Feature Request: Phone left in car chime

[MOE J]

Can we please get a card or phone left inside car instant warning alert(like they have in ice cars). The walk-away door lock chime is useless if you leave yr phone in car and thieves get yr phone and your car.

 

[RTPEV]

Does the car even lock when you walk away if you've left your phone in the car? I wouldn't think it would (because it wouldn't detect loss of the Bluetooth signal), and I'm pretty sure it doesn't (I leave my phone in the car when I go to my mailbox and it's never locked on me). And it would not detect the removal (or lack thereof) of a key card since those are only detectable when you put them right up next to the center console (or door pillar sensor).

And I don't think ICE cars have this capability either, or at least not the ones I'm familiar with (granted, it's been awhile). My old Nissan LEAF had a feature where if you tried to lock the door using the pushbutton while the key fob was still inside the car it would beep at you. Is this the kind of thing you are talking about? That's not really the same as what you are asking for as you would normally need your phone to lock the car, so if that is left in the car, it wouldn't lock.

If this is something you inadvertently do frequently and are worried about your car being stolen, I would suggest you use the PIN to drive feature.

 

[MOE J]

Does the car even lock when you walk away if you've left your phone in the car? I wouldn't think it would (because it wouldn't detect loss of the Bluetooth signal), and I'm pretty sure it doesn't (I leave my phone in the car when I go to my mailbox and it's never locked on me). And it would not detect the removal (or lack thereof) of a key card since those are only detectable when you put them right up next to the center console (or door pillar sensor).

And I don't think ICE cars have this capability either, or at least not the ones I'm familiar with (granted, it's been awhile). My old Nissan LEAF had a feature where if you tried to lock the door using the pushbutton while the key fob was still inside the car it would beep at you. Is this the kind of thing you are talking about? That's not really the same as what you are asking for as you would normally need your phone to lock the car, so if that is left in the car, it wouldn't lock.

If this is something you inadvertently do frequently and are worried about your car being stolen, I would suggest you use the PIN to drive feature.

Ice cars do have a triple or double horn sound when u leave key fob or engine running

 

[LikesToys]

There are a number of problems with the door locks, you point out one in that the car will not lock if you walk away with the phone left in the car. You should not hear the chime, therefore you have a clue to a problem if you notice the absence of a positive indication (doors locked with chime). Another anomaly is that if you have your phone on you outside of the car, walk up to the back and open the trunk, then close it, the car chimes but the doors may not be locked or they might. I can’t tell what causes this. Once I locked my phone in the car by putting the phone in a backpack and then putting the backpack in the trunk only to be locked out of the car when my passenger shut the trunk. The chime came on. Tesla needs to address this - I understand they are working on a Apple Watch app - but they need to step back and clean this all up.

They know the phone is left in the car if Bluetooth is active inside and the seats are empty - they could play another sound to let you know you left the phone. Right now I look at the mirrors if I am not sure what the door lock status is. All kind of rinky dink.

 

[MOE J]

Ya just copy the ice cars lock solution for key fobs left in cars. Horn beeps 3 times and doors don’t lock. It’s easy and let’s have it ready in next update.

 

[dBdt]

This is going to be the stupidest thing ever posted, but I tied a string around the door handle. It is just something I see when I reach for the door unlock button and it reminds me, "phone." Sometimes, it even works.

 

[MOE J]

Dude people sometimes leave their phone in car(in a rush, phone fell between seats,etc). A simple horn sound and doors not locked is all we’re asking for. Every gas car has this, surely Tesla techs can incorporate this in minutes.

 

[MOE J]

I do have pin to drive and lock chime, this is just another layer of security

 

[Gasaraki]

Dude people sometimes leave their phone in car(in a rush, phone fell between seats,etc). A simple horn sound and doors not locked is all we’re asking for. Every gas car has this, surely Tesla techs can incorporate this in minutes.

Right now when the car locks, it make a sound that you set. So now you want it to make a sound also when it doesn't lock.

ICE cars make a sound only when you try to lock the door outside while the key is still in the ignition or the FOB is near the steering column. Just think about it first, how would the car know that you forgot to lock it or you just don't want to lock it? If you leave your keys in the car and get out to make a quick run in to the house, my car has never made any noise.

 

[MOE J]

This is the kind of things we need in updates

 

[icy1007]

Can we please get a card or phone left inside car instant warning alert(like they have in ice cars). The walk-away door lock chime is useless if you leave yr phone in car and thieves get yr phone and your car.

Walk away lock doesn’t work if you’re phone isn’t on you as you walk away from it…

 

[icy1007]

This is going to be the stupidest thing ever posted, but I tied a string around the door handle. It is just something I see when I reach for the door unlock button and it reminds me, "phone." Sometimes, it even works.

You’re right, that might be the stupidest thing ever posted. Lol

 

[E90alex]

There is no way for the car to know if the phone is inside or outside of the car, so there’s no way for the car to alert you that you left the phone behind.

 

[MOE J]

That’s not true at all, if car does not detect phone how would u drive or open door. So by reversing that- if seat detector knows drivers seat empty(now uses cameras) and detects phone a simple warning is easy to implement

 

[E90alex]

That’s not true at all, if car does not detect phone how would u drive or open door. So by reversing that- if seat detector knows drivers seat empty(now uses cameras) and detects phone a simple warning is easy to implement

It can only know if the phone is close enough or not by the relative strength of the Bluetooth signal. It has no way of telling whether the phone is inside or outside of the car.

Such a “reminder” system where it will alert you if a phone key is detected and you close the door after leaving the drivers seat, it will alert you every single time whether you have the phone with you or if it was left inside.

That’s not much of a reminder and more of an extra annoyance and sound pollution you will just learn to tune out and ignore eventually. Thereby not solving your problem.

 

[MOE J]

Mercedes,Audi,bmw Porsche and even Hyundai already have this. Yaaa I’m gonna disagree

 

[E90alex]

Mercedes,Audi,bmw Porsche and even Hyundai already have this. Yaaa I’m gonna disagree

Regular key fobs use a different radio technology and not Bluetooth.

They use a very short range RF signal that doesn’t pass well through metal. So they can put a receiver inside the car that detects the key but interior receiver won’t detect the key if it’s outside the car.

Try this experiment. Put your Tesla phone key on the ground outside of the car and close the door. Try to start it and drive away. It will let you because it cannot tell the phone is not inside.

Now try the same with any other vehicle with a smart key fob. It will say key not detected and won’t let you start. It can tell if the key is inside the car or not.

 

[MOE J]

Not with the update- iPhone use uwb and Tesla tightened the security making the proximity shorter. U can’t start car, at least with mine if phone is 1 meter away.

 

[MOE J]

I’m sure the chime or even voice prompt can be adopted, Kia and Hyundai (without a fob) both offer this feature on their digital keys.

 

[MOE J]

Right now when the car locks, it make a sound that you set. So now you want it to make a sound also when it doesn't lock.

ICE cars make a sound only when you try to lock the door outside while the key is still in the ignition or the FOB is near the steering column. Just think about it first, how would the car know that you forgot to lock it or you just don't want to lock it? If you leave your keys in the car and get out to make a quick run in to the house, my car has never made any noise.

Ice cars do not lock when key fob left-that was the cool thing no more locking keys inside car, it even beeped and did not lock car if u put keys in jacket and tossed yr jacket in trunk.