PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to TechnologyEnglish · 9 days agoTerrified friends burn to death trapped in Tesla as doors won't open after crashwww.mirror.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square285fedilinkarrow-up1698arrow-down112cross-posted to: teslamotors
arrow-up1686arrow-down1external-linkTerrified friends burn to death trapped in Tesla as doors won't open after crashwww.mirror.co.ukPhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to TechnologyEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square285fedilinkcross-posted to: teslamotors
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·9 days agoAny car without manual door locks and handles is a death trap. They should be required by law.
minus-squareOsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down6·9 days agoEvery Tesla on the road has manual door release.
minus-squareBeigeAgenda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·9 days agoBut not on the door handle, rendering it useless in an emergency situation.
minus-squareYozul@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoSome of them even have it on all of the doors. It’s not very helpful if they hide it somewhere you’ll never find it if you didn’t memorize the entire owner’s manual though.
minus-squaresome_designer_dude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 days agoAlso not true. Their own manual states not all models have manual overrides
Any car without manual door locks and handles is a death trap. They should be required by law.
Every Tesla on the road has manual door release.
But not on the door handle, rendering it useless in an emergency situation.
Some of them even have it on all of the doors. It’s not very helpful if they hide it somewhere you’ll never find it if you didn’t memorize the entire owner’s manual though.
Also not true. Their own manual states not all models have manual overrides