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[–] 40 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is a Tesla right? Those door handles are electric, so you need to hope the cars electrics hold and not short. Or you can find the emergency release in the door pocket.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago

    you can find the emergency release in the door pocket.

    Not without some training first. They are inexplicably hidden. I imagine Elon laughing aloud when he reads of people drowning in Teslas, frantically trying to figure out how to escape.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    I've heard they have some manual door latch backups? do you know if they'd be affected as well?

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    If the backups aren't the door handles themselves, where are they located, and how many owners and passengers know about them?

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They're mechanical and hidden behind a panel

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  • [–] 57 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Perfect for the emergency situation where you would need them!

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    Luckily there's reinforced windows that can't easily be broken either. I wonder if the EU models are the same because I have a hard time believing that this isn't breaking several safety regulations. This whole thing is such an ironic and frankly idiotic freak accident.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Ah I was confusing the front and rear doors. From this video it looks like it's in the door arm rests, while the rear door is burred in the rear door pocket under a flap. Both appear to operate the latch manually so no electricity required.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They're completely manual. There's a manual door latch literally right below the button you'd press inside to open it.

    Pull that up & the door unlatches to open.

    They're literally designed in for emergencies.

    It's the same in the model 3, Y, & S.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    I just watched the video above. I'd say it's a criminally bad design, because the emergency open is completely hidden from the casual observer and completely blending in with the other colors and shapes of the armrest. This makes it useless in an emergency.

    There is a reason why Fire extinguishers, seatbelt release buttons, emergency exit signs, emergency brakes in trains etc. are all designed in bright, red stand-out colors with big letters on them.

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