aesculus
Still Trying to Figure This All Out
It appears that there are big differences in getting the car plugged in with the car unlocked based on year/model.
I just tried my early 2016 Model X again. Car was locked (mirrors folded in). I pressed the door handle and the car did not respond at all. Completely shut down. Then I tried the UMC button multiple times all around the charge port door and all over around the rear corner of the car. Nothing. Port would not open.
BTW it is very easy to get the charge port door open. Just press on the very rear and it will swing open enough for you to be able to pry it the rest of the way open with your fingers. But when I did that I still could not insert the charger cable because the ring light was off and there is bar prohibiting the plug from going into the socket. So in my car there is no way to insert the charger cable regardless if the door is open or not unless the car is unlocked.
Cleary from the reports above other cars/models behave differently.
I just tried my early 2016 Model X again. Car was locked (mirrors folded in). I pressed the door handle and the car did not respond at all. Completely shut down. Then I tried the UMC button multiple times all around the charge port door and all over around the rear corner of the car. Nothing. Port would not open.
BTW it is very easy to get the charge port door open. Just press on the very rear and it will swing open enough for you to be able to pry it the rest of the way open with your fingers. But when I did that I still could not insert the charger cable because the ring light was off and there is bar prohibiting the plug from going into the socket. So in my car there is no way to insert the charger cable regardless if the door is open or not unless the car is unlocked.
Cleary from the reports above other cars/models behave differently.