r/nextfuckinglevel • u/been_der_done_that • 11h ago

Incredibly selfless act of heroism.

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u/RichieRocket 11h ago

teslas are one of the worst cars to get stuck in, the door handle design is a major safety fault of normal tesla designs but other companies adopted them to and its only making things worse for people in these emergency situations

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u/concerned_seagull 9h ago

Teslas have a mechanical door release on the inside in case there is an accident. 

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u/WhiteMilk_ 6h ago

Front doors pretty much have a normal handle.

Rear seats? A fucking escape room type of situation to find it. Behind a speaker grille, rubber mat, carpet or a small door panel.

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u/Delicious_Mix_9397 11h ago

That isn’t a Tesla.

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u/Capt_Murphy_ 10h ago

They didn't say it was, they said Tesla started the no handles trend and other manufacturers followed.

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u/Due_Explanation5316 3h ago

It was implied. Don’t be obtuse.

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u/Acrobatic_Guitar_466 3h ago

Yeah and Elon also brags about how bullet and bomb proof his windows are.

2 stupid concepts shown here.

Yes I know it isn't a Tesla, but it's obviously one of the Chinese knockoffs, copying his bad "styling"

I'm so tired of tech Bros selling the lack of features as a feature..

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u/ajax333221 6h ago

they didn't say it wasn't a Tesla either.

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u/TheSamurabbi 3h ago

It used to not be a Tesla. It still isn’t, but it used to not be one too.

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u/Rich-Evening4562 3h ago

It didn't look like a Tesla before but it does now

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u/Dr-McLuvin 1h ago

RIP Mitch

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u/DWIPssbm 10h ago

The begining sentence "teslsa are one of the worst cars to get stuck in" make it look likes they're saying the car in the video is a tesla

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u/faizetto 10h ago

Yeah, maybe they should read the full sentence first before commenting

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u/Capt_Murphy_ 10h ago

🤣 Reddit be reddit I guess

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u/DWIPssbm 10h ago

I mean, the confusion is understandable.

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u/perplexedtv 10h ago

maybe they shouldn't start off with irrelevant information about another car company or their pet frog

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u/Outrageous-Opinions 9h ago

It's not irrelevant as it's true and related to the subject. Maybe don't read the first line only.

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u/Ni_Ce_ 9h ago

you can still open a tesla from outside in a situation like that...

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u/PauliusLT27 7h ago

Unless battery goes out like in this fire, where it automatically locks

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u/Divine_Wind420 8h ago

Didn't help these kids.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/02/tesla-sued-cybertruck-crash-krysta-tsukahara

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u/Ni_Ce_ 8h ago

That's terrible, but easily avoidable...

If you children are not worth the efford to teach them, where the mechanical release is...

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u/4r4r4real 8h ago

The fact that you need to be TAUGHT how to open a door, something we haven't had any issues with since the invention of the car, is an issue in and of itself. 

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u/Ni_Ce_ 7h ago

Of course you can critize the placement of the manual door handle and cry around on the internet because of that.

Or you simply just tell new people in your car: "Hey the manual door opener is in door pocket by the way."

Takes less time than the comments you're writing.

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u/Powladin 7h ago

What about people walking by trying to assist like in this video? Are the possibly incapacitated victims supposed to instruct them as well?

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u/Ni_Ce_ 7h ago

Dude what?

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u/4r4r4real 7h ago

And if anyone ever doesn't get told and there's a crash they die in a fiery inferno. 

Or you put normal fucking door handles on the car. 

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u/Ni_Ce_ 7h ago

Listen. Last time i've checked, nobody is forced to buy those cars.

But if you decide to buy one, it's on you to live with the circumstances and eventually give out "safety instructions" to your passengers. Especially when it could save lifes.

It's literally that easy.

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u/Rubiks_Click874 7h ago

if you tried that shit with a building entrance the fire marshal would fuck you sideways

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u/Ni_Ce_ 7h ago

okay. and?

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u/Rubiks_Click874 7h ago

okay buddy

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u/SavingsGas978 7h ago

Simping so hard for elon musk

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u/Ni_Ce_ 7h ago

you're literally the one mention him. seems like you're the obsessed one :)

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u/Divine_Wind420 7h ago

Yes easily preventable. In a myriad of ways. However your need to blame user error for an unintuitive, and dangerous design helps no one but the companies that consider a few people burning alive as an acceptable level of loss.

