How do you open glove box after an accident?

[1FASTROD]

Bored and finding new problems before they happen, I was placing papers in my M3 glovebox and it got me thinking.

If I keep my registration/insurance in the glovebox of my M3, how do I open the glove box if an accident made the car inoperable? For example, M3 loses power or center screen is broken.

I guess you could muscle it open with a crowbar or hard yank.

Opinions? Should Tesla pop it open automatically if it detects an accident? Would that make it more dangerous if still in motion? Do I really care for papers if the accident is bad enough?

 

[MP3Mike]

Should Tesla pop it open automatically if it detects an accident?

It is already supposed to open the glove box automatically after a significant accident.

 

[TX_M3P+]

In TX your registration is a sticker on the windshield, so this is not something you have to show when in an accident. My insurance cards are also available on my phone if I can't get to the paper copies in the car. My DL is in my wallet, as I'm sure it is for most drivers. I guess if you don't have an electronic form of registration or insurance you could always take a picture of them so that you have them on your phone.

But in regards to this topic I do think Tesla should have made a manual release for the GB somewhere within the car, similar to the front doors, in case power is lost and you need something inside it. It would also be nice to have a button in the app, just in case the screen is damaged so that you have a secondary option to open it.

 

[Joshan]

Already been addressed.

Elon Musk said Tesla is fixing a problem that can happen after a Model 3 is involved in a crash

 

[1FASTROD]

It is already supposed to open the glove box automatically after a significant accident.

Thanks, glad to see the engineers thinking about my worries even before I do.

 

[smatthew]

Thanks, glad to see the engineers thinking about my worries even before I do.

Doesn't the manual goes over this fact.... I know people hate reading manuals, but they're actually super informative.

 

[1FASTROD]

Doesn't the manual goes over this fact.... I know people hate reading manuals, but they're actually super informative.

And I read it 6 months ago. I guess my mind is failing me.

 

[smatthew]

And I read it 6 months ago. I guess my mind is failing me.

Happens to the best of us!

 

[MP3Mike]

Doesn't the manual goes over this fact.... I know people hate reading manuals, but they're actually super informative.

Actually as far as I can tell they never put it in the manual. (I couldn't find it.)

 

[Adam3]

take a picture of your documents so that you have them on your phone as well as backup

 

[jrweiss98020]

If there is still power, but the screen is dead, use your phone app.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Crowbar? Police should have one.

 

[smatthew]

Actually as far as I can tell they never put it in the manual. (I couldn't find it.)

You're right, I checked the current manual and it does not say anything about it.
So I did some more searching. In Feb 2018 Elon tweeted that he would add this feature. Couldn't find the firmware version that added it, but a July 2018 copy of Tesla's Model 3 Theory of Operation says "If a crash is detected, the glove box latch will release after a short duration."

Don't forget - you can always show a digital copy of your insurance card!

 

[Garlan Garner]

I was joking about the crowbar but Tesla customer service can open it remotely. Of course you have to know things like the last five of the vin and the exact mileage of the car and the name you programed into the car and the registered phone number.....etc.....but they will do it.

 

[JulienW]

Also try pressing right button/voice and say "open glovebox".

 

[Garlan Garner]

Also try pressing right button/voice and say "open glovebox".

He can also try saying......"undo accident".

You never know. Tesla is amazing.

 

[smatthew]

He can also try saying......"undo accident".

You never know. Tesla is amazing.

Someone on reddit posted a video showing them saying "open butt hole" and it opened the glovebox.

Someone else suggested that command should have opened the trunk.

 

[SlimJim]

Just pass out and they will not ask for registration.

 

[BluestarE3]

Someone on reddit posted a video showing them saying "open butt hole" and it opened the glovebox.

Holy sh*t, I just tried it and it works!

 

[Chuq]

And I read it 6 months ago. I guess my mind is failing me.

The feature may not have been in the manual then