2021 Tesla Model 3 Doors Owners Manual

Use your thumb to push the wide part of the door handle. The handle pivots toward you, and you can open the door by pulling the handle or pulling the edge of the door.

The handle retracts automatically.

When a door or trunk is open, the touchscreen displays the Door Open indicator light.

You can specify that you want to unlock only the driver’s door when you shift into Park by turning on Controls > Locks > Driver Door Unlock Mode. If off, all doors unlock when you shift into Park.

Model 3 doors are electrically powered. To open a door while sitting inside, press the button located at the top of the interior door handle and push the door open.

To open a front door in the unlikely situation when Model 3 has no power, pull up the manual door release located in front of the window switches.

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 Park and pressing it again unlocks the doors.

Enabling Controls > Locks > Driver Door Unlock Mode only unlocks the driver door when you first unlock Model 3.

Doors and trunks can automatically lock when you walk away carrying your phone key or paired key fob (if ordered after approximately October 1, 2019). To turn this feature on or off, 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 when Model 3 locks, touch Controls > Locks > Lock Confirmation Sound.

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 Home, Work, and Favorite Destinations.
• A phone key or paired key fob is detected inside Model 3.
• A door or trunk is not fully closed.
• The phone key’s Bluetooth setting is turned off.
• Key fob or phone key remains within range for five minutes after all doors have been closed.

Model 3 automatically locks all doors (including the trunks) when your driving speed exceeds 5 mph (8 km/h).

Model 3 has child locks on the rear doors to prevent them from being opened using the interior release buttons. On the touchscreen, touch Controls > Locks > Child Lock. You can choose Both to engage the child lock on both rear doors, or you can choose Left or Right to engage it on just a specific door.

When you stop Model 3 and engage Park, you can choose to unlock all doors. To turn this feature on or off, touch Controls > Locks > Unlock on Park.