Anyone else have this issue? Nothing would be blocking the sensors, yet when pushing on the outside handle, and backing away, it stops short sometimes of fully opening. Thoughts?
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I think they mean the ol' falcon wing "push and run."What do you mean backing away?
Same here. It's sporadic and hard to figure out why. Most recently, the vehicle was outside with nothing close laterally and tree folage about 5 feet above the highest point of the FWD when fully raised.
I think they mean the ol' falcon wing "push and run."
My DS taught me the stop, drop, and roll method.Push and side-step (towards front of car) works better. Especially if you don't want to lose an eye.
My DS taught me the stop, drop, and roll method.
Elon said it's a software issue and will be fixed this month.Anyone else have this issue? Nothing would be blocking the sensors, yet when pushing on the outside handle, and backing away, it stops short sometimes of fully opening. Thoughts?
I've never had an issue in my low-ish garage. They stop low.In the meantime, does anyone has any problems opening their falcon doors without hitting the low hanging rails where the garage door
rides on? Or should we play it safe and not even try?
I've noticed the same thing, and I think you (that is, your body / legs) are actually triggering the proximity sensor.
There are sensors on the sides of the car to determine how far away the adjacent car/wall/object is, and the doors will try to avoid hitting any objects it detects.
The sensors are not very robust yet. For example, if you stand next to the car and click the driver's door, it often only opens by 6 inches and not the whole way. The reason is that the car thinks your body next to the falcon-wing is an obstruction, and the driver's door (which is unobstructed) will not open all the way.
I think the same thing happens with the falcon wing door... In the fully open position, the door actually sticks out to the sides by an extra few inches. I don't think there is a sensor that looks "up and to the side". Only "to the side". So if it only senses 12" of clearance because it senses your body, it won't want to open the door all the way.
For what it is worth, this is a problem in low parking garages, where structural beams are often pretty low. The car will think it has plenty of side clearance and open all the way, only to hit a low hanging beam in a parking garage
I've come close to hitting it the ceiling in a parking garage a few times
How low? Is there enough room to get in/out to be useful?I've never had an issue in my low-ish garage. They stop low.
This thread shows a lot of measurements and photos.How low? Is there enough room to get in/out to be useful?
Does it open to full when you don't have anything above you, including tree branches? There's an upward pointing sensor that can detect overhead obstacles. Maybe the software is playing it safe with all the reported parking garage problems.