Your Tesla Catch Fire And Traps You In? Shoulda Read The Manual!!!

[MouldyK]

So this happened:





And within people saying it's fake because the user doesn't post much or that the fire looks unrealistic, there's this amazing series of tweets:





I mean...maybe if I'm panicking, I might forget about the manual door opening mechanism!



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[David Incorporated Esq.]

Actually a lot of regular vehicles have this sort of mechanism with a mechanical backup. If I recall some old couple got stuck in their Corvette for a day because the battery died with them in it.

 

[mbpm]

git gud /s

 

[Cloggerdude]

Yeah, this isn't totally unique to Tesla.

 

[Slayven]

How did it catch fire? feels like that is kinda buried

 

[MouldyK]

Actually a lot of regular vehicles have this sort of mechanism with a mechanical backup. If I recall some old couple got stuck in their Corvette for a day because the battery died with them in it.

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Yeah, this isn't totally unique to Tesla.

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Ah, that's fair then...

...but why is it kinda hidden?

 

[Malleymal]

There is a manual handle on all doors that you can use to open. This is dumb

 

[Wrexis]

The Tesla/Musk defense force really is a cult. One of the replies was questioning why the owner didn't read the 150 page manual front to back.
While the car was on fire.

Honestly? I don't think I'd have known how to find it either unless I was explicitly told where it was.
It's easy to say when you're calm and analytic but when your car is ON FIRE would you find it?

 

[sfedai0]

I thought it was pretty well known for Tesla's mostly because its an electric car and if power completely went out in an emergency, there needs to be a manual release unlike ICE cars.

 

[Ra]

"Christy!!!"

Too soon for jokes girl, the man is still watching his expensive ass car burn with his expensive ass golf clubs in the back.

 

[L Thammy]

Wait, Teslas hide the mechanism for opening the doors? Why would you obfuscate one of the most basic things you do in a car? Nobody buys a Tesla planning to never use that feature.

 

[whatsinaname]

Wait, Teslas hide the mechanism for opening the doors? Why would you obfuscate one of the most basic things you do in a car? Nobody buys a Tesla planning to never use that feature.

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Most systems are going electronic in cars. Steering systems. Emergency Brakes. Gear Shifters. Trunk locks. Door handles.

Tesla did that with doors sooner than others, that's all.

 

[Fat4all]

if im stuck in a burning vehicle im not gonna pull out my cars 200 page manual im gonna kick out the fucking window

 

[MouldyK]

if im stuck in a burning vehicle im not gonna pull out my cars 200 page manual im gonna kick out the fucking window

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The Manual Release does look quite easy to find to be fair:

The Tesla/Musk defense force really is a cult. One of the replies was questioning why the owner didn't read the 150 page manual front to back.
While the car was on fire.

Honestly? I don't think I'd have known how to find it either unless I was explicitly told where it was.
It's easy to say when you're calm and analytic but when your car is ON FIRE would you find it?

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Still...maybe it's a sign not everything should be electronic in the car.

 

[nStruct]

Ah, that's fair then...

...but why is it kinda hidden?

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It's not really hidden, people always accidentally use the manual release instead of the electric release when it's their first time riding in my Model 3. I even did it myself the first time I drove it. So I'm not sure what happened here, the driver should have known about it even without reading the manual.

 

[MikeHattsu]

I thought it was pretty well known for Tesla's mostly because its an electric car and if power completely went out in an emergency, there needs to be a manual release unlike ICE cars.

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Sucks if you in the back seat of a model 3 it seems?

 

[jackie daytona]

The first handful of times my dad rode in my car he kept using the manual release.

Still, I think if I was trapped in a burning car, and the primary button didn't work, I might not even think about it.

Shit, I had forgotten the manual release is even there til this thread.

Sucks if you in the back seat of a model 3 it seems?

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Fuck them kids

 

[Teiresias]

Given all the crap going down with Tesla, I really question whether the "telemetry" Tesla gives to authorities like three NTSB is actually truthful or if it's doctored. I'm definitely not sure I'd trust Tesla in whether the data the correct and release on these accidents is untouched.

