This is a great idea. When I first bought the car I tried to manually release the FWD and found it to be quite cumbersome. I'm not sure how easy or safe it would be in an emergency situation for someone not familiar with it. I think your solution really helps with that.
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Dead MX, emergency manual frunk release not functional
- Thread starter Xand3Guy
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This is a great idea. When I first bought the car I tried to manually release the FWD and found it to be quite cumbersome. I'm not sure how easy or safe it would be in an emergency situation for someone not familiar with it. I think your solution really helps with that.
ValleyGeek
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While I agree that you are likely correct with the voltage required, the cigarette lighter outlets are not directly connected to the battery (a relay sits in between) and if you were able to get into the vehicle to access them, the power wouldn't make it anywhere beneficial.
Solarman004
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Well, good news and bad. Because of this post, I went out to check my MX. The good news: I have both the #1 and #2 release cables. The bad news: sometime in past 3 years, the plastic access cover went missing. I've never removed it so I don't know how it fell off. My best guess is the high pressure water from the DIY car wash I use. I may have gotten too close to the cover with the spray wand.
I had a similar issue when I removed it to test screwing in the tow hook, it doesn’t snap back in too well. Who knows what happened to it.
Also something else you may want to test is the tow hook as I had to really turn it to get it in. I think the paint gums up the threads. Remember that it’s a counter-clockwise thread before you make a boo-boo.
ValleyGeek
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Note that I haven't re-tested this since sentry mode was added, in my Model X both the front and rear 12 sockets, along with USB ports, powered off any time the main screen in the car went blank - which is what I would consider to be "off" for a Tesla.
Solarman004
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In case anyone is interested, the replacement cover for the MX costs $20 plus tax. Picked up mine today at the SC.
$20?! The one I’m thinking of is about maybe six square inches of plastic. Jeez.
Solarman004
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Yep, you are correct. It's a good, solid 15 cents worth of plastic. I'm just happy to keep Tesla solvent this quarter. You're welcome.
mbp11
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Make sure you keep a screwdriver in the glovebox so that you can take that screw out in order to access the emergency release cables when your 12V battery is dead and you can't open the door or the glovebox.
(Yes, I know that you'll have to call someone who probably has a screwdriver to deal with the dead battery anyway.)
Solarman004
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When I installed the replacement cover, I added a strip of Gorilla Tape across the top.
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