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

  • Freeman@lemmy.pubEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Im surprised thats not a NHTSA mandate. Its a safety thing. Like why you have to have a windsheild and mirrors on a car. Even if you can remove the windshield (ie: Jeep Wranglers) if you are caught on the road with it down, you are gonna get a ticket.

      • Freeman@lemmy.pubEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        I believe you can write them. Based on this, it does appear to mandate that you have to have a release on the inside. bUT it doesn’t say it has to be manual and it doesn’t necessarily say it has to be operable at all times.

        That said, at the least, it would seem BMW would be in violation of the spirit of the law at least, and probably the letter too.

        Teslas less so since they have an manual override but it being hidden and not well labeled is it’s own issue.

        https://www.nhtsa.gov/interpretations/08-000497-16-jan-09-rewrite

      • Freeman@lemmy.pubEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Motorcycles arent cars and arent treated as such. But anyone thats driven one knows how shitty it is to drive one with no protection on your face. Even a juicy bug at 70 mph doesnt feel awesome.