The interior door latch that we shouldn't use??

[Eno Deb]

Thanks! Feel much better about this now. I was so worried about someone breaking my window.

Well, they theoretically can if they push against the door while pulling the release handle. I'm not going to test how likely that is on my car though.

 

[Seattle]

I do find the emergency release buttons on the read seats of the 3 to be poorly engineered. I guess they were trying to save building a mechanical connection like is in the rear seats of the S, but having a button you shouldn't push and it not being obvious potentially in a emergency does seem like a mistake.

 

[TT97]

I do find the emergency release buttons on the read seats of the 3 to be poorly engineered. I guess they were trying to save building a mechanical connection like is in the rear seats of the S, but having a button you shouldn't push and it not being obvious potentially in a emergency does seem like a mistake.

There is no emergency release in the rear. What buttons are you referring to?

 

[Seattle]

I sat in a 3 at the tesla sales office, and I am sure there was an emergency button you weren't supposed to push to open the seats, is that only in the front seats? I thought it was in the rear seats. Plus there was the window button that opened the door, if I recall correctly. Maybe my memory is off about it being in the rear seats.

 

[TT97]

I sat in a 3 at the tesla sales office, and I am sure there was an emergency button you weren't supposed to push to open the seats, is that only in the front seats? I thought it was in the rear seats. Plus there was the window button that opened the door, if I recall correctly. Maybe my memory is off about it being in the rear seats.

All four doors are electronically powered with push buttons to open the doors (which can still be used in case of emergencies).

The front doors also have a manual release in the unlikely situation the M3 has no power.

 

[ngogas]

This is a real world problem? Holy crap!

 

[jasher926]

Buy these labels and tell passengers to push the door open button. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MHLLNKS/

 

[DrDabbles]

Buy these labels and tell passengers to push the door open button. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MHLLNKS/

Of you could just leave the lit button alone and tell people, "Push the button at the top of the door handle". There's only one button there, so it's not like they can miss it.

 

[CarterStC]

I got so tired i cut out my stickers. You can check it out here if you are interested. It may work for you, too. teslabros.com

Please stop spamming the Tesla forms.

 

[jbarnette]

I agree that Tesla did not make a good engineering decision with the front door releases. My elderly father with dementia will always go for the lever unless I press the button by reaching across before he thinks about pulling the lever. Fortunately, he doesn't tend to push the door open simultaneously so no harm done so far.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Back doors don’t have the manual release. And yes, that’s a whole ‘nother issue that has been debated to death

Yes. The rear doors do have a manual release.

Its a wire inside of the door. No one can see it or get to it so....I guess you are half correct.

Thank God Tesla didn't tie that manual release to a lever like the front door.

 

[Krugerrand]

I haven’t had an issue. I usually am quick to tell them to push the button when I park. When I forget to tell them, no one has pulled the latch they all just look around lost until I say push the button. The button isn’t intuitive but the latch isn’t either, in my experience you have plenty of time to tell people how to get out before they figure out either method.

Ditto.

Adults mostly just look about helpless. Sometimes when I haven’t had enough amusement for the day, I let them flounder until they have to ask.

Kids, though, I find are more apt to keep looking and trying until they resolve. They’ll come across the manual release more times than not, so I tell them to push the button at the top otherwise they might break my car and then they’d have to buy it, which tends to frighten them just enough that they subsequently never forget to push the button.

 

[Esquire]

I don't have that primitive strap latch in my car.

 

[CapnOMatic]

Why not hold a quick safety briefing with passengers before each trip, the same as is done on airline flights? It's simple and effective.

Signed,
TMC Rationlizer
(One who justifies whatever Tesla does, no matter how idiotic)

Actually what if you can load up a sound file when that happens. Something like this

 

[Toumal]

What I don't understand is, other cars have mechanical opening latches or levers, and they can roll down the window before it hits the trim. Why this doesn't work on the 3 is beyond me.

 

[Big Earl]

How to get in and out of the car are just two items on a long list of things I typically have to explain to new passengers. No big deal.

 

[Big Earl]

What I don't understand is, other cars have mechanical opening latches or levers, and they can roll down the window before it hits the trim. Why this doesn't work on the 3 is beyond me.

The mechanical release does roll the window down. I think this was added in a recent software update.

 

[CapnOMatic]

The mechanical release does roll the window down. I think this was added in a recent software update.

I watched a video a while back where it was explained that the window lowers as long as there is battery power. You can actually hear the window lowering in the video. If there is no power then it will open but may damage the trim. Damaging the trim in that kind of emergency may not be what you care about, getting out in time will.

 

[Toumal]

The mechanical release does roll the window down. I think this was added in a recent software update.

This is great news! I did not dare to try this out at the store when the 3 came in. Good to know they fixed this.