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There's no manual release on my model 3 for the rear passenger doors. Only front doors have it.

by adrr 1y ago

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bangaladore 1y ago
Yeah, I think the front manual release is fine, but the fact that the rear doesn't have one at all on the model 3 (and the Model Y has it hidden behind a trim piece?) seems like it shouldn't be legal.
- josephcsible 1y ago
  Why should that be illegal, given that child safety locks on car doors are allowed? Aren't those equivalent?
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  - fabian2k 1y ago
    Those are an intentional decision, and using them usually means there is an adult that can open the door from the outside if necessary. Which is a problem if the door can't be opened without power from the outside either. So they're not equivalent.
    - toast0 1y ago
      Setting child lock on doors is an intentional decision, once, and then it stays that way until another intentional decision to unset it. If you purchase a car and the child lock was set, you might not notice it was set. Depending on the configuration of the car, if you end up in the back seat with the door closed and the child lock is set on all rear doors, it can be pretty difficult to get out.
- tlavoie 1y ago
  Some Model Ys have them, under a trim piece, in a door pocket. Others have none, so it's a total gamble to get into one. Kind of related, Teslas (some?) don't have a manual hood release either, so firefighters' first hope is to find the guy who knows what menu on the fucking touch-screen is going to pop the hood. E.g., when making sure that the high voltage stuff can be disabled, the car won't try to leave with fire crews in the way, and so on. There are more... destructive ways to get in, and it will happen, but they could have just installed a pull cable like everyone else.
ainka-ainka 1y ago
https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-A7A60DC7-E476-4A86-9C9C-10F4A276AB8B.html https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-A7A60DC...
- adrr 1y ago
  Not on my 2019 model 3.

There's no manual release on my model 3 for the rear passenger doors. Only front doors have it.

by adrr 1y ago

There's no manual release on my model 3 for the rear passenger doors. Only front doors have it.

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bangaladore 1y ago

Yeah, I think the front manual release is fine, but the fact that the rear doesn't have one at all on the model 3 (and the Model Y has it hidden behind a trim piece?) seems like it shouldn't be legal.

josephcsible 1y ago
Why should that be illegal, given that child safety locks on car doors are allowed? Aren't those equivalent?
- deleted 1y ago
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- fabian2k 1y ago
  Those are an intentional decision, and using them usually means there is an adult that can open the door from the outside if necessary. Which is a problem if the door can't be opened without power from the outside either. So they're not equivalent.
  - toast0 1y ago
    Setting child lock on doors is an intentional decision, once, and then it stays that way until another intentional decision to unset it. If you purchase a car and the child lock was set, you might not notice it was set. Depending on the configuration of the car, if you end up in the back seat with the door closed and the child lock is set on all rear doors, it can be pretty difficult to get out.
tlavoie 1y ago
Some Model Ys have them, under a trim piece, in a door pocket. Others have none, so it's a total gamble to get into one. Kind of related, Teslas (some?) don't have a manual hood release either, so firefighters' first hope is to find the guy who knows what menu on the fucking touch-screen is going to pop the hood. E.g., when making sure that the high voltage stuff can be disabled, the car won't try to leave with fire crews in the way, and so on. There are more... destructive ways to get in, and it will happen, but they could have just installed a pull cable like everyone else.

ainka-ainka 1y ago

https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-A7A60DC7-E476-4A86-9C9C-10F4A276AB8B.html https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-A7A60DC...

adrr 1y ago
Not on my 2019 model 3.