• @nutsack
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    276 months ago

    what happens when a car catches fire because the electrical system is on fire and you can’t Open the door because it’s electric

    • Lev_Astov
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      6 months ago

      There are manual releases on each door inside, but I’m surprised they don’t have them outside as well.

      Reading more about it, I find that many only have manual releases on the front doors until recently and they have a connection point you’re meant to jump with power to unlock and open from the outside. I didn’t think anyone would be okay waiting for a jump to get their baby out, but then these people waited for firemen to break their window, so…

      • @chiliedogg
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        106 months ago

        Hidden manual releases that still require you to push the door through the windows trim. FFS people have already died because of this shit. Why the hell hasn’t there been a mandatory recall on all Teslas over this?

        • @LordKitsuna
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          It’s not fucking hidden, it’s right on the fucking door. Right there, in plain view. Fuck elon but equally fuck idiots who never read their manual or bother to learn fucking anything about a product then claim bullshit like that. Nothing about this is fucking hidden.

          The rear doors also have one, that’s the only one you could argue is “hidden” as it’s in the little storage pocket area

          Edit: turns out this is only in the M3, the Y, X, And CT are all designed by absolute idiots, and i joined them by not looking into all models

          • @Chetzemoka
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            86 months ago

            A child isn’t going to find that. A rescuer who isn’t familiar with Teslas isn’t going to be able to find that.

            I couldn’t even figure out how to open a fully functional door from outside the first time I got in a Tesla. I’m an adult who’s been driving my entire life.

            That’s not innovation; it’s a safety hazard for the sake of the aesthetics of a handle that doesn’t stick out. I don’t view that as a reasonable trade-off.

            • @[email protected]
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              -46 months ago

              At least it looks different than all the other door opening mechanisms. also rtfm before driving a car. Safety shouldn’t influence artistic choice btw.

              • @Chetzemoka
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                46 months ago

                I’m not reading the manual of the Uber I’m about to climb into. A firefighter isn’t going to read the manual of a car they’re trying to pry me out of.

                I DO read the manual on the Kia I actually drive. To read about the recommendations for the tires. To read about replacing fuses. To find the load hauling capacity. Not how to open the fucking door.

                safety shouldn’t influence artistic choice

                Did you really just string those words together in all seriousness without a hint of irony? And that folks is exactly why we need the NHTSA.

                • @[email protected]
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                  -16 months ago

                  Aesthetic choice should be more important than idiotic safety for personal vehicles. It should be every American’s right to drive vehicles that put them selves in higher danger, especially if it means proper defense from firefighters.

                  • @Chetzemoka
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                    16 months ago

                    Sure thing, troll ✌️

    • @Buddahriffic
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      96 months ago

      Manual release or you die, just like that lady that drove hers into her pond.