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Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire (fuelarc.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Tesla owners are modifying their cars to be escapable if the car catches fire, because the doors stop working like normal and you need to rely on well-hidden mechanical overrides.

Which... feels pretty dangerous, like that's the worst possible time for the doors to stop working like normal.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's just for a few models and just on the front two doors, the rear you have to remove a panel you also have to know exists because it's not marked in hivis. The fun one is that Tesla says you break your warranty if you actually use any of the manual releases including the y's really accessible front one.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Front and back directly accessible for model 3 and y.

Used it. Can't tell if it was used, so warranty still intact.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-A7A60DC7-E476-4A86-9C9C-10F4A276AB8B.html

No they're not. The front and rear are almost identical procedures to both the cyber truck and the y.

Also yes they can, they're built tamper evident for warranty reasons.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

You're right. In the new models they changed the rear doors. In the older models it is the same as front.

Bad design choice. Should be easier to get out in an emergency.