I love Dog Mode, but often return from a short shopping stop to find the windows of my M3 rolled down! So far, the dogs haven't decided to jump out the window but it's very disconcerting. The window switches are on the arm rest and designed so a simple downward press opens the windows. They are located just where a dog would like to place its paws to look out the side windows. My other car requires a forward/backward press on the window switch, making it much less likely that the dogs are operating the windows. Also, it doesn't seem that the window lock prevent the right seat passenger/dog from opening the windows. I assume the switches are controlled by software and an update could provide a completely-locked window mode. It could be enabled by Dog Mode.
Now that you've "trained" your dog to be able to open the windows, will this be a problem when the dog sees you being attacked in a parking lot and can't get out to help?
As a temporary fix, you could make a cardboard shield that fits between the seat and the door, and folds over the controls so the dogs can't press them.
Get a seat belt tether strap that plugs into the seat belt latch and attaches to the dog’s collar or harness. Helps keep the dog safe in the event of a sudden stop or accident. It won’t keep him from opening the window, but at least he won’t be able to jump out. Better, IMO, use a tether in the back seat. Wife and I transport rescue dogs about twice a week, and if they are not in crates then they are tethered. Dangerous to have a loose dog in the car.
Thanks for all the good advice. I don't tweet; can I assume that Tesla engineering monitors these posts?
When I saw this thread title, my mind went to the old Far Side comic with a dog poking its head out the car window, excitedly saying “I’m going to the vet to get tutored!”
Yes, this sounds like the perfect opportunity to communicate your request to Elon Musk. He is the only one in the entire company equipped to solve this problem.
Why aren't your dogs wearing seat belts? First, dogs should NEVER ride in the front seat. Like children, dogs will be severely injured, or killed by your airbags. NEVER allow your pet to ride in the front seat... Second, these tethers, & harnesses will catastrophically fail, causing the dog to be thrown thru the windshield, or into other passengers in the car. CPS Certified - Center for Pet Safety
Do you still have this problem? I've made a 3d-printed cover myself so that my dog cannot press the button
We just went to the park, and my wife's little poodle opened the window again when putting her paws on the armrest to look thru the window. It's not that the dogs know how to open a window (at least initially), but that the switch is in the 'wrong' spot, and very easy to trip by a little paw. But yes, dog mode should automatically disable rear windows. I'm glad to read that window lock only works on rear windows. Will lock them tomorrow, and problem solved .