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

  • Tapioca@lemmy.worldEnglish
    54·
    1 year ago

    It’s sort of amazing, these cars meet the safety regulations of the countries they are sold in. Or is it a case that no one has been this dumb before and they haven’t had to regulate for it?

    • maporita@unilem.orgEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      This is not unique to Teslas. Any car with electric door and window locks can trap you inside if the power fails. Normally this is just inconvenient but if that vehicle is on fire or submerged it can be life threatening.

      LPT always make sure you know where the manual door release is located. Also if your car drives into water immediately roll down the windowa before the power fails.

    • WhipTheLlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Lots of cars have electronic door releases, and they all have manual handles as well. Tesla’s are not difficult to find or use.