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But why have two different ways of unlocking the door, one automatic and one manual? Why not just one control for this one operation?

• Animats 4y ago
  Coolness.
  • incanus77 4y ago
    Sounds a little hot to me.
• lambda_lord 4y ago
  The automatic control lowers the window a few millimeters as the door opens to clear the trim. This design ensures a tight seal to eliminate wind noise. If you use the manual control, it won’t lower the window, which can cause damage. It’s meant for emergencies.
  • comradesmith 4y ago
    My Toyota 86 has a manual door handle, and it will also automatically lower the window a little too.
  • deleted 4y ago
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  • alphabettsy 4y ago
    > If you use the manual control, it won’t lower the window, which can cause damage. On a Tesla. Other cars, mostly with similar frameless windows, have this same functionality and have had it for at least the last 15 years and they do so with mechanical releases.
  • xxs 4y ago
    There is absolutely to reason why a purely mechanical solution would be unable to lower the window. Heck, they can use the same engine/latch that's controlled electronically when using the manual handle.
• stickfigure 4y ago
  A friend of mine with a model Y explained it to me like this: When "correctly" opening the door (electronically), the car lowers the window slightly first. This causes less wear and tear on the seals. Honestly, the car has too many mechanical actuators for my taste. Door handles don't need to pop in and out, they're just handles. Every one of those motors will go bad someday.
  • ahahahahah 4y ago
    Yes, it is common for cars with frameless windows to have that behavior of rolling down the window when opening the door. Normally it doesn't require two different mechanisms of opening the door. Also, the normal design for it doesn't trap backseat passengers in burning cars.