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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

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[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago (14 children)

https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_au/GUID-7A32EC01-A17E-42CC-A15B-2E0A39FD07AB.html

Really doesn't look that hard to find... and who the fuck is getting into any car without knowing how to open it in case of an emergency lol.

Pretty stupid that there's only a manual open for the front doors though, at least on the model 3.

[–] aircooledJenkins@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago (3 children)

and who the fuck is getting into any car without knowing how to open it in case of an emergency lol.

I think most people assume car doors all operate reasonably similarly. I don't necessarily specifically check "how to open the door if I need to" when getting into a rental, an Uber, or a friend's new car.

[–] Terevos@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The emergency release on a Tesla is in the normal spot for a door handle. People trapped just assume there isn't a release and don't look for one.

Did you look at the link posted? I've never seen a door handle like that, and I'm not even sure I would realize it was a lever if I saw it. It looks like a static part of the door to me.

I do agree that I'd probably end up pulling on it after some searching, but it wouldn't be the first place I'd go.

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