Tesla Model Y: Key Card
Tesla provides you with two Model Y key cards, designed to fit in your wallet.
To use a key card to unlock or lock Model Y, 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 Y 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.
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Once inside, power up Model Y by pressing the brake pedal within two minutes of scanning the key card. 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.
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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 Y does not automatically unlock/lock.
CAUTION: Always carry your key card with you in your purse or wallet to use as a backup in case your authenticated phone has a dead battery, or is lost or stolen.
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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 Y, with the Tesla badge representing the front. The
key has buttons that feel like softer area
Passive Locking and Unlocking
Locking and unlocking Model Y 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 Y has sensors around the vehicle that ca
Managing Keys
To display a list of all keys (phone keys, key cards, and
key fobs) that can access your Model Y, touch Controls
> Locks. An icon displays next to each key to indicate
whether the key is a phone
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How It Works
Your Model Y includes the following components that actively monitor the
surrounding area:
A camera is mounted above the rear license plate.
Ultrasonic sensors are located in the front and rear bumpers.
A camera is mounted in each door pillar.
Three cameras are mounted to the windshield abov
Limitations and False Warnings
The parking sensors may not function correctly in these
situations:
One or more of the ultrasonic sensors or cameras is
damaged, dirty, or obstructed (such as by mud, ice,
or snow, or by a vehicle bra, excessive paint, or
adhesive products such as wraps, stickers, rubber
coating, etc.).
