possible to control siriusxm channel behavior with buttons/knob/commander?
greetings, all! just found you all now and even though i've had my 2018 model 3 for years now, i'm intrigued by something with the buttons and commander specifically - i know there's ability to change songs in media, but this is a little more in depth / edge case that i'm curious on...
there's a workaround to install the siriusxm satellite tuner in the model 3 and model y (the actual satellite tuner, not the new streaming app) - but the ability to cycle through favorite channels has been broken for almost two full years. the steering wheel scroll button is supposed to go through your favorite channels if you have them and are on one, or sequentially through the channels otherwise...but it has been broken for years in that it doesn't go through favorites ever, only sequentially by number.
i'm still on an old 2023 software version and have held off on upgrading specifically for this reason, as the 2023 holiday update is what originally broke it and they haven't fixed it since. i'm curious if the buttons or knob can override this and actually go through the favorites instead of sequentially...if so, it'd be an instant purchase of the commander, knob, buttons and probably the dash too when it's available as it would finally allow me to upgrade to the latest version.
here's the tmc forum thread detailing how to get this working in the 3 and Y. it's 43 pages and has a ton of info, so just wanted to warn everyone that it's super long...
Posted Nov 14, 2025, 6:59 PM UTC