Where Do You Enter a Tesla Referral Code?

If you're hunting for a promo-code box on Tesla's checkout page — stop. It doesn't exist, and that's by design.

There's no code field. Tesla referrals work through the link, not a typed code. Open the referral link first and the referral attaches to your session automatically.

This confuses a lot of buyers, because most referral programs use a coupon-style box at checkout. Tesla's works the other way around: the link (like ts.la/mikael97188) opens Tesla's site with the referral already applied, and it's recorded when you place the order.

On the website (3 steps)

  1. Click the referral link — it lands on Tesla's official site.
  2. Configure your Model 3 or Model Y in the same browser, same session.
  3. Place the order. The referral is attached — you can confirm with your advisor or in your Tesla account.

In the Tesla app

If you order through the Tesla app, open the referral link on your phone first so it launches the app (or the mobile site) with the referral attached, then complete the order there. Same rule applies: link first, order second.

The one rule that matters

Apply it before ordering. A referral cannot be added after the order is placed. If you take one thing from this page, take that.

Open Tesla with referral applied Code: mikael97188 — free, doesn't change your price.
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