 

[construct]

as a tesla owner, tesla owners/fanboys are the fucking worst. cristism makes better (and safer) products you dumb fucks

also they should warn you about this lever when you pick up your car, but in my experiences tesla just wants to take ownership asap so its not their problem any more

 

[SeeingeyeDug]

Take your headrest out from the seat, wedge one of the posts between the bottom of the window and the opening. Pull down so that the bottom of the post shatters the bottom of the window, shattering the whole thing.

 

[L Thammy]

Take your headrest out from the seat, wedge one of the posts between the bottom of the window and the opening. Pull down so that the bottom of the post shatters the bottom of the window, shattering the whole thing.

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is this a citation from the manual

 

[Superpupperbabysassy]

as a tesla owner, tesla owners/fanboys are the fucking worst. cristism makes better (and safer) products you dumb fucks

also they should warn you about this lever when you pick up your car, but in my experiences tesla just wants to take ownership asap so its not their problem any more

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This. I have a Tesla as well. This is one of numerous issues I have with the hands off experience. The day after I got my car, I spent an hour watching videos to properly operate the vehicle.

 

[Shemhazai]

My first question is why the fuck do you need electricity to open a damn door to begin with? Manual should be the default. Fucking solutions to questions that no one's asking.

 

[construct]

This. I have a Tesla as well. This is one of numerous issues I have with the hands off experience. The day after I got my car, I spent an hour watching videos to properly operate the vehicle.

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yeah and of course how they want you, the owner, to do their QC and take your car back to the service center to fix all the manufacturing fuck ups

 

[Angelus Errare]

Sucks if you in the back seat of a model 3 it seems?

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Jesus

 

[Lump]

Just like we have bright Exit signs for every escape door in every public building, it sounds like it's time to make clear Open Door labels mandatory for mechanical door opening mechanisms in cars. A speaker grill needing to be removed to get a door open in the case of a power failure is an unnecessary death waiting to happen.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Drivers should always know where the manual release is located for their car doors.

Figuring that out during a fire isn't possible. And yea, that release shouldn't be in some obscure location.

 

[construct]

Drivers should always know where the manual release is located for their car doors.

Figuring that out during a fire isn't possible. And yea, that release shouldn't be in some obscure location.

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people need to be educated. electric door release is a relatively new tech that the average person wouldnt even know they need to think about

 

[Gpsych]

So I get that there are a large number of people on these forums that hate Elon Musk and Tesla by association. I fucking hate that asshole too. But the manual release is super easy to find - I've even had some passengers use it by mistake instead of the normal door mechanism. Also, when you get the car, there is a person that shows you how all the stuff works and where the manual release is.

 

[rsfour]

The Tesla/Musk defense force really is a cult. One of the replies was questioning why the owner didn't read the 150 page manual front to back.
While the car was on fire.

Honestly? I don't think I'd have known how to find it either unless I was explicitly told where it was.
It's easy to say when you're calm and analytic but when your car is ON FIRE would you find it?

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lol the warning when using the manual handle.

 

[construct]

So I get that there are a large number of people on these forums that hate Elon Musk and Tesla by association. I fucking hate that asshole too. But the manual release is super easy to find - I've even had some passengers use it by mistake instead of the normal door mechanism. Also, when you get the car, there is a person that shows you how all the stuff works and where the manual release is.

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they did not show me on either of mine. my last Y i picked up in a parking lot with no one around and i dont think its one of the tutorial videos. the only reason i know about it is from horror stories of people accidently finding it and damaging their window trim

 

[LuckyLocke]

The Tesla/Musk defense force really is a cult. One of the replies was questioning why the owner didn't read the 150 page manual front to back.
While the car was on fire.

Honestly? I don't think I'd have known how to find it either unless I was explicitly told where it was.
It's easy to say when you're calm and analytic but when your car is ON FIRE would you find it?

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As a Tesla owner, its impossible you don't find it, because its literally where a normal door latch would be. In fact I had to be instructed not to use it because it can screw up the window seals (the windows don't come down to clear the seal with the manual latch).

Every time I bring someone new in my car, I have to tell them not to use the manual latch because that's the first thing they try to do to open the door.

So yeah, this person might have been in panic or something but I don't think there's a faulty design here.

