I know you can set a max open height for the trunk, but it would be really nice if you could set one height for your "home" and max for everywhere else. My garage has a low ceiling (I think its 8ft) so I've set my trunk to open much lower than it can, but I always end up bumping my head (I'm 5' 10") on it when loading/unloading. This is quite an annoyance as you can imagine. Given this is a software controlled feature, and the car already knows the home location, it should be trivial for Tesla to support a feature like this.
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Customizable trunk open height for home v/s elsewhere
- Thread starter shivaas
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LevelHeaded
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It should be trivial, but let's not forget that several people already reported the car spontaneously forgetting the max height they set and opening into their garage doors/ceilings!
I couldn't agree more. I have the same issue in my garage and have hit my head twice. I second the suggestion to have multiple settings so you can have a separate setting when you're away from home.
Jimt29
2020 Tesla Model Y LR AWD, MSM/Black
Something as important as the trunk opening height should and must fail safe and be as simple and reliable as possible. Unless Tesla engineers can guarantee 100% reliability I prefer to keep it as it is. That said when out shopping I manually raise the trunk to its highest position when I need to use it.
Also I have it set to about one inch lower than the garage door when the door is in the up position and still bump my head occasionally.
Also I have it set to about one inch lower than the garage door when the door is in the up position and still bump my head occasionally.
Sorry to one-up you but I'm setting a Tesla record for banging head into trunk. Picked my Model Y 2 days ago and banged my head 6 times so far.
Excuses: My garage has a low ceiling, I'm much taller than my wife, and I never learn from my mistakes.
Other than my aching head I love the car.
rxlawdude
Active Member
I believe that an expert on all things Tesla stated the trunk lift module is not connected to the computers, so not possible.
gunthermic
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Mike_TV
Active Member
Yes you can set the position without damaging it. From the owner's manual...
You can adjust the opening height of the powered liftgate to make it easier to reach or to avoid low-hanging ceilings or objects (for example, a garage door or light):
1) Open the trunk, then manually lower or raise the liftgate to the desired opening height.
2) Press and hold the button on the underside of the liftgate for three seconds until you hear a confirmation chime.
gunthermic
Member
Thank you, I maybe did't write question very well.
I meant with your position set, can you still use your hand and push it all the way open any time etc. When I did it if felt very, very stiff like I was "forcing" it to move to where i wanted it.
Yeah mine feels stiff as well - doesn't seem to be hurting anything at the moment.
Mike_TV
Active Member
If you have a lower opening set, for your garage, but want to open it fully in a parking lot, you can manually push it up and open till it stops without hurting anything.
how does the app and screen control work then ? It obviously can send open/close commands to the module, so hopefully they didn’t make it dumb enough to only be restricted to just those commands. Maybe we should ask Munro to do a tear down of the trunk module
rxlawdude
Active Member
Up and down commands obviously work. The setting for hatch cover height, however, is not under control outside of its manual settings.how does the app and screen control work then ? It obviously can send open/close commands to the module, so hopefully they didn’t make it dumb enough to only be restricted to just those commands. Maybe we should ask Munro to do a tear down of the trunk module
JonMu
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+1. My trunk can only open to 5' of head clearance due to the garage door. A max opening button would also work for me!
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