Tesla Model S: Key Card
Tesla provides you with two Model S key cards, designed to fit in your wallet.
To use a key card to unlock or lock Model S, position the card as shown and tap it against the card reader located approximately one third the way up of the driver's side door pillar. When Model S detects the key card, the exterior lights flash, the mirrors unfold or fold (if Fold Mirrors is on), the horn sounds (if Lock Confirmation Sound is on), and the doors unlock or lock.
NOTE: You may need to physically touch the wireless phone charger or driver's side door pillar with the key card, and you may need to hold it against the transmitter for one or two seconds.
Once inside, power up Model S by pressing the brake pedal within two minutes of scanning the key card (see Starting and Powering Off). If you wait longer than two minutes, you must re-authenticate by placing the key card near the card reader located in the wireless phone charger on the center console. When your key card is detected, your two minute authentication period restarts.
NOTE: If enabled, Walk-Away Door Lock (see Walk- Away Door Lock) operates only when you walk away using a phone key or passive key fob. When you walk away carrying your key card, Model S does not automatically unlock/lock.
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Key Fob
You can quickly familiarize yourself with the key fob by
thinking of it as a miniature version of Model S, with the
Tesla badge representing the front. The key has buttons
that feel like softer are
Passive Locking and Unlocking
Locking and unlocking Model S with your key fob is
conveniently hands-free. Although you must be carrying
a paired key fob, there is no need to use it. Model S has
sensors around the vehicle that c
Managing Keys
To display a list of all keys (phone keys, key cards, and key fobs) that can
access your Model S, touch Controls > Locks. An icon displays next to each key
to indicate whether the key is a phone
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Wall Connector rotary switch must be adjusted
What this alert means:
Incorrect rotary switch setting.
What to do:
Have your electrician adjust the Wall Connector's internal rotary switch to a
valid operating current setting. They
should first make sure there is no power to the Wall Connector. The
Climate
You can check the interior temperature and heat or cool
the cabin before driving (even if it's in a garage), control
the seat heaters, and defrost the windshield:
Enable or disable Defrost Car by swiping up the from
bottom, which helps melt snow, ice, and frost on the
windshield, windows, an
