Unlocking the Doors from inside

[Doug_G]

I don't think the Park button works if you're already in Park and they've retracted.

Using the Touchscreen Unlock button definitely works.

You could probably also cycle into Drive and then back into Park.

 

[jerry33]

I don't think the Park button works if you're already in Park and they've retracted.

Correct. Easiest way is just to put it in D and then back to P. Works every time.

 

[dsmith2189]

I don't think the Park button works if you're already in Park and they've retracted.

Using the Touchscreen Unlock button definitely works.

You could probably also cycle into Drive and then back into Park.

Or just open and then close the drivers door. the passenger side handle should extend.

 

[dwegmull]

If my window is opened all the way, I reach out and touch the exterior handle on my door, causing all of them to extend. It is a bit awkward, but I find it quicker than fumbling with the touch screen.

 

[AmpedRealtor]

Seems that using the lock/unlock button on the touchscreen would be the easiest solution.

 

[jerry33]

Seems that using the lock/unlock button on the touchscreen would be the easiest solution.

Not really. You first have to navigate though the menu maze. D --> P is fast and easy.

 

[brianman]

Not really. You first have to navigate though the menu maze. D --> P is fast and easy.

Menu maze? Tapping the Controls button in the bottom left is considered a 'maze'?

 

[felixtb]

Menu maze? Tapping the Controls button in the bottom left is considered a 'maze'?

suspect he means a two move operation of what could be done with one ie. pushing the park button if in drive...... otherwise that would also be a two move operation.

 

[dsmith2189]

Still another way to get the door handles to extend...
after reviewing the first responder guide they say that deploying the airbags will extend them:scared:.

 

[jerry33]

Menu maze? Tapping the Controls button in the bottom left is considered a 'maze'?

It is when you don't use it very often and have to think about where the door handle release is. You might not have been on the screen that has that function the last time you were in Controls. The shifter is always right there.

 

[nightau]

what if you DON'T want someone from the outside to be able to tap the handle to extend it and open the door?
wouldn't this be a safety concern if anyone can just open the door from the outside, when you're in the car? of course the stranger would have to know how a Tesla MS works, but it's possible.

 

[jerry33]

what if you DON'T want someone from the outside to be able to tap the handle to extend it and open the door?
wouldn't this be a safety concern if anyone can just open the door from the outside, when you're in the car? of course the stranger would have to know how a Tesla MS works, but it's possible.

If you have moved after starting the car, then the doors are locked, so there is only the time from entering the car to moving when there is that condition. This will likely be addressed in some future update, however you shoud write ownership to let them know that this is a concern. (The more requests, the quicker the update.)

 

[kmporter]

It is when you don't use it very often and have to think about where the door handle release is. You might not have been on the screen that has that function the last time you were in Controls. The shifter is always right there.

If I'm not mistaken, the lock/unlock buttons are at the bottom of all the screens in Controls. So, at most it is a 2 tap process.

 

[jerry33]

If I'm not mistaken, the lock/unlock buttons are at the bottom of all the screens in Controls. So, at most it is a 2 tap process.

I'll have to look. I thought it was only on one screen.

 

[Robert.Boston]

Here's what I'd like to see:

Repurpose the "Tesla T" that lives at the top-center of the touchscreen:

• Door lock status indicator: Doors unlocked, T is Tesla red; locked, T is gray (as it is now)
• Tap the T: toggle door lock/unlock status
• Hold the T: opens the "About your Model S" window (as it does now when tapped)

This "Tesla T" is on a valuable bit of console real estate, and checking the car's software version number doesn't deserve such a prime location.

 

[ElSupreme]

I use the shift to park method most of the time.

But when I am sitting in park for a while, and need to extend the handles I just open the drivers door. I used to unlock the doors in my VW the same way.

 

[brianman]

• Hold the T: opens the "About your Model S" window (as it does now when tapped)

This action already has a defined role. To what action would you remap that role?

 

[mknox]

I use the shift to park method most of the time.

Me too. If I leave the car in gear (or neutral) I get the incessant "nanny chime" until the passenger gets in/out and closes the door. Might as well just put it in Park.