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[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Didn’t some of the teslas have an emergency pull handle. You just couldn’t get to it and it broke when used.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 14 points 1 day ago

You have to disassemble part of the door to get to it. Good luck doing that when you're concussed and on fucking fire.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FVwuOdMBpfo

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

My brother's Tesla has a manual latch you can pull, but it is not marked, and "concealed" by the door handle. I kept using it by accident which kinda pissed him off, because the door is designed to roll down the window about a half inch before opening to avoid damaging the window seal. Using the manual override skips this rolldown, and just bends the seal out of the way when you open the door.

Personally, I like the interior handles on the Mustang Mach E better. There is one latch to open the door, but it has two stages. First stage triggers the electric "door kicker" and the second stage physically pulls the latch open. So in an emergency, you just pull the same door handle harder to force it open.

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Lol it's his own fault for buying a car that needs to have the windows roll down before you can open the door

[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago

Didn’t know that about the E’s doors. That sounds so much better and safer. Muscle memory is almost all you have when you have been knocked out on impact and have no idea what is happening after a wreck.

[–] 31ank@ani.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My Mazda MX-5 also rolls down the windows when opening the door, but its still a physical latch in the end so it's possible to design it this way (there's even a warning in the manual that the window could shatter if no battery is installed)

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not saying it's impossible. I'm just sharing my experience with how Tesla implemented it.

[–] 31ank@ani.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Didn't want to sound mean or anything, just wanted to add my experience 😅

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Nope. Horribly mean. Why oh why would you do this to sweet innocent me.

Yeah, we good. I didn't think you were being mean.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

Sure, we've got fail-safes, but they don't work. They make the customer FEEL better though, and isn't that worth the higher price?