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Cyclone
Cyclonic Member ((.oO))
I drove an X in a parade with the doors (and trunk until we ran out of water bottles) open at 1-2 mph. It would let me close the door, but not open them while I was in drive. I had to be in park to open them. I also couldn't engage Autosteer, but that wasn't a problem at 1-2 mph.
Garlan Garner
Banned
There is only one way to prove it in this forum.
Open the FWD's
Get your MX up as fast as it can go. - in front of the cops
Receive your ticket.
Post the ticket in the forum - with the recorded speed.
Whoever gets the highest ticketed speed gets a free tank of gas......no.... wait.....
Open the FWD's
Get your MX up as fast as it can go. - in front of the cops
Receive your ticket.
Post the ticket in the forum - with the recorded speed.
Whoever gets the highest ticketed speed gets a free tank of gas......no.... wait.....
My husband does this often and it drives me crazy! The kids get in, buckle up, and before they can close the doors my husband starts driving. The car puts a big red warning on the dash to remind you that the FWDs are open and to proceed with caution, but it does let you close them while driving. He's probably always been under ~5 MPH, so I'm not sure if there's a speed limit to the capability. Just be really cautious of fingers/arms/legs inside the car getting in the way, as well as external things coming into the path of the doors.
Garlan Garner
Banned
Wow.... I don't know that I would provide any further details as the wrong people might be reading this thread.
ccutrer
Active Member
My wife is more forgiving of my similar actions. I only do it when I'm very very sure I won't hit anything, and the door is already closing anyway. I doubt I've got over 5mph.
ccutrer
Active Member
Your loading/unloading lane is more courteous than mine. People rarely pull forward when they aren't actively loading, let alone pull forward between kids arriving at different times. And I daren't use the driver side FWD, for fear of it getting clipped by the impatient drivers darting into the open spaces left by people not pulling forward.
My suggestion: Make a dummy by stuffing your children's clothing with cucumbers. Put one in the door as it closes, and bask in your husband's horror.
Oh he makes sure nothing is in the way too! I just thought I'd give a general caution..
Garlan Garner
Banned
systemcrashed
Please Reboot
ccutrer
Active Member
At the speeds we're talking about, probably not. I'm more concerned with opening them when parked on steep hills.
systemcrashed
Please Reboot
At 5-10 mph a bump in the road could really jar an open fwd.
Garlan Garner
Banned
It seems sensible to me to not drive any car with any of the doors open. FWDs should not be any different. If a door on a Tesla is open then it should not be possible to put the car into Drive.
Don't be silly. Maybe a speed limiter, but I just hauled a trash barrel down my driveway with the trunk lid up, not worrying about exhaust fume backwash, and should not be prevented from doing so. Also, everybody loves a parade (or is that parfait?) and how boring would it be to drive a Model X without the wings up? Tesla Model X with custom rainbow paint job for the Chicago and San Francisco Pride Parade [Gallery]
Softwizard
Member
FTR, I have driven my MX about 10 MPH around the neighborhood with the FWD up. I also pulled into driveway (over the ramp) and the doors did fine. YMMV
You'd be really pissed if you couldn't put your car in drive because of a defective door switch. I'm fine with a warning that must be acknowledged first, but I'm not fine with disabling drive with no override.
