It only needs it to sync the cert that tells the car the phone is authorized as ...

		dkonofalski on Sept 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla suffers network outage disabling vehicles’ m... It only needs it to sync the cert that tells the car the phone is authorized as a key. If your cert is still valid, you can still unlock with Bluetooth via your phone. If it's not, it'll try to update and download the cert, fail, and won't let you use Bluetooth.