keep your key card with you at all times..

[angelman]

I had a near miss the other day. I always use my phone to unlock my car and never have an issue. I went out for a hike at the weekend and dropped my phone in a river.. it was still working after I fished it out but the battery was dead...Fortunately my keycard was in my wallet. I wondered if people had had some bad experiences with their phone dying or otherwise. Not sure what I would have done had I not had my wallet...
Of course it's no different to losing ones keys.

 

[tashtibet]

I use key card most of the time-it's simple & convenient!

 

[boriszima]

I have to keep my key card as some places where i drive to eat, only option is Valet (First world problems) so its always sin my wallet

 

[Dorkiedoode]

i have two phones logged, so In that case I could borrow someone phone to call home and tell them to start/unlock the car.

 

[billh13850]

Always in my wallet. Which brings to mind suddenly I can't recall where I put the 2nd for backup - ooops!

 

[Dre78]

Also in Model 3 Owner's Manual...

Caution: Always carry your key card with you in your purse or wallet to use as a backup in case your authenticated phone has a dead battery, or is lost or stolen.

 

[NickFie]

Had to drive a few miles to rescue my wife once. She had removed her key card from her wallet before a trip. She wouldn’t need the card, didn’t want to worry about it when she was traveling.

She forgot to put the card back in her wallet when she returned. Then drove to the local Apple store to get her iPhone battery replaced. She had to leave her iPhone for the repair.

Started back to her 3 when she realized she was stuck. Returned to the store, borrowed an employee’s phone, called me.

I retrieved her card, drove it to her. Didn’t think of the remote unlock and turn on solution since the 3 was in a busy parking garage and we couldn’t time her walk well enough.

 

[NHK X]

You can also call service and after validating your identity they can unlock for you, if you ever lock your phone in the car like my wife did.

 

[ninpb]

You can also call service and after validating your identity they can unlock for you, if you ever lock your phone in the car like my wife did.

Good to know! Although the likeliest scenario my wife or I would lock ourselves out would be at our work underground parking structure, both have zero reception...

 

[angelman]

related dumb question and I should RTFM I know!.. when using the key card it seems I have to explicitly lock the car when I leave (by touching the outside sensor).. is that correct?

 

[NHK X]

related dumb question and I should RTFM I know!.. when using the key card it seems I have to explicitly lock the car when I leave (by touching the outside sensor).. is that correct?

Correct, if you key in, you have to key out to lock it. I’ve found my wife’s 3 unlocked at work many a time until we figured this out. Also would recommend per Tesla’s recommendation to have two separate online IDs to log into the app separately. Helps the car get less confused and have less errors using the phone for passive entry. After we did that our hit rate for phone success got a lot better. Not perfect but bettter.

 

[Magnets!]

Nice to have the redundancy of the key card whereas with ICE if you misplace your key dob you are typically out of luck.

 

[fabian]

You can also call service and after validating your identity they can unlock for you, if you ever lock your phone in the car like my wife did.

I wonder how they verify it is you, seems like someone could social engineer their way through. I don't recall ever giving them security question/answers they could use.

 

[Adrien]

Besides a keycard in my wallet I know that most likely I'll be in an area near others. Others have smartphones. Download the app, login, and unlock/start the car. You can at least get home or get to the next place and repeat.

 

[mickificki]

Had to drive a few miles to rescue my wife once. She had removed her key card from her wallet before a trip. She wouldn’t need the card, didn’t want to worry about it when she was traveling.

She forgot to put the card back in her wallet when she returned. Then drove to the local Apple store to get her iPhone battery replaced. She had to leave her iPhone for the repair.

Started back to her 3 when she realized she was stuck. Returned to the store, borrowed an employee’s phone, called me.

I retrieved her card, drove it to her. Didn’t think of the remote unlock and turn on solution since the 3 was in a busy parking garage and we couldn’t time her walk well enough.

you can allow her to drive from your phone, don't need to pick her up/drive keys to her, even if she doesn't have her key. I've done it once, wife forgot her phone and wallet (i walked her to the car with my phone in my pocket, she didn't realize her phone was missing and called me from her friend's phone)...

 

[billh13850]

Always in my wallet. Which brings to mind suddenly I can't recall where I put the 2nd for backup - ooops!

Just had to look at my phone and I remembered - I got one of those stick-on stretchy "pockets" for the back of the phone, one key card's in there (in case phone dies), the other lives in the wallet. Wanted to make sure I'd never be without a keycard, darned near outsmarted myself!

 

[Need]

You can call Tesla or someone else (like your wife) who has your car on the their app, and they could remotely unlock the door and start the car. Of course since you lost the use of your phone, you will have to borrow someone's else phone to make the call!

 

[glassr]

I had a near miss the other day. I always use my phone to unlock my car and never have an issue. I went out for a hike at the weekend and dropped my phone in a river.. it was still working after I fished it out but the battery was dead...Fortunately my keycard was in my wallet. I wondered if people had had some bad experiences with their phone dying or otherwise. Not sure what I would have done had I not had my wallet...
Of course it's no different to losing ones keys.

my phone batt died while i was renting a truck. had to go miles out of my way to charge it before returning rental truck and picking up my tesla. ouch. later, tire flat car towed to tesla. they require you leave card key with them for service. ouch again. dont like thickening my wallet with key card but there is no choice. with so many unique tesla conveniences having to carry key card is minor nothing inconvenience.