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* Remove the mat from the bottom of the rear door pocket. * Press the red tab to remove the access door. * Pull the mechanical release cable forward.
by rightbyte 2y ago
* Remove the mat from the bottom of the rear door pocket.
* Press the red tab to remove the access door.
* Pull the mechanical release cable forward.
It doesn't feel very panic friendly to have the emergency release hidden?
- beAbU 2y agoEspecially egregious considering it's likely kids will be back there. And the release is in a place thats probably impossible to get to from the front seat (in the model Y)
- persedes 2y agoMunroe on YT complained about exactly that 4 years ago :/
- Symbiote 2y agoI have written this before [1]. I had to kick the rear door of the family car after an accident when I was about 11. The car blocking both doors on the other side was on fire, and I was later told our car was also on fire. I wouldn't have known to lift the carpet and pull some release tag, and with the door badly damaged from a collision I also wouldn't have been able to kick it while pulling the tab. It was night, so finding and using a glass-smashing tool also seems unlikely. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25941750 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25941750
- redwall_hp 2y agoYou probably can't break the glass either. Newer vehicles, especially Teslas, often have laminated glass that glass breakers have been found to not break.
- thatguymike 2y agoI hear a ball bearing will do the job nicely.
- pininja 2y agoEvery Uber I take in a Tesla would practically need an airline safety briefing for this. There’s no way I’d find it on my own.
- OutOfHere 2y agoCancel and rebook (another brand).
- pininja 2y agoThey've had huge pushes to add EVs to their network, which is great but this means it’s an increasingly likely for someone to get stuck. I’d include these instructions in their in-app safety center if I were them…
- speedgoose 2y agoWouldn’t the average car safety be significantly below a Tesla Model Y anyway?
- OutOfHere 2y agoTesla has the highest fatality rate, so that is ruled out! :) Secondly, it is the coupling of electronic controls with unintuitive manual backups that create the danger.
- viraptor 2y agoThat statistic is not controlling for the drivers. It's interesting, but it may be biased by who buys Tesla and how they drive. Similar to likely "cars with aggressive custom paint jobs have higher fatality rate".
- JumpCrisscross 2y agoDoesn’t matter if you’re getting in someone else’s car.
- everybodyknows 2y agoWhy not do the first two steps, and stow the mat and access door on a shelf in your garage?
- more_corn 2y agoYeah that’s not happening when you’re literally on fire.