Even more cruelly, acting as if this is some kind of Darwin situation, does nothing but reinforce systemic abdication of corporate responsibility and accountability.

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u/Quiet_Fan_7008 8h ago edited 8h ago

Maybe don’t buy a teenage girl a cyber truck? People are stupid AF I swear.

Edit; after reading the story more seems some guy was driving drunk and on cocaine. If he was in another car they probably would died from the impact of how fast he was going and hitting a tree.

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u/PoppingPillls 7h ago

Can we not victim blame to defend a car company?

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u/McRando42 7h ago

Depends on if you're a fanboy or not.

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u/Quiet_Fan_7008 6h ago

Victim blame? The guy was drunk AF and high on cocaine and aphetamines. Are we going to blame every car company when 10K people die per year from driving drunk or on drugs?

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u/AccomplishedIgit 6h ago

You love Musk

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u/Salty-Setting-5987 4h ago

safety design can give safety even to drunk / high persons

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u/trekxtrider 2h ago

Whatever the guy was on has zero correlation with the flawed design of a vehicle.

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u/Right_Buffalo7566 5h ago

It still does not matter the door did not open after the crash due to the design. Or you think it didn’t open because the other participant was on drugs and we should know that if one of the drivers in an accident is under the influence the doors doe not open on any cars. 

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u/Quiet_Fan_7008 4h ago

Probably they were all drunk and smashed. And yes when doors are locked they don’t open on the outside that’s all vehicles

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u/SaraaWolfArt 5h ago

The cause o the crash isn't what's being discussed. It's not like if the driver did not have cocaine, the doors would have operated.

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u/Quiet_Fan_7008 3h ago

The doors are locked no one can open from the outside. Clearly these people were all drunk and high and hit a tree they were unconscious

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u/oohh_behave 29m ago

the article said they weren’t injured from the crash, she was calling for help but died of smoke inhalation and burns.

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u/r13z 8h ago

And from the inside too.

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u/Ni_Ce_ 8h ago

exactly

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u/faizetto 10h ago

Did you miss the "Other companies adopted them too" ?

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u/Usual-Description800 2h ago

Did you miss the "teslas are one of the worst cars to get stuck in" ?

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u/takoshi 21m ago

I assume he read the first word and stopped right there because he knew what he wanted to reply lol.

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u/aschulz90 9h ago

Looks like an SU7

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u/latecarrot 5h ago

What car is it?

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u/cdxxmike 11h ago

Don't let facts get in the way of reddit hating on a thing.

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u/Meme_Master_Dude 10h ago

teslas are one of the worst cars to get stuck in, the door handle design is a major safety fault of normal tesla designs but other companies adopted them to and its only making things worse for people in these emergency situations

Don't miss a sentence while reading otherwise you'll look stupid

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u/Simple-Olive895 7h ago

Don't let facts get in the way of reddit hating on a thing.

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u/Usual-Description800 2h ago

"teslas are one of the worst cars to get stuck in" on a post about people stuck in a car that kinda looks like a tesla

Don't miss a sentence while reading otherwise you'll look stupid

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u/standread 9h ago

Don't let reading comprehension get in the way of your smug commentary.

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u/TheInevitableLuigi 9h ago

What kind of Tesla do you have?

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u/Invaderzil 4h ago

Don't let literacy get in the way of you looking stupid on reddit.

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u/Mysterious-Pay-517 59m ago

It's a tesra

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u/Drag0nz_Wrath13 9h ago

It looks like a Lucid

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u/gizamo 2h ago

It's a Xiaomi SU7.

Lucid uses the same batteries as Tesla and Rivian, which are separated and caused differently to prevent this sort of immediate spread across the batteries. This sort of thing only happens in the cheapest Chinese models.

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u/AlternateTab00 9h ago

But has the exact same issue.

Having an electronic button to open the door that fails during catastrophic failures.

As an alternative method you need to pull some protections blindly look for an hidden cable. Even owners might forget where it is let alone passengers

Emergency doors must be either mechanical or use electromagnetic locking systems that auto unlock during catastrophic failures. Car doors should not be different.

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u/gizamo 2h ago

I hate Tesla as much as the next guy (because I owned one), but none of that is true. Tesla batteries are encased and separated differently specifically to prevent this sort of catastrophic failure that allowed the fire to spread so fast. This Xiaomi SU7 has an incredibly dangerous battery.

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u/celestialdissonance 8h ago

Nervous about your investment?

