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Doors

Using Exterior Door Handles

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.

NOTE: To prevent children from opening the rear doors,

turn on child locks (see Child Locks on page 16).

You can also use the touchscreen popup to open and

close doors when inside Model Y while the vehicle is in

Park.

The handle retracts automatically.

To open a front door in the unlikely situation when

Model Y has no power, pull up the manual door release

located in front of the window switches.

When a door or trunk is open, the

touchscreen displays the Door Open

indicator light.

NOTE: See Cold Weather Best Practices on page 85 to

ensure door handles function properly in cold weather.

WARNING: While using the door handle, take care

to avoid allowing ﬁngers, jewelry, acrylic nails, etc.

from being pinched by the door or door handle

mechanism. Failure to do so may result in damage

or injury.

Opening Doors from the Interior

Model Y 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.

If equipped, you can open a rear door manually in the

unlikely situation in which Model Y has no power:

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Doors

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 Y locks, touch Controls

> Locks > Lock Conﬁrmation Sound.

Model Y does not automatically lock if:

• You check the Exclude Home checkbox and Model Y

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 on

page 155.

• A phone key or paired key fob is detected inside

Model Y.

• A door or trunk is not fully closed.

• The phone key's Bluetooth setting is turned oﬀ.

• A phone key remains within range for ten minutes or

a key fob remains within range for ﬁve minutes after

all doors have been closed.

• The driver does not use the driver door to get out of

the vehicle.

1. Remove the mat from the bottom of the rear door

pocket.

NOTE: If Model Y 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.

2. Press the red tab to remove the access door.

3. Pull the mechanical release cable forward.

NOTE: It is ultimately your responsibility to ensure your

vehicle is locked, even when Walk-Away Door Lock is

enabled.

CAUTION: Manual door releases are designed to

be used only in situations when Model Y has no

power. When Model Y has power, use the button

located at the top of the interior door handle.

Drive Away Locking

Interior Locking and Unlocking

Model Y automatically locks all doors (including the

trunks) when your driving speed exceeds 5 mph

(8 km/h)8 km/h.

While sitting inside Model Y, you can lock and unlock all

doors and trunks by touching the lock icon on the

touchscreen.

Driver Door Unlock Mode

The icon changes to indicate whether

doors are locked or unlocked.

Enabling Controls > Locks > Driver Door Unlock Mode

only unlocks the driver door when you ﬁrst unlock Model

Y. The driver door unlocks only if a key is present on the

driver side of the vehicle and not the passenger side. To

unlock the remaining doors, long press the button

located at the top of the interior driver door handle, use

the touchscreen, mobile app or press the key fob a

second time.

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.

Car Left Open Notiﬁcations

Walk-Away Door Lock

To receive a mobile notiﬁcation if a door, trunk and/or

window is left open or if Model Y is left unlocked

unexpectedly, touch Controls > Locks > Car Left Open

Notiﬁcations.

Doors and trunks can automatically lock when you walk

away carrying your phone key or paired key fob. To turn

this feature on or oﬀ, touch Controls > Locks > Walk-

Away Door Lock.

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Child Locks

Model Y 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.

WARNING: It is recommended that you turn on

child locks when children are seated in the rear

seats.

Unlock on Park

When you stop Model Y and engage Park, you can

choose to unlock all doors. To turn this feature on or oﬀ,

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

Park.

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Windows

WARNING: Before closing a window, it is the

driver’s responsibility to ensure that all occupants,

especially children, do not have any body parts

extended through the window’s opening. Failure to

do so can cause serious injury.

Opening and Closing

NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure windows are

closed after locking the vehicle.

Press down on a switch to lower the associated window.

Window switches operate at two levels:

Locking Rear Windows

• To lower a window fully, press the switch all the way

down and immediately release.

To prevent passengers from using the rear window

switches, touch Controls > Locks > Window Lock. To

unlock the rear windows, touch Window Lock again.

• To lower a window partially, press the switch gently

and release when the window is where you want it.

WARNING: To ensure safety, it is recommended

that you lock the rear window switches whenever

children are seated in the rear seats.

WARNING: Never leave children unattended in

Model Y.

Calibrating Windows

In the unlikely event that a window behaves

unexpectedly (touches the bright molding, fails to open

or close properly, goes down more than normal when

the door opens, etc.), you can calibrate it to potentially

ﬁx the issue.

To calibrate a window:

1. Close the door with the aﬀected window.

2. Sit in the driver's seat and close the driver door.

3. Using the window's switch on the driver's door, raise

the aﬀected window until it stalls.

4. Using the window's switch on the driver's door, lower

the aﬀected window until it stalls.

5. Repeat step 3 and raise the aﬀected window until it

stalls.

Similarly, pull a switch to raise the associated window:

The window should now be calibrated. If the issue

continues after attempting the calibration procedure a

couple times, contact Tesla.

• To raise a window fully, pull the switch all the way up

and immediately release.

• To raise a window partially, pull the switch gently and

release when the window is where you want it.

UV Index Rating

If a window is left open unintentionally, Model Y can

send a notiﬁcation to the mobile app (touch Controls >

Locks > Car Left Open Notiﬁcation, then choose Doors

& Windows).

The roof, windshields, and windows in Model Y are

excellent at protecting you from UV (ultraviolet) rays.

The glass components score less than 2 on the UV Index

scale. Review your region’s UV Index speciﬁcations for

more information. You are still responsible for taking the

necessary precautions for sun protection.

You can also enable Close Windows on Lock by

touching Controls > Locks > Close Windows on Lock.

When enabled, your vehicle automatically closes the

windows when Model Y locks.

NOTE: See Cold Weather Best Practices on page 85 for

information on preparing windows for cold weather.

CAUTION: To avoid damage, windows

automatically lower slightly when you open or

close a door. If you manually raise a window when

the door is open, ensure it is slightly lowered

before closing the door.

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