Rear hatch lock would be helpful

[pg3ttt]

I often have a bike rack on the back. I once accidentally hit the button to open the hatch and the hatch hit the bike rack and got scratched. I'm sure that will eventually happen again unless a lock is provided.

 

[Alan_F]

Agreed. They could also use the rear camera and bumper sensors to detect that something is very close to the hatch and ask for confirmation before opening it.

 

[jcanoe]

There should be an option to require a double tap to open the hatch. This would work for the hatch release button as well as hatch open button within the Tesla app.

 

[Neanor]

Scratches on the hatch would be bad. I agree with a software solution using the rear camera. I see a temporary solution is placing a rubber grommet on the bike rack at the point the hatch makes contact. The hatch seems to be sensitive to anything that blocks opening, and stops if it contacts the grommet.

 

[csrpenfab]

Scratches on the hatch would be bad. I agree with a software solution using the rear camera. I see a temporary solution is placing a rubber grommet on the bike rack at the point the hatch makes contact. The hatch seems to be sensitive to anything that blocks opening, and stops if it contacts the grommet.

Agreed. I'm thinking a hacked piece of "pool noodle" may find it's way onto my Kuat rack real soon!