• Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    My brother’s Tesla has a manual latch you can pull, but it is not marked, and “concealed” by the door handle. I kept using it by accident which kinda pissed him off, because the door is designed to roll down the window about a half inch before opening to avoid damaging the window seal. Using the manual override skips this rolldown, and just bends the seal out of the way when you open the door.

    Personally, I like the interior handles on the Mustang Mach E better. There is one latch to open the door, but it has two stages. First stage triggers the electric “door kicker” and the second stage physically pulls the latch open. So in an emergency, you just pull the same door handle harder to force it open.

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      16 days ago

      Didn’t know that about the E’s doors. That sounds so much better and safer. Muscle memory is almost all you have when you have been knocked out on impact and have no idea what is happening after a wreck.

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      15 days ago

      Lol it’s his own fault for buying a car that needs to have the windows roll down before you can open the door