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Buckle up! (europe.pub)
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[–] 37 points 5 days ago (14 children)

There isn't a chance that a vehicle with those kinds of thrusters would ever be road legal

Tesla sold a car for years with no way to open the back seat doors in the event of an emergency.

US regulators allow Tesla to do anything.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 days ago (12 children)

    There is a way. Not practical, but if you pry off the speaker cover, there is a release cable.

    I blame regulators.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 days ago (11 children)

    The Model X had it under a speaker cover. The model 3 didn't have it listed in the user manual. Fans discovered under a rubber door pocket cover, you could remove a flushed mounted plastic tab and fish out a pull wire to open the door.

    It wasn't until 2024 that Model 3's got a door release.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (9 children)

    Strange. Maybe it's a Europe thing, but my 2020(?) M3 has a little mechanical lever you can pull to open.

    E: both front and back like nop'a 2018 model 3 in the response below

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    I think you are misremembering. I triple checked and there is nothing in the German Manual for rear door release in a 2020 Model 3.

    Here is a German YouTuber showing how you can make your Tesla safer by adding a pull to the hidden door release.

    https://youtube.com/shorts/QFLq7-wIGCo

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago

    I've been planning to go down to the basement where the car lives to check, but haven't been that way yet. I'll let you know. I guess it's possible that I just assumed the back would be like the front because why the fuck wouldn't it be. But then again, Elon.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago (6 children)

    In the front seats, right? Everyone (even I agree rightfully so) got mad about the rear passengers not having one.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago (5 children)

    My 2018 has them on the front and rear. I love that car. I wish Elon want a Nazi because I wouldn't have the shit EV I bought when my wife took over the Tesla.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (4 children)

    Here is a German YouTuber showing how you should add emergency pulls to the model 3 because it doesn't have them.

    https://youtube.com/shorts/QFLq7-wIGCo?is=xzWnVqoox6WpqGrE

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (3 children)

    Crazy, but that is also not a 3/Y, probably an X, maybe an S? The trunk of the 3/Y doesn't open into the cabin.

    Agreed it is/would be stupid to make a car like that. But my 3 is the best car I have ever driven.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago (1 child)

    You are misremembering.

    Here are two more German videos specifically labeled Model 3.

    https://youtube.com/shorts/4_nlw-hk-8A?is=XE5xl9olG1h1zLvy

    https://youtu.be/itiE8rhQSng?is=xtkl6YXCelQ54Cmu

    There is no manual rear door release on the door handle like the front doors have.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago

    Wow you are absolutely right, no emergency release in the back. I had to actually go touch it.

    I apologize for my ignorance, thank you for forcing me to know, I will figure out how to add these release handles.

    Still the best car I have ever driven. Fucking Nazi ruins everything.

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