Tesla owners keep reporting a slight problem with their cars losing power and locking them in in the process.

In a piece meant to instruct Tesla drivers on how to get out of their cars if they find themselves trapped — talk about SEO — Insider reports that this growing issue often presents somewhat differently for each driver, though some consistencies remain.

Some peoples' batteries die normally, the report notes, while others' cars just shut off for no reason. But in all cases, the manual door unlock is difficult to find, and in at least a few reported cases, the cars' windows inexplicably break in the process of escape.

The manual release is "not labeled," one driver, Arizonan Rick Meggison, told Phoenix's ABC15. "You don't know it's there unless you know it's there."

The 73-year-old man was, to make matters worse, trapped inside his Model Y during 100-degree heat in June. It was only when his sister arrived and opened the car with a Tesla app, which cracked the vehicle's window in the process, that he was able to get out.

According to Tesla owner's manuals, the manual door release switch is located in front of the window switch panels, and requires one to pull it up and back to release the front doors.

While some models, including the Model S, do have complicated rear-door manual release mechanisms — "fold back the edge of the carpet below the rear seats to expose the mechanical release cable [and] pull the mechanical release cable toward the center of the vehicle," the Model S manual reads — other models simply don't have those escape hatches installed, meaning you're out of luck if you get locked in from the backseat.

Getting locked inside one's Tesla when it loses power is, of course, far from the worst thing that can happen to someone inside one of those electric vehicles. Nevertheless, it is a great example of how janky these cars can be even as they grow in popularity. How many people are getting trapped inside their Hondas?

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Window crack from manually opening the door? How?

Tesla, hardly reach 5 pages. if BYD/Geely, 1 hour can reach 10 pages

Want to promote Bei Yan Diu?

Just because it is Tesla?

I bet there is tons of Toyota & honda driver locked themselves inside the car cases as well

rubbish article la. the manual release is so damn obvious on the car. no news day for the tabloid site ke?

IINM Tesla's don't have window frames, so the glass wedges into the roof so to speak. So when you want to open the door normally, the car will roll the windows down a bit. With no power and you force the door open, the stuck glass will crack.

But the manual release should have mechanism to roll down first, so if people forget then glass can be damaged.

You got read the article or not. Not all the models have obvious release.

Model 3 and Y there's a damn obvious latch. if it's the X and S it's the normal handle. the normal handle that you pull to open the door. so i don't know what is not obvious enough

got pay subscription for the unlock feature or not?

proton or perodua older models also famous for the car door locking itself when the keys are inside or engine still running

You Tesla salesman?

This is from the article.

While some models, including the Model S, do have complicated rear-door manual release mechanisms — "fold back the edge of the carpet below the rear seats to expose the mechanical release cable [and] pull the mechanical release cable toward the center of the vehicle," the Model S manual reads — other models simply don't have those escape hatches installed, meaning you're out of luck if you get locked in from the backseat.""

bayangkan, bila eksiden, kereta loss power and you are trapped inside.

now imagine further; the vehicle THEN caught fire.

Skynet awakening

many malaysia tesla video got mention on the manual release.

frameless door
when you open the door, the window instantly drop about 1cm.
this is so that the windshield will not get caught in the rubber lining which is on the main car body.
So when this Tesla got no power, the window will not be able to drop
so you manually push open or close the door, the windshield will entangle a bit with the rubber lining.

cannot climb to front seat to open?

are you from 1990? just do a simple google search. that's the rear doors. front doors just pull the normal door handle and it will release.

article write fluff piece you straight go and believe.

i thought all tesla front door have emergency manual door release, no?





This post has been edited by Brotherjoe: Aug 18 2023, 07:57 PM

Chief, your comprehension is a bit lacking. That is for rear door.

This post has been edited by backspace66: Aug 18 2023, 08:45 PM