Numerous Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power. Here's how to manually open a Tesla door if you get stuck inside.
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A Tesla's manual door releases can be tricky to find if you haven't read the owner's manual. Here's how to locate and activate them in the Tesla Model S, 3, X, and Y.

Numerous Tesla owners say they’ve been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power.::Numerous Tesla owners say they have been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power.Teslas come with manual door releases, but they can be hard to find

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    875·
    1 year ago

    I hate to be the voice of reason here

    But you could read the article first…

    Exton followed the instructions for the manual release to open the door, but he said this “somehow broke the driver’s window.”

    • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      281·
      1 year ago

      That’s the tax. “You want to get out of your crippled car and not have a heat stroke? Go buy a new proprietary window from GlassX.”

    • zurohki@aussie.zoneEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      IIRC Teslas roll the window down slightly when you open the doors, and this doesn’t work if the car’s dead.

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Lots of cars do this. My old boss had a 350Z in like 2009 that lowered the window when you opened the door.

    • tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.ukEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

      Yes that’s a risk, but would you rather have a broken window or be caught in a burning car? More important it still works after a power failure.