My keycard slipped out of my hand and went where the cover goes in my Plaid model X; it is not in the storage area below, what to do??? TIA!
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I lost my keycard in the console! Help!
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But wouldn't my card have gone over the end of that cover panel and into no mans' land the first time affter I slid it open and then closed after the card went inside?
scottf200
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This happened with a park pass we had when going to the Badlands park. there are covers on either side that you can pop out. It took a few minutes to move it around and get it with our fingers as it was tight in there. Having a grabber tool would have been helpful!
bktiger86
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I've always wonder what would happen if it falls in the no man's land. I saw this guy take that center console apart. Apparently you can just yank it up.
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"Covers on either side that you can pop out"??This happened with a park pass we had when going to the Badlands park. there are covers on either side that you can pop out. It took a few minutes to move it around and get it with our fingers as it was tight in there. Having a grabber tool would have been helpful!
scottf200
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These in purple. Image from tesla catalog that you can see once you log into your telsa account.
Via: Parts Catalog
ASY,FRONT CONSOLE CLOSE PNL, RH 1035936-98-C
This one was from my 2017-2021
2021+
rpo
Member
I had this happen with my nexus card while sitting in line at the Canada border just a couple of cars from the booth in my 2019 Model S. Based on the circumstances, I managed to crush my hand into that "gap" between the sliding door and the (now non-existent cubby) and pull it out. I'd put it at a 7/10 on the pain scale, but I got the card out!
Being totally inept with all things with flexible plastic tabs that have to properly click back into place without breaking them (yeah, shure!) to reassemble after popping them out, I wisely solved my problem by ordering two new key cards from the Tesla store for $40 for both. I'll just have to be sure to have my I-Phone with me till they arrive.
I'd love it if someone who was more ept than I were to post a nice video showing exactly how to extract a keycard from the console crevice in a Plaid model or S.
I'd love it if someone who was more ept than I were to post a nice video showing exactly how to extract a keycard from the console crevice in a Plaid model or S.
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mbp11
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I think this has been discussed before and someone recommended pulling the cubby down and unlatching it from above and then reaching back and getting the card from the back in the space provided.
rpo
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I don't think that applies to the 2023+ interior since the cubby was removed.
I've done that with my 2018 Model X, but the Plaid X is very different.
And in any case, whenever I pull things or unsnap or unlatch things, about 15% of the time the "snapping" mechanism breaks.
