Opening front passenger door from outside

[Compuguide]

OK. Have I missed a trick here?
So You drive up to a store and stop the car while your friend pops out to buy something.
When they get back to the car they find that they can't open the front passenger door to get into the car (no response) and I have to lean over and press their door open button for them.
Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[JCremonini]

 

[TezzyMod3]

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It’s simpler than that.

click the lock at the top of the screen

 

[enixneo]

There's also a lock/unlock icon near the top of the car's screen (next to the Tesla logo).

Where you parked the whole time or did you engage Drive?

 

[Big Earl]

Unlock the car.

 

[JCremonini]

It’s simpler than that.

click the lock at the top of the screen

Sure, but if he engaged park then having to press that icon becomes redundant using the solution I provided.

 

[Compuguide]

Thanks guys.
I think you have pointed out the error in my ways.

Where you parked the whole time or did you engage Drive?

I'm pretty sure I had pressed Park and that the car must have been set to auto lock on park.
I'll check the setting in the morning.
Thanks

 

[JCremonini]

Nearly. The doors will have auto locked when you started driving. You need to turn ON UNLOCK on park, not turn OFF LOCK on park.

btw - the manual is available online here :

https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/model_3_owners_manual_north_america_en.pdf

 

[MrBadger]

Thats not the correct manual for the car btw. You want https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/model_3_owners_manual_europe_en.pdf which has things specific to our cars, like tow hitch, ecall and UK roadside assistance numbers etc.

For some reason, Tesla website links our accounts to the wrong manual.