Key pairing for the Tesla Model X

30.09.2022

The Tesla Model X is the first electric crossover that combines the comfort and elegance of a sedan, good permeability, and the performance of a sports car. Model X's innovative approach realizes in many details. Tesla designers implemented the keys to the Tesla in an unusual way. Tesla Model X supports three keys types:

Key-card
Phone key
Key-fob

Key-card

Tesla provides the vehicle owner with two key cards, the size of an ordinary bank card. The key card connects with Model X via short-range radio frequency identification (RFID) signals. The key card allows the Model X to be unlocked or locked when brought to the driver’s side of the door.

Phone key

The vehicle owner can set up his personal phone as a «phone key» that connects with the vehicle using Bluetooth. The phone key supports automatic unlocking or locking of the vehicle, which is analogous to keyless access in other vehicle brands.

Key-fob

The key-fob buttons are a miniature copy of the electric vehicle that can remotely unlock or lock the vehicle and open/close the front and back trunk. Key-fob also supports automatic unlocking or locking of the vehicle.

Tesla Model X is in high demand in the secondary market. Very often, when you buy a used vehicle you will not get a complete set of keys, also the key may be lost, or you may need to make an additional key for a family member. And because of the features of Model X, it is not easy to do.

How to pairing the key to Tesla Model X?

If you’re the owner of the Tesla Model X 2022 with the AMD processor, you’re lucky you can pair the new key yourself. The special menu is already provided in this procedure. In Tesla Model X earlier editions, this feature is not available. It is also not possible to pairing the key to the service Tesla toolbox 3. Therefore, there are only two options: to contact the official service of Tesla or to look for the service station, which provides the service of programming Tesla keys.

Loki diagnostic scanner with activated plug-in «KEY FOB PAIRING FOR TESLA MODEL X FEATURE» allows to paring one or more keys to the vehicle in 5 minutes. Loki scanner supports programming Tesla Model X keys with any version of the key security module for cars with Tegra and Intel processors.

Tesla key firmware procedure with Loki diagnostic scanner is very simple and occurs as follows:
1. Connect Loki scanner to the vehicle and read the existing key list;
2. Connecting a new key to the Loki scanner;
3. Recording data into the key;
4. Key pearing to the vehicle.

Loki diagnostic scanner has a large functionality, continuously improving and expanding the list of its capabilities, which allows you to organize maintenance and repair of Tesla on any service station.