'We're Stranded': Woman is 1,500 Miles From Home On A Road Trip. Then Her Tesla's Doors Lock
'We're Stranded': Woman is 1,500 Miles From Home On A Road Trip. Then Her Tesla's Doors Lock
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There should be some kind of super easy to understand (also for small children and mentally challenged) instruction on how to open the doors if you're locked in visible in plain sight though. Or an emergy exit button or something.
This problem has already been solved. It’s called a mechanical door handle.
While I do agree with you, they were locked out, not in.
They got lucky and one door unlocked briefly and opened, but the issue was a failing 12 volt battery.
I’m sure several keyless entry vehicles that don’t have backup keys would be stuck with the same problem in the event of a full battery failure.
So it seems i should have read the article before assuming I knew what it was about.
Nah, there's a key hidden in the fob and generally the right most end of the handle comes off to reveal a key slot.
It's the weirder cars that have crazy methods to get in when the battery is dead from jump spots accessible under the car to keyed locks hidden inside bodywork like vents and whatnot.
You can power the 12V battery through externally accessible wires behind the toe hook cover. This is covered in the manual.
Everyone hates Tesla, but plenty of cars have “luxury” features like electronic handles with silly failsafes like this.
So my car is well old enough to not have this problem and I thus have no reason to know it, but would that fix a failing battery that won’t take a charge? Even enough to get the doors unlocked, I guess?
Actually now that I think of it, I believe that override just pops the frunk which gives you access to the 12V battery for replacement.
There are already third-party mods for Teslas so the doors can be opened mechanically, and they are selling well in the wake of several "driver roasted alive in Tesla because doors did not open" stories.