Jiggling the key FOB

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• Aug 25, 2025

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I've tried getting an answer to this in various threads without luck, so I thought I'd ask directly here. Occasionally, my Air GT fails to unlock as I approach. When this happens, I jiggle the key FOB in my pocket and the car unlocks immediately. This works 100% of the time. My question is: Why does this work? (FWIW I do not have mobile key set up.)

 

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• Aug 25, 2025

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I’m adding this to my techniques. Thanks!

 

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• Aug 25, 2025

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L-Dude said:

I've tried getting an answer to this in various threads without luck, so I thought I'd ask directly here. Occasionally, my Air GT fails to unlock as I approach. When this happens, I jiggle the key FOB in my pocket and the car unlocks immediately. This works 100% of the time. My question is: Why does this work? (FWIW I do not have mobile key set up.)

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Because the key is probably asleep to preserve battery and shaking it wakes it up.

 

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• Aug 25, 2025

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If you "wake" your iphone it generally works as well, at least it does for me.

 

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Miami_Lucid_Man said:

If you "wake" your iphone it generally works as well, at least it does for me.

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I don't have my PAAK because it interferes with the FOB

 

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HC_79 said:

Because the key is probably asleep to preserve battery and shaking it wakes it up.

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That was what I was thinking, but I wasn't sure the FOB had a sleep mode.

 

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• Aug 25, 2025

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With the mobile app, I find it helps to stand by the car rotating the phone back and forth on its horizontal axis while repeatedly saying "God damn it!". Plan on that taking a bit longer if it's raining.

 

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• Yesterday at 1:25 AM

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My Model X is usually pretty good...but sometimes it balks. Its fob is often in the same front pocket as my phone and it seems to have problems if the fob is hiding behind the phone. Might be something similar here.

 

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• Yesterday at 10:06 AM

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When my fob is a little slow, depressing the door handle manually when I arrive at it also always opens the door.

This seems to usually work with the phone in my pocket as well, though I haven’t tested it as thoroughly.