NOTE: Only the front doors are equipped with a manual
door release.
CAUTION:
Manual door releases are designed to
be used only in situations when Model 3 has no
power. Whenever Model 3 has power, use the
button located at the top of the interior door
handle.
Interior Locking and Unlocking
While sitting inside Model 3, you can lock and unlock all
doors and trunks by touching the lock icon on the
touchscreen.
The icon changes to indicate whether
doors are locked or unlocked.
You can also unlock the doors by pressing the Park
button on the end of the drive stalk a second time.
Pressing this button once engages the Park gear and
pressing it again unlocks the doors.
Walk-Away Door Lock
Doors and trunks can automatically lock whenever you
walk away carrying your authenticated phone or paired
key fob (if ordered after approximately October 1,
2019). To turn this feature on or
o, touch Controls >
Locks > Walk-Away Door Lock.
When the doors lock, the exterior lights flash once and
the mirrors fold (if Fold Mirrors is on). To also hear a
confirmation sound whenever Model 3 locks, touch
Controls > Locks > Lock Confirmation Sound > ON.
Model 3
does not automatically lock if:
• You check the Exclude Home checkbox and Model 3
is parked at the location you have designated as
Home. For details on how to designate a location as
Home, see Recent, Favorite, Home and Work
Destinations on page 132.
•
An authenticated phone or paired key fob is
detected inside Model 3.
•
You are not using an authenticated phone or paired
key fob as the key, and walk away carrying the key
card or unpaired key fob (see Passive Key Fob on
page 10). When using the key card you must
manually lock Model 3 by tapping the key card
against the door pillar. When using an unpaired key
fob (sold as an accessory), you must manually lock
Model 3 by pressing the lock button. See Keys on
page 8.
•
A door or trunk is not fully closed.
• The phone's Bluetooth setting is turned o.
NOTE: If all doors are closed and Model 3 was
automatically unlocked by your authenticated phone or
paired key fob, walk-away locking is temporarily
suspended for one minute. If you open a door within
this minute, it will not re-lock until all the doors are
closed and you have walked away with the
authenticated phone or paired key fob.
NOTE: If Model 3 detects an authenticated key for five
minutes after you exit the vehicle and close all doors,
Walk-Away Lock disables and doors do not lock when
you walk away. In this case, you must manually lock
your vehicle until after your next drive.
Drive Away Locking
Model 3 automatically locks all doors (including the
trunks) whenever your driving speed exceeds 5 mph
(8 km/h).
Child-Protection Lock
Model 3 has child-protection locks on the rear doors to
prevent them from being opened using the interior
release buttons. On the touchscreen, touch
Controls >
Locks > Child Lock.
NOTE: It is recommended that you turn child-protection
locks on whenever children are seated in the rear seats.
Unlock on Park
When you stop Model 3 and engage the Park gear, you
can choose to unlock all doors. To turn this feature on
or o, touch Controls > Locks > Unlock on Park.
NOTE: If set to OFF, you can unlock all doors by
pressing the Park button a second time after engaging
the Park gear.
Doors
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