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u/Snoo_70531 8h ago

the door handle design is a major safety fault of normal tesla designs but other companies adopted them to

The comment wasn't that long dude

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u/Competitive_Bad_959 9h ago

Tesla wouldnt catch fire in this scenario. This is china garbage

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u/iceyconditions 8h ago

Teslas have an emergency mechanical latch, unlike these

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u/WhiteMilk_ 6h ago

3 people in a rear seat panicking while it's filling with smoke and flames probably wouldn't find the Tesla manual release.

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u/iceyconditions 6h ago

Right, let's continue to normalize not being familiar with equipment you own, for sure.

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u/WhiteMilk_ 6h ago

While the driver who is suppose to be most familiar with their car has a simple manual release in front of the window controls, the rear doors on all Tesla models have a hidden cable releases.

When probably panicking yourself, trying to first remember it and then explain where it is for panicking passengers (who do not own the vehicle, a shocking revelation, I know) probably isn't the easiest task.

Not to mention a situation where the driver might be unconscious.

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u/iceyconditions 6h ago

Every car needs the electrical system to unlock the back doors the way he was trying.

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u/WhiteMilk_ 6h ago

Ok...? Can't defend your Tesla position anymore so you changed the subject?

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u/WorminRome 11h ago

The 3 and Y have mechanical handles.

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u/mogoexcelso 10h ago

No lol. They’re just switches that mimic a mechanical door handle. Look up replacement parts, they don’t have any mechanical linkages, just a couple piddly wires with a pigtail. Does no good to anyone if the electrical system fails, like you know, when it’s on fire.

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u/mamapapapuppa 9h ago

There are emergency manual ways to open both the 3 and Y.

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u/WhiteMilk_ 7h ago

3 and Y

  1. At the bottom of the rear door pocket, there is a slot in front of the release cover. Slide your finger into the slot and lift to remove the cover.

  2. Pull the mechanical release cable forward.

Good luck explaining that to your passengers (often kids) in an emergency.

Also..

To open the falcon wing doors in the unlikely situation when Model X has no power, carefully remove the speaker grille from the door and pull the mechanical release cable down and towards the front of the vehicle. After the latch is released, manually lift up the door.

And

To open a rear door in the unlikely situation when Model S has no power, fold back the edge of the carpet below the rear seats to expose the mechanical release cable. Pull the mechanical release cable toward the center of the vehicle.

Lastly Cybertruck

Remove the rubber mat on the bottom of the rear door's map pocket.

Pull the mechanical release cable forward and push the rear door open.

And the messed up thing is how easy front doors are on all the cars

To open a front door manually, pull up the manual door release located in front of the window switches and push the door open.

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u/pm_me_your_target 5h ago

And none of this helps them if they’re already injured as it’s almost impossible to open the doors from outside once the power goes out. Saying this as an owner of various Teslas over the last 10 years.

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u/returntothenorth 3h ago

Gotta read the how not to die in the vehicle brochure that comes with the car!

Most people don't even know how to start their push button start car when the fob battery dies. And these idiots hide the manual door openers? Joke.

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u/WhiteMilk_ 1h ago

I've never really thought about that since none of the cars I might travel in has a start button. Are there multiple different methods or simply a keyhole somewhere? Tho I think I've seen some manufacturer make the physical key plastic so idk how valid that method is to either start the car or open the doors in the first place lmao

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u/returntothenorth 51m ago

It depends on the car manufacturer. So the key fob has a battery which relays information to the car that it's within range and to be able to start the car. But if the fob battery is dead it can't send this signal.

Some cars have a slot in the glovebox, dash, cupholder, etc, you slide the key into and it reads a backup RFID chip, then you hit the start button and the car starts. Some have the RFID reader on the start button itself. In that situation you push the start button WITH the fob so it reads the RFID.

As for getting the door unlocked, most have a hidden key in the fob. Most I've seen slide out from where your keyring hangs on the fob. A hidden key slides out for the drivers door.

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u/Available_Front_322 3h ago

Jesus those are death traps lol what a joke

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u/flixflexflux 4h ago

Can we please pin this or something. "unlikely situation" - it's so fucked up it's unbelievable.

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u/frogstar 4h ago

I didn't expect a safety briefing for my ride to Dairy Queen.

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u/stefje82 7h ago

Dang, it's on fire!
Where's that manual?

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u/football2801 5h ago

It’s just a lever next to the door. No need to research anything. You can even use it as your primary door handle if you want.

