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[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I've heard they have some manual door latch backups? do you know if they'd be affected as well?

[-] Bezier@suppo.fi 39 points 5 months ago

If the backups aren't the door handles themselves, where are they located, and how many owners and passengers know about them?

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 20 points 5 months ago

They're mechanical and hidden behind a panel

[-] qwertilliopasd@lemmy.world 57 points 5 months ago

Perfect for the emergency situation where you would need them!

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 11 points 5 months ago

Luckily there's reinforced windows that can't easily be broken either. I wonder if the EU models are the same because I have a hard time believing that this isn't breaking several safety regulations. This whole thing is such an ironic and frankly idiotic freak accident.

[-] the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Ah I was confusing the front and rear doors. From this video it looks like it's in the door arm rests, while the rear door is burred in the rear door pocket under a flap. Both appear to operate the latch manually so no electricity required.

[-] bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml 20 points 5 months ago

There's no way kids will be able to get out of the car if their parent is unconscious in the front seat...

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

Stop saying it out loud. Elon can only get so hard.

[-] Uvine_Umbra@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago

They're completely manual. There's a manual door latch literally right below the button you'd press inside to open it.

Pull that up & the door unlatches to open.

They're literally designed in for emergencies.

It's the same in the model 3, Y, & S.

[-] AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de 18 points 5 months ago

I just watched the video above. I'd say it's a criminally bad design, because the emergency open is completely hidden from the casual observer and completely blending in with the other colors and shapes of the armrest. This makes it useless in an emergency.

There is a reason why Fire extinguishers, seatbelt release buttons, emergency exit signs, emergency brakes in trains etc. are all designed in bright, red stand-out colors with big letters on them.

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