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Locking a Model 3 when on a Car Ferry

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This is more a parking question a driving than it is a driving question.
I live in the Pacific Northwest where ferries are a common mode of travel. When I park my aging BMW on a ferry’s car deck and leave the car, I must always press the lock button on my key twice—once to lock it and once to disable the alarm system’s tilt sensor. Once a ferry is underway and begins to encounter swells, activated tilt sensors will trigger the car’s alarm and will bring a ship-wide announcement from the ferry’s Captain along the lines of, “will the owner of a BMW SUV on the fore deck please go down and secure your vehicle.”

Such announcements are phrased as a question, but …

Does the Model 3’s alarm system have a tilt sensor? If so, how does one disable it?
 
I'm 99 percent sure it doesn't have a tilt sensor on the alarm. From everything I've seen & read, the "Alarm System" on the Model 3 is very basic. Here's page 98 of the Owner's Manual:

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