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by bink 1694 days ago
The drive stalk and the parking brake, sure. But are you explaining to them how to shift into neutral? How to turn on/off the windshield wipers? Headlights? Pairing phones to use as keys? How to use the valet card?

I have a model 3 but I forget this crap all the time. They'll need to provide decent documentation beyond the touch screen (and I'm sure they will).
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stetrain 1694 days ago
Most people won’t need to touch those things. Headlights and wipers are auto by default. Neutral is needed for car washes or towing which are both abnormal situations for a rental.

And I kind of doubt they’re going to let you pair it with a phone key to the normal Tesla app like you own the car.

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caf 1694 days ago
In fact they instruct you that you're not authorised to organise towing yourself, you have to use their emergency assist number if it needs a tow.
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