Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Boycott US@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days ago'We're Stranded': Woman is 1,500 Miles From Home On A Road Trip. Then Her Tesla's Doors Lockinsideevs.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down10
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-link'We're Stranded': Woman is 1,500 Miles From Home On A Road Trip. Then Her Tesla's Doors Lockinsideevs.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Boycott US@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down6·2 days agoYou can power the 12V battery through externally accessible wires behind the toe hook cover. This is covered in the manual. Everyone hates Tesla, but plenty of cars have “luxury” features like electronic handles with silly failsafes like this.
minus-squareButteryMonkey@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoSo my car is well old enough to not have this problem and I thus have no reason to know it, but would that fix a failing battery that won’t take a charge? Even enough to get the doors unlocked, I guess?
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoActually now that I think of it, I believe that override just pops the frunk which gives you access to the 12V battery for replacement.
You can power the 12V battery through externally accessible wires behind the toe hook cover. This is covered in the manual.
Everyone hates Tesla, but plenty of cars have “luxury” features like electronic handles with silly failsafes like this.
So my car is well old enough to not have this problem and I thus have no reason to know it, but would that fix a failing battery that won’t take a charge? Even enough to get the doors unlocked, I guess?
Actually now that I think of it, I believe that override just pops the frunk which gives you access to the 12V battery for replacement.