 

[Gpsych]

they did not show me on either of mine. my last Y i picked up in a parking lot with no one around and i dont think its one of the tutorial videos. the only reason i know about it is from horror stories of people accidently finding it and damaging their window trim

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Weird, they showed both my wife and me at two separate pick up locations (Colorado) for my Model 3 and her Model Y.

 

[Orbis]

When it comes to critical safety features like this, simple is better. As such there should be one and only one way to open an exit door, and it should work in all reasonable circumstances. In an emergency/panic our brains don't always think straight, so I can imagine even someone who knows where the manual release is panicking due to using the electronic release 99% of the time, even though in this case the manual release isn't hard to find.

 

[Deleted member 27751]

The Tesla/Musk defense force really is a cult. One of the replies was questioning why the owner didn't read the 150 page manual front to back.
While the car was on fire.

Honestly? I don't think I'd have known how to find it either unless I was explicitly told where it was.
It's easy to say when you're calm and analytic but when your car is ON FIRE would you find it?

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How is it a cult to read your car manual? Do people seriously not read manuals for things that they buy that are in-depth enough to have decent chunky manuals. If you are buying a car and never reading the manual, WHICH THE MANUAL LITERALLY says you should do before operating the vehicle, then that's on you for not knowing how your car operates.

 

[kmfdmpig]

Sucks if you in the back seat of a model 3 it seems?

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Those are all horrible. The car is on fire and someone is meant to take out a speaker to get to a release?

 

[TheYanger]

Looks like my regular ass Mach e release, which is 10 times more satisfying to use anyway

 

[Deleted member 2752]

I thought it was pretty well known for Tesla's mostly because its an electric car and if power completely went out in an emergency, there needs to be a manual release unlike ICE cars.

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That's not related to it being an electric car at all. It's just a choice.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

people need to be educated. electric door release is a relatively new tech that the average person wouldnt even know they need to think about

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Add an info card with the car that points it out. Something people have to see to remove so hopefully they're aware.

Or just put the latch where it's been on car doors for decades and folks will intuitively reach for it in an emergency.

 

[Ra]

Sucks if you in the back seat of a model 3 it seems?

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This is pretty much guaranteed death in the future, what the fuck am I looking at? Fold back the edge of the carpet? Remove the speaker grille?!

Have they not considered accidents and injury senarios, where pulling the damn door handle to escape is all the person can manage?

 

[CatAssTrophy]

"Some folks accidentally use the manual release" is not the defense people seem to think it is.

Maybe it should be super duper clear how to open the door, and also how to get out of it in emergencies? People accidentally misusing the vehicles features still mean those things AREN'T CLEAR.

 

[j_rocca42]

I own one. People who don't ride in my car often or haven't been in teslas in general use the manual release when getting out of the car more often than not. It's kind of annoying. That being said, if the driver owned that car, they shouldn't get a pass here. Know your vehicle. I don't think it's too much to ask.

 

[nsilvias]

If you are buying a car and never reading the manual, WHICH THE MANUAL LITERALLY says you should do before operating the vehicle, then that's on you for not knowing how your car operates.

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lol ive only seen car manuals a handful of times in my life and used cars rarely come with them. your supposed to keep the manual in your car but most dont bother

 

[Dyle]

The doors on Teslas are such a perfect example of the worst aspects of Musk's micromanagement

 

[construct]

not sure gating safety behind a user manual instead of an obvious and intuitive design is the defense i'd go for

 

[gunbo13]

The cognitive dissonance is pretty crazy from the defense. What if you borrow your friends Tesla to go pick up the birthday cake? Driving home from the dealership?

 

[Schwarzbier]

Take your headrest out from the seat, wedge one of the posts between the bottom of the window and the opening. Pull down so that the bottom of the post shatters the bottom of the window, shattering the whole thing.

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This will save your life in water for sure, but it might be extreme measures in this situation. Everybody should know this trick though because if you ever end up submerged you're not getting out that door any other way.

 

[Cation]

To be quite honest, I rented a Tesla for a week and the first thing I did was mess with the settings and all the buttons. Using that backup door opener actually triggers a warning on the display that says its a "backup" and using it multiple times damages the trim lol

 

[R dott B]

I figured the manual door release was obvious but I guess not.

 

[Transistor]

Why not just have a door handle?