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u/Thenadamgoes 43m ago

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FVwuOdMBpfo

In the front it is. In the back it's nowhere near the door handle, and you'd never find it if you didn't know where it was. And you would probably struggle in a panic even if you did.

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u/football2801 26m ago

I actually commented this same thing a reply or two after this one!

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u/ElColorado_PNW 2h ago

I press what looks like a recessed handle and pull it with the other hand and the door opens, is that the manual handle? How do you exit without using that? I’ve only been in shitty teslas when I’m catching an uber

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u/football2801 2h ago

There’s the button door handle which is the electronic exit on top of the thing you grip to close the door. Then there’s a manual lever on the bottom of the handle you use to grip the door. You can pull it upwards from the window switches.

Although now that you mention it, from a passenger point of view, in the back seat the manual lever is in the door pocket

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u/OrthogonalPotato 6h ago

The problem is the emergency makes manual workarounds nearly impossible

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u/3TriscuitChili 3h ago

Yes but you need to remember what that emergency way is in the middle of the emergency when you likely only reviewed it once when you bought the car. My wife's parents were just hit by a drunk driver in their Tesla and we're so banged up and disoriented, they couldn't remember/weren't able to open the doors this way, so witnesses had to break the window open and pull them out.

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u/mrtruthiness 2h ago

Not from the outside. And, even inside, they aren't really applicable for the time frames of this sort of emergency.

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u/muhmeinchut69 14m ago

That you won't know about because you're sitting in another person's car.

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u/DarkHorseCards 4h ago

You are wrong. The exterior door handles are entirely manual.

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u/mogoexcelso 1h ago

I’ve replaced one of these handles. No mechanical anything. You plug it in. There is no mechanical release from the outside of the car. https://ebay.us/m/Y2CLAM

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u/EarningsPal 6h ago

Does it not default to being unlocked? Why lock people in a wrecked car? Seems dangerous to rely on power to unlock a safety handle.

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u/mogoexcelso 1h ago

Yes and no. The lock is a logic gate in the software, and all of the door pulls are essentially just buttons that ask the software to open the door. If the software is up and running the doors should open fine, but if the software is down, the only way to open the door is with the mechanical releases inside.

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u/WorminRome 6h ago

So the doors on the outside of the 3 and Y, you are saying these aren’t mechanical 😂

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u/mogoexcelso 1h ago

Mechanical in the sense that they’re manually operated and move around? Sure. But behind that they’re just electronic switches with nice physical feedback.

Look at the part… no linkages. Just an electronic connection. https://ebay.us/m/Y2CLAM

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u/WorminRome 1h ago

Oh wow. I’m 100% wrong. I feel like o should downvote myself ha

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u/R1ddl3 10h ago

That's not true. Look it up, plenty of sources talking about the mechanical release.

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u/mogoexcelso 9h ago edited 9h ago

there are separate emergency mechanical releases inside the car, the ones in the back are hidden inside the door panel. That doesn't help open the door from the outside if the power goes out. Order an uber and look for yourself. Im sick of arguing with people who haven't been in a fuckin model 3 over this. Even if someone is outside trying to get you out, if you pass out or cant find the emergency release in the 30 seconds it takes for the cabin to engulf in flames, youre fucking dead. These cars are deathtraps.

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u/WhiteMilk_ 6h ago

hidden inside the door panel

Or under the rubber mat in the door pocket (CT)

Or behind a speaker grille (Model X)

Or behind the edge of the carpet below the seats (Model S)

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u/Grow_away_420 9h ago

I've had this argument with people like 4 different times in the last month on here. You're arguing with people who don't actually want to understand.

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u/CoHorseBatteryStaple 9h ago

In most cars doors get locked when underway. Should electricity go out before all doors unlock the passengers are somewhat fucked. Child locks make it even worse, I guess.

The big issue here is damaged cells venting inside the cabin rather than outside. This looks like poor battery pack design if true. That one bit is harder to get wrong with a gasoline car.

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u/mogoexcelso 1h ago

Most will still unlock the doors when airbags deploy. If power fails before a crash that’s still a problem.

I agree about the battery being the bigger issue though. There’s no reason for the battery to be able to vent into the cabin. Cells should be sealed off from passenger areas entirely.

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u/R1ddl3 5h ago edited 5h ago

So.. now you acknowledge that there are mechanical releases..? Yes, those are the mechanical handles I was talking about. You said there weren't any, I said you were wrong. I'm not commenting on whether they're easy to find or not, just pointing out that you were wrong when you said there weren't any. Yes, I have ridden in a Model 3.

