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I use VZW. Until this morning, I never had a problem. I actually stood within inches from the door and tried practically circling around the car. (funny-one different was that I am wearing a jeans pant today as opposed to my usual dress pant! May be the Wifi doesn't go through heavy fabric! But again, I even tried the key fob in my hand.) It got me really worried ...what if it happens when I am in the middle of nowhere and didn't have my cell phone to "unlock". reading from another site, I didn't know that there are a ton of different antennas in Tesla Model S!
How do I prevent "Deep Sleep"?
What is the best place to stand for opening the door handles and the trunk?
Is there a manual way f opening the door?
What does keyless start/driving really mean? Can I drive without the key-for how long? If I stop and turn off, would it start again? Am I at risk of anything else if I didn't have a functional key? Could anyone else drive off the car?
Just for clarity's sake - had you tried double-clicking the top of the key fob to unlock the car and present the handles? Or were you relying solely on the handles' auto-presentation when you come near the car?
You can turn off energy savings to prevent deep sleep, but I wouldn't recommend it.
As for where to stand, there seems to be a dead spot at the charge door, but anywhere forward of the rear door tends to work.
Double-click the top of the fob to unlock the doors and present the handles to you if the car is in a "deep sleep" mode (usually this only happens after 18+ hours of not driving the car). There is no manual way of opening the door if the key fobs and app do not work, although Tesla will tell you that if the key battery is weak you can place it near the passenger windshield wipers and double-click the top of the fob.
Keyless start via the app means that you have 2 minutes to step on the brake and "start" the car from the time you enable it. Once the car is "on", the car will remain on until you get out of it, at which point you'd need to use the app again.
With your MyTesla e-mail address and password, someone could unlock and activate the car - keep them secure.