Numerous Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power. - eviltoast
Numerous Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power. Here's how to manually open a Tesla door if you get stuck inside.
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A Tesla's manual door releases can be tricky to find if you haven't read the owner's manual. Here's how to locate and activate them in the Tesla Model S, 3, X, and Y.

Numerous Tesla owners say they’ve been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power.::Numerous Tesla owners say they have been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power.Teslas come with manual door releases, but they can be hard to find

  • Psythik@lemm.eeEnglish
    84·
    1 year ago

    Never underestimate the stupidity of the average person. Don’t take my word for this, but I’ve heard that something like 50% of drivers don’t even know that you need to change your oil, intake filter, and check your tire pressure on a regular basis. The most basic, barebones maintenance that you need to have done, yet half of vehicle owners are completely clueless.

    You have no idea how many videos I’ve seen from Just Rolled into the Shop & Mechanical Nightmare on YouTube, where someone brings in a brand new car with a seized engine and only 40K miles on the dash, all because the owner never changed (nor even checked) the oil. And then they have the nerve to try to get a warranty replacement. Or how many alligators I see on the road because people are driving around with 20 PSI in their tires and wondering why they keep having blowouts.

    Check your oil level and tire pressure at least every other fill up, people. Also get every fluid flushed and every filter replaced if you’ve owned the vehicle for awhile or just bought it used. It’s not difficult, people.

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.deEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I needed to look up what a road gator is and I have never seen one. In pre-1989 communist Czechoslovakia, people would need to do all kinds of repairs themselves and every car owner knew their machine inside out. To this day, knowledge of basic technology & maintenance (difference between the four-stroke diesel / spark-ignition engine, dashboard indicators, replacement of all fluids and brake pads, function of the battery, service intervals) is a required part of getting a driver’s license.

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I see these almost daily and it’s usually from commercial vehicles having a blowout on their trucks or trailers.