Locking Phone in Car - Or Not

[jdcollins5]

I have read multiple posts about phones being locked in cars. Tonight I left my phone on the charger to go to dinner and turned off the Tesla app. I was expecting the car to lock when I walked away, like I have read in other posts. I walked away and waited but it did not lock. I had to go back and use the Key Card to lock.

So I am not sure how others have locked their phones in the car. The only thing I can think of is their phones must have been shielded in some way.

 

[BluestarE3]

Did you try turning off Bluetooth on the phone so it appears to have left "key" range, which would then instruct the car to lock the doors?

 

[jdcollins5]

Did you try turning off Bluetooth on the phone so it appears to have left "key" range, which would then instruct the car to lock the doors?

Did not think about trying that. I would not think those that have unexpectedly locked theirs in the car had turned off BT.

I might try that to see what it will do.

 

[jeniferkey]

Mine locked in my car, but I daily leave it in the car and it had never locked. One time we were taking out groceries and came back out and it had locked. I had not used the fob or card to drive home, and I had not changed the BT on the phone. I wouldn't trust it to always do one thing or another. Although turning off BT seems like a way for it to lock. I typically want it to stay unlocked and taking the phone out would prevent that without extra steps. I only do this at home, so I have the option of getting the card from inside the house.