Locking a Passenger Inside....On Purpose.

[Sawbuck22]

There wasn't anything on the driver's seat. We pulled into a parking spot, the park button was pushed, I held on to the fob in the front passenger seat, they exited the vehicle and manually closed the door, I pushed the lock button on the touchscreen and listened to music, kept the heater on, etc.

Maybe that's where I'm confused? Was keeping the screen active by skipping songs and changing artists the reason the doors were able to be unlocked? I'd like to think I can sit in the car and have music and such and still be locked in. As soon as we get our car back (feels like it's taking fooooooorever) I'll try to replicate.

 

[Sawbuck22]

It didn’t lock me inside when I used my app, but it did when I used the touchscreen. I listened to the radio, but I didn’t touch the screen at all after locking it.

 

[Jerrymyah]

I've searched the forums and elsewhere but I can't seem to find an answer as to how to lock the car with a passenger inside.

The other night two of us went to the store. I decided to stay in the car but wanted the doors locked. I kept the fob and used the lock feature on the touchscreen to lock the car. I assumed that when the driver returned I would have to unlock the doors for them but they simply pushed the rear hatch button/release thing and the back opened up. I hadn't noticed them even walking up to the car and it really startled me. They then came around and opened the driver's door with no problem. Is this expected behavior?

Did the driver take their paired cellphone with them with the Tesla app on it? Perhaps it would unlock when they get close enough to the car.