Tesla Model 3: Security Features
Relevant Background: About the Security System If Model 3 does not detect an authenticated phone or key and a locked door or trunk is opened, an alarm sounds. The headlights and turn signals also flash. To deactivate the alarm, press any button on the mobile app or tap your key card against the card reader located just below the Autopilot camera on the driver's side door pillar . To manually enable or disable the alarm system, touch Controls > Safety > Security Alarm . When enabled, Model 3 activates its alarm one minute after you exit, the doors lock, and a recognized key is no longer detected. A battery-backed siren (if equipped) sounds in situations where a locked door or trunk is opened and Model 3 does not detect a key nearby. If you also want this siren to sound in situations where the vehicle detects motion inside the cabin, enable Tilt/Intrusion (see Tilt/Intrusion (if equ...