Did you even read what happened? It doesn't even appear that he was at the right car and was trying to get in. Would you want support letting someone in to your car or towing it without even doing what they say and returning to the car?
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New Tesla Model 3 extended range locked me out, Tesla refused to help
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I think we are going in circles here.
The OP was clearly at the wrong car.
The car was on Sentry Mode while the app showed it to be unlocked.
The Tesla app has several ways of dealing with this (show location, flash lights, honk horn)
But probably not wise to use Summon when at the wrong car.
OP posted first Apr 12, latest Apr 13.
Nothing more to be said unless OP returns.
The OP was clearly at the wrong car.
The car was on Sentry Mode while the app showed it to be unlocked.
The Tesla app has several ways of dealing with this (show location, flash lights, honk horn)
But probably not wise to use Summon when at the wrong car.
OP posted first Apr 12, latest Apr 13.
Nothing more to be said unless OP returns.
Brando
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I think I will jump in a day late here. Doesn’t sound like a personal attack. Seems quite simply an observation. You be you, but why the key card is important and what could fail with a cellular network is quite simple and obvious problem solving, regardless of what you were “told.”
Actually I did run a test one time where I deliberately put my phone in airplane mode and turned on only the Bluetooth, without carrying my keyfob (in my own garage of course). The car still opened and I was able to drive it. You don't need the cellular network to open and drive the car, but the issue you have is still: what happens if your phone dies?
At least Tesla Model 3 Demographics: Who Buys Model 3s by Age, Income: seems to suggest the median age of model 3 owners is 51 years old. Apparently it was only 46 years old early in the 3's production span. So, yeah, half the owners of model 3's are 51 or greater. Perhaps 51 is very elderly in your book. You whipper-snappers can think what you want, sonny!
16-20 year olds can be idiots, and every age up to 'very elderly' can too.
Its likely OP is not 'very elderly', since he was able to walk on a beach for 45 minutes. I mean, I guess that 45 minutes was spent walking a single block, which might explain why he left the beach on the wrong street and found someone else's Tesla(!)
And no, it doesn't matter what this person is. For that matter, we don't even know if OP had a Tesla(he probably doesn't anymore, its probably been impounded from the El Granada street he left it on by now!) All I know is (s)he came to TMC with a massive chip on their shoulder and got a few suggestions as to the cause of their woe. Getting no sympathy, he left.
Bingo. Or stolen…or dropped and fell down the stairwell, simply lost, etc. Basic risk evaluation.
Well if you lose your key to an old style car with actual key holes in the doors, you're still screwed. The issue with relying on a phone is that you don't have to lose the phone to get screwed; the phone could simply die. I was using an old Google Pixel 1 (my backup phone to my current Google Pixel 4) two weeks ago and I woke it up and the screen just went black. No warning. It's in the repair shop right now and they're trying to find out if it's a battery issue or a motherboard issue. I think it's probably the latter, since it was at around 75% SoC when it just...died. Had that been my only car key, well, I wouldn't have been going anywhere. It should just be basic common sense that you don't rely on something as complex as a cell phone as the only way to start your car and get home, especially if you are an engineer.
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I previously asked people not to "pile on" in this thread. I let the thread go longer, because it was mostly off topic discussion. Its back to "piling on" now, and there is virtually no chance the OP comes back at this point to let us know what happened. The last time they logged in was April 13 and its now April 23rd.
Because the thread is back to "piling on", I am going to lock it.
I previously asked people not to "pile on" in this thread. I let the thread go longer, because it was mostly off topic discussion. Its back to "piling on" now, and there is virtually no chance the OP comes back at this point to let us know what happened. The last time they logged in was April 13 and its now April 23rd.
Because the thread is back to "piling on", I am going to lock it.
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