Types of Keys
Model Y supports the following types of keys:
• Phone key - You can set up your personal phone as a
"phone key" that communicates with
Model Y using
Bluetooth. A phone key supports automatic locking and
unlocking.
• Key card - Tesla provides two key cards that communicate
with Model Y using short range radio-frequency
identification (RFID) signals. Unlike the phone key and key
fobs, the key card does not support automatic locking and
unlocking. In situations where your phone key has a dead
battery, or is lost or stolen, use your key card to unlock,
drive, and lock
Model Y.
•
Key fob - The key fob (if equipped) allows you to press
buttons to open the front and rear trunks, and unlock,
lock, and drive
Model Y. The key fob also supports
automatic locking and unlocking, if available in your
region (see Walk-Away Door Lock on page 27) and can be
used as a backup to your phone key.
Model Y supports a total of 19 keys, which can include phone
keys, key cards, and up to four key fobs (see Managing Keys
on page 23.
CAUTION: Remember to bring a key with you when you
drive. Although you can drive Model Y away from its
key, you will be unable to power it back on after it
powers off.
Phone Key
CAUTION: Do not leave your paired phone in your
vehicle (for example, if you are hiking or at the beach).
If you must leave your phone in the vehicle, disable
Bluetooth and/or turn the phone off.
Using your phone as a key is a convenient way to access your
Model Y. As you approach, your phone's Bluetooth signal is
detected
, exterior lights illuminate, and the doors unlock
when you pull a door handle. Likewise, when you exit and
walk away with the phone key, doors automatically lock
(provided the Walk-Away Door Lock feature is turned on; see
Walk-Away Door Lock on page 27).
Once a phone has been authenticated, it no longer requires
an internet connection to be used as a phone key for Model
Y. However, to use the phone hands-free, access your
phone's contacts, play media from it, etc., you must also pair
it and connect it as a Bluetooth device (see
Bluetooth on
page 59). Model Y detects your phone when within Bluetooth
range but cannot tell whether your phone is inside or outside
of the vehicle, or if it is far away (such as in your front trunk
or buried in a bag). Do not leave your smart phone in the front
trunk.
NOTE: You can also set up an Apple Watch to be used as a
key.
Some smartphones with NFC capability can be used to lock/
unlock your vehicle, just like using a key card. Ensure the
Tesla mobile app is correctly paired to your vehicle and
enable the NFC function on your phone. Once enabled,
simply hold the phone to the driver's side door pillar to lock
or unlock the door. Refer to your smartphone's instructions
for specific information on how to do this.
Keep in mind that the phone key defaults as the “primary” key
and the vehicle uses Bluetooth to detect your phone’s
proximity to the vehicle. The vehicle cannot detect whether
the phone is inside or outside of
Model Y. If you leave your
paired phone inside the vehicle with Bluetooth enabled, it is
essentially the same as leaving your keys in your vehicle with
the doors unlocked – even if you press the lock icon on the
mobile app. Therefore, your vehicle may not be secure if you
lock a paired phone key inside because
Model Y will unlock
the door when the exterior door handle is pulled since the
phone key is already detected.
If you want to lock the doors while inside Model Y so that
they cannot be opened from the outside, close the doors and
use the lock icon on the touchscreen. This temporarily
overrides any phone lock settings, such as Walk-Away Door
Lock. Otherwise, because your phone is enabled as a key, the
doors will unlock when the exterior door handles are pulled
even if you press the lock icon on your mobile app. If you
open the door from the inside, that will once again allow the
doors to be opened from the outside so long as the phone
key is detected (see Interior Locking and Unlocking on page
26 for more information).
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.
Keys
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