TIFU: I left my wallet at home and my phone died!

[640k]

This happened over the weekend, but thought it was humorous enough to share...

My kids had a soccer game over the weekend and when we got there, my youngest was asking for a snack and that's when I realized that I didn't bring my wallet. Whoops. No big deal, he can wait and I didn't need the beer. Well the soccer game was during football and I wanted to watch my favorite team lose so I had that streaming on my phone.

Just before halftime, my phone died. Whoops again. With the soccer game now over, I was looking forward to going home and watching some sports with the kids. Whoops again. When we approached the car, it wouldn't unlock and then it dawned on me. No phone. No Wallet. No access.

Luckily a worker at the snack bar had a USB-C cable (slow charge) that got me enough juice to turn my phone on, unlock the car and invoke keyless driving.

Oh well, lesson learned that day! DON'T FORGET YOUR KEYCARD!!

 

[ZappCatt]

My buddy did something similar..but different.

Took his car to be tinted at a friends place. Is too lazy to carry the cards, so handed him his phone. Jumped in my car, and told his other friends meeting up with us to call him when they got their errands done.

Realized after we pulled away that he did not have his phone, since he let the tint shop hold it to move the car around. DOH

Does anyone make a magnetic Keycard holder that we can mount in the wheel well like we used to do for normal keys?

 

[640k]

Does anyone make a magnetic Keycard holder that we can mount in the wheel well like we used to do for normal keys?

maybe shove it behind the license plate?

 

[trojaneen]

No one else is on your Tesla app? I would have borrowed a phone to call my husband & have him open/start the car.

I learned this at the Tesla factory from someone who had the same thing happen to them.

 

[640k]

Nope. Single dad. I got it resolved, but good point for sure.

 

[Elbro]

My phone case has a slot for a credit card, that is where i leave my key card for this very reason.

 

[neptunesfinest]

You could also download the Tesla app to anyone’s phone. Then log in press start and log out.

 

[Arif]

Yeah you could have just used another soccer parents phone to download the Tesla app there and login to access the car.

 

[640k]

My phone case has a slot for a credit card, that is where i leave my key card for this very reason.

oh hi neighbor.

 

[M3BlueGeorgia]

Nope. Single dad. I got it resolved, but good point for sure.

Do you have a parent or sibling who could install the Tesla application?
For example to remote unlock (or lock) for some future weird event.

 

[640k]

all good points/options. thanks everyone for the suggestions. at the end of the day i just need to take responsibility for leaving my keycard at home!

 

[IdaX]

Yeah you could have just used another soccer parents phone to download the Tesla app there and login to access the car.

This is what I did when my phone ran out of charge at a softball game once. Borrowed a phone, downloaded app, logged in, set to keyless driving, deleted app. Not too bad, really!

 

[Elbro]

oh hi neighbor.

I am in Massachusetts

 

[640k]

I am in Massachusetts

oh hi, neighbor from another state!

 

[gecko10x]

My phone case has a slot for a credit card, that is where i leave my key card for this very reason.

Umm... but then if you forget your phone, you don't have the card. Would it not be safer for the card to be in your wallet?

 

[PACEMD]

Can kids breath ok in a frunk? Asking for a friend.............

 

[Stretch2727]

Umm... but then if you forget your phone, you don't have the card. Would it not be safer for the card to be in your wallet?

Good thing about putting the card with the phone. If you forget both you are not going anywhere, so hard to forget. This is one thing I like about using the phone for access, you never forget to take your phone with you as I did sometimes in the past.

 

[Evoforce]

Nope. Single dad. I got it resolved, but good point for sure.

Oh come on.... Let your EX have a key...

 

[AdamVIP]

My phone case has a slot for a credit card, that is where i leave my key card for this very reason.

But if you lose one you lose both. I think the wallet and phone separate is better

 

[joebruin77]

This is what I did when my phone ran out of charge at a softball game once. Borrowed a phone, downloaded app, logged in, set to keyless driving, deleted app. Not too bad, really!

How do you set the car for keyless driving? Do you have to do something other than have someone remotely unlock and start the car for you?