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No. This will never happen to me. Before ordering my Tesla, I installed keyless locks for all my doors. Garage doors also had smart features and security camera. If you can spend $$$$ on a car, you should be able to spend $ on a lock. The only problem that I have is my phone. I still try to figure out how not to lose it or protect information if it happens.
 
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Bluewish said:
No. This will never happen to me. Before ordering my Tesla, I installed keyless locks for all my doors. Garage doors also had smart features and security camera. If you can spend $$$$ on a car, you should be able to spend $ on a lock. The only problem that I have is my phone. I still try to figure out how not to lose it or protect information if it happens.
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Right, I should clarify I have one of those code access deadbolts on my garage door to the house, so I can get in. But in case of a power outage where I can't open the garage door I'll be locked out :)
 
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pcons said:
I'm pretty sure I've lost my house keys. I completely blame the model 3 for this since I now no longer need a key to drive the car. :rolleyes:

I was frequently forgetting my keys at home or in my desk at work and now I can't find them. :oops:

Anybody else have this happen to them?
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When I got the car I also went ‘keyless’. 99.9% of the time we use the entrance door inside the garage. I installed a keyless deadbolt. Hid the backup door key outside but it’s NOT under the flowerpot by the front door so forget looking there.
 
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pcons said:
Right, I should clarify I have one of those code access deadbolts on my garage door to the house, so I can get in. But in case of a power outage where I can't open the garage door I'll be locked out :)
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I have a backup battery on my garage door opener. Some of the Liftmaster/Chaimberlin models support battery.

I converted front deadbolt to keypad.

I keep loosing my mailbox key :(
 
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I don’t loose my keys, they’re either in my pocket or on my desk because I seldom use them anymore. :p

Been looking at keyless options for my landlord, but I haven’t found one he likes. They’re all “too complicated” :D
 
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I laughed at this - no you are not alone in this. I'm a techie geek and have virtually automated every function of my home. So the Model 3 was a natural extension of my house. Normally i get out of my car, car locks and shuts itself on its own. The door lock is blue tooth and automatically unlocks when I pull into my driveway. So I've been keyless for months.

Low and behold sometime this summer, did my home lock not malfunction and I was locked out of my house. My wife also left her house keys inside - A/C was on, so all windows closed and locked. Luckily my neighbour (really good friend) had a lock kit and managed to get us through a back door.

But lesson learned - spare keys at my parents, lol. Anyways, thanks for sharing your experience.
 
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pcons said:
I'm pretty sure I've lost my house keys. I completely blame the model 3 for this since I now no longer need a key to drive the car. :rolleyes:

I was frequently forgetting my keys at home or in my desk at work and now I can't find them. :oops:

Anybody else have this happen to them?
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I actually keep forgetting my wallet when I do quick errand runs. Before, when I went looking for my keys I always grabbed my wallet. I’m so used to not thinking about what’s on me now I just hop in the car and drive since my phone is always on me. When I get there I’m like crap my wallet isn’t on me. Only thing that worries me is getting pulled over without my drivers license on me.
 
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YusufT said:
I actually keep forgetting my wallet when I do quick errand runs. Before, when I went looking for my keys I always grabbed my wallet. I’m so used to not thinking about what’s on me now I just hop in the car and drive since my phone is always on me. When I get there I’m like crap my wallet isn’t on me. Only thing that worries me is getting pulled over without my drivers license on me.
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Agreed on the 'I no longer think about what I need on me' front. I left work last Friday, got home and realized I didn't have my wallet. Had to drive back to get it Saturday.

I've also walked away from my wife's bolt a few times leaving it on 'what? You have to push a button to turn off this car? What a piece of junk.' :)
 
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pcons said:
Agreed on the 'I no longer think about what I need on me' front. I left work last Friday, got home and realized I didn't have my wallet. Had to drive back to get it Saturday.

I've also walked away from my wife's bolt a few times leaving it on 'what? You have to push a button to turn off this car? What a piece of junk.' :)
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Yeah right? When I take my sister Mercedes for a ride, I just close the door and walk away. She told me I left her door unlocked the whole night and I had an oh crap moment haha. So used to Tesla phone key locking as I walk away.

You don’t know how convinent something is until you can’t use it anymore.
 
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News flash:

I found my keys!

Left them in a pair of jeans I bought and tried on at home only to realize I already had a pair that was virtually the same. Just returned said jeans and the keys fell out at the store while I was returning them....I don't think they understood why I was so happy to see the keys :rolleyes:

Now, I will be buying one of those gps key tags to locate them for the next time I misplace them :oops:
 
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