Lost a key in the center console

[Gigaron]

I was washing my car and the key was on the center console just forward of the cupholders. Somehow the lightly-latched cover popped open and the key slipped down inside. Any idea how to retrieve it?

 

[Akikiki]

Key? Key card or fob?

Gobbled it up when you were to far away to snatch from the jaws of death?

 

[DaveORD]

There are YouTube videos that show how to disassemble the center console to route wiring, wrap, etc. so you could just find one of those and take it apart to retrieve?

For ex

 

[Der Kaiser]

Related question: If you lose one of the key cards are they easy to be replaced? What is the process?

 

[jcanoe]

Related question: If you lose one of the key cards are they easy to be replaced? What is the process?

Tesla store and be sure to remove the lost key from your Tesla account.

 

[Der Kaiser]

Thanks @jcanoe

 

[Gigaron]

Key? Key card or fob?

Gobbled it up when you were to far away to snatch from the jaws of death?

Card key. I was outside and the center console popped open. Not the first time, I’ve come back to my car many of times and the console is open. I guess it just doesn’t hold closed well.

 

[angus[Y]oung]

Card key. I was outside and the center console popped open. Not the first time, I’ve come back to my car many of times and the console is open. I guess it just doesn’t hold closed well.

@Gigaron out of curiosity, did you use a wrap or shells on your console? Do you remember if it used to pop open spontaneously before you covered it?

 

[Gigaron]

@Gigaron out of curiosity, did you use a wrap or shells on your console? Do you remember if it used to pop open spontaneously before you covered it?

I have the abstract ocean flat black shell on it — which has been there almost since I owned the car. I honestly don’t recall if it opened spontaneously before I installed it.

 

[jeffbco]

@Gigaron out of curiosity, did you use a wrap or shells on your console? Do you remember if it used to pop open spontaneously before you covered it?

Describe spontaneously - it's only held by magnets so it takes a very light touch to open.

 

[angus[Y]oung]

Describe spontaneously - it's only held by magnets so it takes a very light touch to open.

@jeffbco define very light touch - @Gigaron said they were outside the car when the console opened, on more than one occasion.

 

[Gigaron]

Problems all solved. Mobile service replaced the center console — and I got my cardkey back. The tech said that there were several reports of it opening on its own and they tweaked the pop-up center console between the time I got my August 2020 car and the change to the sliding replacement.