Key Fob To The Rescue?

[DIAS]

Just saw Model 3 Owners Club tweeted this photo with confirmation that the Model 3 will be getting a Keyfob

Just back from a Tesla Service Centre and they do not have any M3 fobs yet, neither do they have any idea about the availability time frame.

 

[Petesjca]

Just back from a Tesla Service Centre and they do not have any M3 fobs yet, neither do they have any idea about the availability time frame.

Did you find out how much they are going to charge for them?

 

[diamond.g]

Did you find out how much they are going to charge for them?

I called my service center a couple days ago and they knew as much about it as I did (which isn't a whole lot). Tesla really needs to work on communications....

 

[DIAS]

Did you find out how much they are going to charge for them?

They have no idea about the price, or if it going to be free. Their only suggestion was to keep checking the Tesla Online shop. Apparently that is the place it would show up first.

 

[drawfour]

They have no idea about the price, or if it going to be free. Their only suggestion was to keep checking the Tesla Online shop. Apparently that is the place it would show up first.

And it's still not there, even though tons of people have gotten the latest version that claims you can order them... So...

 

[Knightshade]

And it's still not there, even though tons of people have gotten the latest version that claims you can order them... So...

I mean, we're a few months past when people actually paid for entire cars that were supposed to come with spoilers and badges, so...

 

[drawfour]

I mean, we're a few months past when people actually paid for entire cars that were supposed to come with spoilers and badges, so...

I know, but there's no reason to tell people in the software update that they can buy a fob when they're not available. It could have said "when available". It could have just silently given the update without telling anyone about it.

 

[Knightshade]

I know, but there's no reason to tell people in the software update that they can buy a fob when they're not available. It could have said "when available". It could have just silently given the update without telling anyone about it.

FWIW the update was actually genuinely useful to me.

My car was delivered with only 1 key card (but 2 programmed in).

A few weeks later they sent a ranger out to give me a new card from my due bill- which he had to program in with his laptop connected to the car... and then was unable to delete the one I never got from the system.

He said he should have been able to, and would file a report, and someone would get back to me.

Nobody did of course.

But now thanks to that update I was able to delete the extra card I never got from the car by myself.

But yeah, adding (once available) after "buy from tesla" would've been a good idea given how well they usually do meeting deadlines for delivering anything.

 

[drawfour]

FWIW the update was actually genuinely useful to me.

My car was delivered with only 1 key card (but 2 programmed in).

A few weeks later they sent a ranger out to give me a new card from my due bill- which he had to program in with his laptop connected to the car... and then was unable to delete the one I never got from the system.

He said he should have been able to, and would file a report, and someone would get back to me.

Nobody did of course.

But now thanks to that update I was able to delete the extra card I never got from the car by myself.

But yeah, adding (once available) after "buy from tesla" would've been a good idea given how well they usually do meeting deadlines for delivering anything.

Well, they could have advertised that you can now delete key cards without saying anything about fobs.

 

[SVMike]

Nope, only to start the car.

Actually, when you use the key card (or the implanted version) you only have to use i to open the car door. As long as you start the car (step on brake) within about 30 seconds you don't need to key card again -- at least that is what I figured out the few times I tried it

 

[Knightshade]

Actually, when you use the key card (or the implanted version) you only have to use i to open the car door. As long as you start the car (step on brake) within about 30 seconds you don't need to key card again -- at least that is what I figured out the few times I tried it

FWIW manual says within 2 minutes, though I've never timed it