Modern cars have an increasing number of features and despite the fact they bring us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not all the time simple to use. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Tesla Model Y, according to its features, it can be tricky to understand how to start a Tesla Model Y? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem very clear to many of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. On this webpage we will explain the different procedures to start a Tesla Model Y with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Tesla Model Y with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a Tesla Model Y with key?

So we commence our content which aims to show you how to start a Tesla Model Y, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find below the different measures to be done to turn on the engine of your Tesla Model Y:

  • Discern the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is almost always on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to read our content on the steering wheel blocked on Tesla Model Y that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t be reluctant to read our content on orange lights on Tesla Model Y to learn the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Tesla Model Y starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)
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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Tesla Model Y,

How to start a Tesla Model Y with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Tesla Model Y with key or will show you you how to do it for a Tesla Model Y equipped with a key card and not a key. The process is still pretty much the same, so don’t be reluctant to return back to the previous section to have information on each of the steps to do. Discover below the guidelines to adhere to to start your Tesla Model Y with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Tesla Model Y is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is generally based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally placed on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Tesla Model Y
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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Tesla Model Y

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How do I start a Tesla Model Y without a key?

And to finish, we will discover, how to start a Tesla Model Y without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem logical. Even so, you should know that if your Tesla Model Y is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to follow:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Tesla Model Y).

There, you’ve learned all the techniques to start a Tesla Model Y.

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