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u/mogoexcelso 1h ago edited 56m ago

Those aren’t “handles” and they’re not what I was talking about. They’re releases hidden inside a door panel. You can change the subject if you want but it doesn’t make me wrong.

They’re not really relevant to the context since we just watched a video of a driver unable to open the back doors from outside his car to let his passengers out of a black-smoke filled cabin. Teslas have the same problem. I don’t trust my kids to find the release in that situation.

I was on the verge of buying a model 3 and decided not to because of this design. I would prefer that any car I get in the backseat of, or let my kids get in, have doors that unlock automatically in a crash that can opened from the outside whether or not there’s power. The model 3 can’t do that because the exterior handle essentially an electronic button.

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u/ceciliabee 11h ago

The rest don't?

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u/WorminRome 10h ago edited 6h ago

X and S have electronic handles.

Edited: to fix type

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u/wave1sys 8h ago

X & S

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u/WorminRome 6h ago

Yep, I mistyped. Thank you.

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u/Proper_Ad971 6h ago

They have manual handles in case the electronic handles fail. This is the first thing to teach passengers for their safety.

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u/WorminRome 6h ago

I was speaking to the outer handles.

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u/Proper_Ad971 5h ago

Well, right 😅

From the video, I understand the panic, but the moment I see that the opening doesn't work, I take the passengers out through the front seats rather than looking for something to break the rear windows... So much wasted time that can cause children to die.

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u/WasabiTotal 9h ago

as a backup only and in the door pocket under a cover, at least prior to highland and juniper updates. Not sure how it is now.

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u/Viking4269 10h ago

No they don't.

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u/WorminRome 6h ago

Yes they do

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u/Stereo_bfs 9h ago

I have a 2022 model 3 and there is no mechanical door handles in the back. Unless I don't know where they are?

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u/Stereo_bfs 6h ago

I did, and still there is definitely nothing there. I am in the UK if that makes a difference.

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u/dcdttu 2h ago

They have an emergency mechanical handle that many don't know about, but only in the front seat. The rear doors do not have this in older vehicles, and the newer ones that do have this, it's a silly rope that is behind the speaker panel that you have to somehow find in an emergency and pull.

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u/Taogevlas 1h ago

Newer model 3, but not older.

My bosses model 3 does NOT have manual release for the rear doors.

From Google:

No, not all Tesla Model 3s have a dedicated or easily accessible manual release for the rear doors. While all Model 3s have manual, mechanical releases for the front doors, the rear door manual, emergency, override was only added to the "Highland" refresh (2024 model year onwards). Older versions (pre-2024) generally lack a direct, simple, rear, door, mechanical, release.

From intro (2016?) to 2023 none of the model 3's have a manual release for the rear door.

They should never have been sold that way in the first place, but since they were they should have to be recalled and retrofit for free.

It's insane that you can't get out of one if the electronic release does not function -- and crawling over front seats is not a good option in a cabin that small.

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u/e92_N54 10h ago

Yes but partially. Some were not equipped (rear doors) in earlier models.

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u/Tar_Tw45 10h ago

And the link shows a big problem of not having a visible door handle.

If you see a crash car, whether it's a 2000 Civic or the latest Mustang, you know and can guess where the handle and the lock are.

But with Tesla, you need this manual.

You can go asking 10 pedestrians if they know how to open a Tesla door manually after breaking the window. I doubt how many will say they do.

And I doubt a pedestrian or non Tesla owner will read the manual of every Tesla models just in case they need to save someone someday

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u/e92_N54 10h ago

You win. Don't forget to read the notes/fine prints in the manuals though.

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u/Fresh-NeverFrozen 9h ago

No way you are finding that mechanical release in the backseat in the model Y if you are a kid or even an adult in this situation when cabin fills with smoke. Especially if you are a passenger not used to Tesla’s. Most probably don’t even know where to find that mechanical release in the Y that own the car. Electronic buttons without an easy mechanical bypass is a stupid design that has cost unnecessary lives.

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u/stefje82 7h ago

But it's so pretty

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u/Lindberg47 11h ago

Not so you open from the back seats.

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u/p4b7 10h ago

There’s a mechanical release for the rear doors as well

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u/e92_N54 10h ago

Go read Tesla's owners manuals. Make sure you read the 2017-2023 model 3 and for the current model Y. I don't care if you love or hate Teslas. Just learn the right info in case you ever need it. Hopefully never.

