 10 times in rapid succession and the light that surrounds the charging plug—which normally glows a calming shade of blue or [a Hal Jordan-esque](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Jordan>) shade of green—rapidly cycles through the ROY-G-BIV spectrum for about 10 seconds before returning to its default state.

The Easter egg can reportedly be found on both the Model S and the Model X, [but apparently it's only present on newer versions of the cars](<https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-latest-easter-egg-turns-charging-into-a-light-party/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0a>). It's not clear just *how* new a car has to be to have the feature, though. So if you have easy access to a Tesla, quietly give it a try the next time you plug the car in. If nothing happens, no one will know your shame.

https://youtube.com/embed/CKPpNyzPrAA

https://youtube.com/embed/4NEm5kaBPNU

https://youtube.com/embed/Emh1HbfMYcw

## Author
Will is the former managing editor of *RIDES Magazine* and the former online editor for *0-60 Magazine*. He has worked for *Time Out New York* and *Rolling Stone*, and was the creator of *College Cars Online*, the first automotive blog specifically targeted at college students and young professionals.

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/willsabelcourtney>)  
[Twitter](<https://twitter.com/willscourtney>)