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Yeah, I’m in the same boat. My wife is growing increasingly frustrated with having to wait for the car to unlock. I sure hope Tesla fixes it quickly, else she may be looking to sell the car. Ok, it may not be THAT bad, but it is an unnecessary hassle and one that detracts from a otherwise fantastic automobile. FWIW, the unlock button in the Tesla app is 100% reliable and fairly quick, but it’s cumbersome to have to do this. It’s like having to fumble through your pockets to find the key.Thanks for the info Mike. That likely explains why I saw my frustrated wife walk out the front door and drive her ICE car to work this morning. Surprised she didn't give the Ring camera a scowl of disgust. Can't wait to get home!
The new software may have made things worse. No phone access and now the stereo only makes a clicking noise. She's taking it to the service center tomorrow. I'll let you all know how that goes.
I see 2018.10.5 is rolling put pretty quick. Is there any point in my calling them up, or would it just make sense to wait to get it?
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She rebooted while at work today, and it worked this afternoon. If it opens correctly tomorrow morning she may cancel the service call.when was your last system reboot? my migration to 10.5 has been stellar.
This is an honest question, do you carry your smartphone when you go running?
So far the most consistent approach for me is to turn off phone's Bluetooth when the walk away lock happened. And when approaching the car (but still not in the distance to trigger walk up unlock) turn Bluetooth on. After a few seconds it will show phone key connected and do its job. Required effort is slightly more than having a key fob but a lot less than standing around the car waiting the car to wake up and use controls in the app to unlock and start the car or pulling out the key card from the wallet.
Is there a way to share access to the app without compromising private data? I rented a TM3 the other day and was only given the card key, which is adequate for access... but the remote features via the app are where the car really shines... pre-conditioning the car, [eventually] summon, etc.
I read in an earlier post that each phone has to have its own Tesla account (e.g. can't use 1 account on 2 phones)... does Tesla limit the number of accounts that can be linked to a car? Can I create a third "guest" account (Me, Wife, and Guest) that I can give my brother or friend access to when they borrow the car?
I would consider it completely unacceptable if I had to do that. My phone has bluetooth turned on so that I can use an earbud for longer phone calls, and in the normal course of things I don't have to unlock it very often. Unlocking it to turn BT off and then unlocking it again to turn BT back on would have me complaining to Tesla on a daily basis until they fixed it.
But I'd be using the key card rather that fiddling with BT all the time. Fortunately for me, the phone-key seems to work, though I do use the key card to lock it when I park it in public because I feel better knowing for sure that it has locked.
You can always check with the app after walking away that it's locked. The advantage of doing it this way is that you can start to gain confidence if it's locked every time when you check with the app.
Pull my phone out of my pocket, turn it on, enter my pass code, scroll to the screen with the Tesla app, open the app, wait for it to connect, and see if the car locked.
. It is fabulous. But in making it "simple" they've made it a damm pain in the ass to do things that should have been easy and are easy in any other car. (A fob could have had a button to open the frunk!)
Great points. iPhones support NFC. Could they be configured to work with the RFID transmitter on the B pillar? This would effectively make the phone capable of substituting for the key card and allowing you to use it to tap-to-open/close.Pull my phone out of my pocket, turn it on, enter my pass code, scroll to the screen with the Tesla app, open the app, wait for it to connect, and see if the car locked. No, it's a lot easier just to walk away, then stop, turn and look, and wait for the mirrors to fold. Or else lock it with the key card.
But if there was a way to lock it with a tap somewhere, I'l like that a lot more than the Walk-Away-Unlock. Because no matter what, this is going to fail occasionally and leave the car unlocked. Probably after you've gotten so used to it that you don't think twice about it.
And while we're at it, I'd like a tap-to-open (when the phone is in range) for the frunk. I use the frunk for groceries, because when the car is in my garage the rear trunk is too close to the garage door. (This car is frigging HUGE!) As it is, the only ways to open the frunk are from the app (which is a M-F-ing pain in the ass to open and use) or by opening the door and leaning far enough in to reach the screen.
I love this car. It is fabulous. But in making it "simple" they've made it a damm pain in the ass to do things that should have been easy and are easy in any other car. (A fob could have had a button to open the frunk!)
IMHO, simple doesn't need the quotes. I don't want any fob. I am graduating directly from a key (with an integrated two button fob I suppose) to the future.
Pull my phone out of my pocket, turn it on, enter my pass code, scroll to the screen with the Tesla app, open the app, wait for it to connect, and see if the car locked. No, it's a lot easier just to walk away, then stop, turn and look, and wait for the mirrors to fold. Or else lock it with the key card.
But if there was a way to lock it with a tap somewhere, I'l like that a lot more than the Walk-Away-Unlock. Because no matter what, this is going to fail occasionally and leave the car unlocked. Probably after you've gotten so used to it that you don't think twice about it.
And while we're at it, I'd like a tap-to-open (when the phone is in range) for the frunk. I use the frunk for groceries, because when the car is in my garage the rear trunk is too close to the garage door. (This car is frigging HUGE!) As it is, the only ways to open the frunk are from the app (which is a M-F-ing pain in the ass to open and use) or by opening the door and leaning far enough in to reach the screen.
I love this car. It is fabulous. But in making it "simple" they've made it a damm pain in the ass to do things that should have been easy and are easy in any other car. (A fob could have had a button to open the frunk!)