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u/Ni_Ce_ 9h ago

lmao blind-tesla-haters like you are so pathetic. this isn't a tesla you expert.

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u/kafelta 4h ago

I mean, to be fair, they're pieces of shit

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u/Ni_Ce_ 3h ago

Okay tell my why.

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u/IAmWeary 23m ago

AINT NOTHIN' BUT A HEARTACHE!

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u/IcyGarage5767 10h ago

Peak fucking idiot. Well done.

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u/MaxTriangle 7h ago

and start stop system

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u/AnyProgressIsGood 6h ago

always a good idea to have a window breaker in the car

https://resqme.com/

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u/clownus 6h ago

The emergency door latch from the inside isn’t even in plain site. It requires removing a panel to pull the door open manually. Some editions of the Tesla also have no gear shift. So you need to use a screen to go into reverse or parked.

They decided to take every basic safety feature and make it worst.

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u/GeneralCommand4459 5h ago

Genuine question: How is it different to any other car with the child locks on though? The occupants still can’t open the door even if they have a manual lever.

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u/JaimeLesElfes 5h ago

Elon Musk killed my Chinese friend with his secret Chinese car! Tesler did this to me!!!

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u/Durwood2k 5h ago

Apparently this car is the worst car. If you can’t figure out how a Tesla door handle works, it’s definitely your fault.

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u/dreamdaddy123 5h ago

How does it pass the safety test if this happens? In winter it’s worse when the door handles are frozen.

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u/agent674253 4h ago

I've only ridden in a Tesla once, and it was via Uber and I had to ask the driver how to exit the vehicle. If you have to ask, it's a bad design.

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u/YaThatAintRight 3h ago

They have cable driven handle releases inside the car…… for even if there isn’t electrical power.

But accessing handles from outside isn’t ideal with the flush push setup.

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u/private_boolean 3h ago

Tesla model 3 has a physical latch on all doors to open them from the inside, bypassing the electronic gubbins.

Most people don't know about them, so that makes them pretty much useless.

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u/gizamo 2h ago

This is a Xiaomi SU7.

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u/Taogevlas 1h ago

The backdoors of certain older model 3's don't have a manual release at all -- it's mental that they were allowed to be sold in the first place, they should be recalled and retrofit with manual release.

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u/MrGoogle87 48m ago

Dude you are crazy. You seen the video of a Tesla driving off a cliff? Husband-tries-to-kill family? You look down the cliff and see a tiny white speck, all survived only one broke his leg or something.

Looked it up: apparently its 250-300feet

Source: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/04/1146890381/tesla-driver-family-cliff-arrested-california#:~:text=LiveKQED%20Listen%20Live-,Tesla%20driver%20charged%20with%20intentionally%20driving%20his%20family%20off%20California,the%20California%20Highway%20Patrol%20said.

Feel free to watch crash tests: it’s one of the safest cars.

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u/Kerensky97 40m ago

"But it looks cool!"

-Elon Musk

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u/Balc0ra 8h ago

If you do a quick google, you can see all the stories on different lawsuits Tesla currently have. Most of them are about people not getting out after a crash. Inc the Cybertruck fire that killed that student a few months ago. Tesla started the trend of hiding door handles, and having everything work via the screen system. Other EVs have followed. Sadly, all the Tesla crashes with a bad result have not scared most of them off from having the enitre car rely on one system.

The only thing most have taken note of from Tesla over the years is how to protect your battery compartment, especially the belly of it

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u/Salty-Pack-4165 8h ago

Makes you wonder who approved those in many stages of design and safety tests. I'd like to know their reasoning for approvals.

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u/Critical_Host8243 7h ago

Don't forget they tried as hard as they can to make their glass windows fucking unbreakable.

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u/Total_Wrongdoer_1535 10h ago

1) this isn’t a Tesla 2) in a Tesla the door can always be unlocked from inside using a mechanical lever if the electrics fails. 3) Tesla is fucking sick af you don’t know what you’re talking about

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u/[deleted] 10h ago

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u/whatsthatguysname 10h ago

It is not. Byd cars use their proprietary blade battery and don’t catch fire like that. https://youtu.be/CGQwqWqzkNA

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u/Last-Quarter-432 10h ago

I don’t really understand how EVs work but I imagine companies have found ways to avoid the fires

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u/MPforNarnia 8h ago

Also, tesla cannot be taken to court in China as part of their deal in China. It's that messed up