Sleep and Unlock API Question.

[gadgetware]

Does anyone know what command(s) the official app sends to unlock the car doors? In the app, even if my Model 3 is asleep, as soon as I hit the unlock button the car will unlock. Most of the other commands are grayed out until the car wakes up.

If I use the API documented on the Tim Dorr page to send the unlock command via a python script, the car will not unlock immediately if it is asleep. That command will actually cause the car to wake up but I have to wait another 8-20 seconds before the unlock API command will actually unlock the car. Is there a specific command sequence I need to initiate to eliminate the delay?

 

[KyleDay]

Could it be that the unlock command from your phone goes out over Bluetooth instead of the api? That could account for the speed.

 

[gadgetware]

Could it be that the unlock command from your phone goes out over Bluetooth instead of the api? That could account for the speed.

Of course. That's exactly it. I ran a few tests and once I turned the BT off it has to completely wake up before it will allow me to unlock in the app. Thanks for saving me a lot of troubleshooting!

 

[bahree]

Sharing my experience - Yes, I have seen that. The only way I have worked around this, is to check if the car is asleep then kick off a async call after a few seconds latency. And I make the same API call again - the first one just wakes up the car and it doesnt seem to 'remember' the first call.