Jason LefkowitzMay 23

Tesla ownership is having to go to the aftermarket to buy a part to keep your car from killing you

https://fuelarc.com/evs/tesla-owners-are-installing-diy-rip-cords-to-avoid-being-trapped-in-their-vehicles-in-case-of-fire/

Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire

Tesla owners have started doing something wild... installing DIY emergency escape rip cords inside their vehicles so their passengers don’t get trapped if the car catches fire. That’s not a joke. That’s just how badly the doors are designed. Here's why: Tesla doors are entirely electronic. When you want to get out, you hit a

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Show threadMehrad   May 24

@jalefkowit
The article says:

> Tesla doors are entirely electronic

This is false. All doors front and back in at least both Tesla 3 and Y models that I have seen had manual door release:

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

People are doing all sorts of weird things, but they should really RTFM 😅

Show threadJernej Simončič �
@Mehrad @jalefkowit So every passenger should be required to read the manual before entering a Tesla then?
May 24 at 9:30amWeb
Show threadMehrad   May 24

@jernej__s
Did you even read my post? Read it again, and if you still didn't get the point, keep reading until you get it.

To make it crystal clear: one should be a fool to damage a car and install an "emergency exit" if/when the car already have one! If it doesn't, then sure, install one; but when it does, reading the manual costs less.

Show threadMehrad   May 24
@jernej__s
This is slightly off-topic, but now I'm curious: Are you as a passenger feel comfortable and welcome to modify the car before you get in (e.g. install the manual door release)? What if you don't own the car?