Trunk not walkup unlock

[KG2V]

Last week or 3, my trunk doesn't walk up unlock! Have to pull out the app, and tell the car to unlock the trunk (which works) - any clues? The doors DO walk up unlock

 

[PianoAl]

Does it fail every time?

If you do near the front door (but not press the handle) then go back to the trunk, doe it fail?

 

[Maki22]

Might be the button on your trunk that is broken.

Does it work if you unlock the car and then try to open the trunk?

 

[Marsh25]

Just thought of this. Is you're phone in your back pocket? I get this if I have my phone in my back pocket. My body being in the way blocks signal enough to prevent unlock. I have a pair of bluetooth headphones that due the same thing, so I knew what it was immediately.

 

[E90alex]

Did you turn on driver door unlock mode? If so that won’t allow the trunk to open either.

 

[KG2V]

Did you turn on driver door unlock mode? If so that won’t allow the trunk to open either.

Nope, other doors unlock

 

[KG2V]

Might be the button on your trunk that is broken.

Does it work if you unlock the car and then try to open the trunk?

That might be it - now that I think of it, it has problems since they replaced the harness

 

[RainMeister]

Did you turn on driver door unlock mode? If so that won’t allow the trunk to open either.

Where is that mode controlled from? The trunk release button and display panel icon to open the trunk won’t work on my car. Only way to open the trunk has been through the app. Same issue with the frunk.

 

[E90alex]

The display in the car should work 100% of the time no matter what settings you have.

But to answer your question the setting is found under the locking settings in the car.

 

[RainMeister]

The display in the car should work 100% of the time no matter what settings you have.

But to answer your question the setting is found under the locking settings in the car.

Could it be my 12 volt battery needs replacing? I thought I read somewhere that this may be a tell-tale sign.

 

[KG2V]

They came an looked - bad harness - I can unlock from the display, or the app, can't do it from the button on the trunk

 

[RainMeister]

Where is that mode controlled from? The trunk release button and display panel icon to open the trunk won’t work on my car. Only way to open the trunk has been through the app. Same issue with the frunk.

I just returned from Tesla's service center, and the problem turned out to be a control setting issue.

In the Lock section of the car panel display, there is a setting labeled "Driver Door Unlock Mode". I believe this is was introduced under a recent firmware update, and that I had turned it on without understanding what this control actually does.

The information tab explains in a roundabout manner that turning this on will lock all doors, trunk and frunk, rendering the door levers, trunk button and even the instrument controls for opening them useless.

I guess this option may be helpful if you are in a crime-infested neighborhood and don't want anything but the driver door to be accessible.

Interestingly, it took them half a day to figure this all out, and even the service writer wasn't aware of this setting when I dropped off the vehicle. My advice to Tesla is to do a better job of labeling (I propose calling it the "Danger Will Robinson Mode") and explaining new features as they are introduced.

RM

 

[KG2V]

I just returned from Tesla's service center, and the problem turned out to be a control setting issue.

In the Lock section of the car panel display, there is a setting labeled "Driver Door Unlock Mode". I believe this is was introduced under a recent firmware update, and that I had turned it on without understanding what this control actually does.

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The information tab explains in a roundabout manner that turning this on will lock all doors, trunk and frunk, rendering the door levers, trunk button and even the instrument controls for opening them useless.

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I guess this option may be helpful if you are in a crime-infested neighborhood and don't want anything but the driver door to be accessible.

Interestingly, it took them half a day to figure this all out, and even the service writer wasn't aware of this setting when I dropped off the vehicle. My advice to Tesla is to do a better job of labeling (I propose calling it the "Danger Will Robinson Mode") and explaining new features as they are introduced.

RM

We checked that first - like I said, service guy came out - bad harness! They are coming back Monday with a new one