Not if you lose a key, of course. But getting locked out over a mechanical failure that happens often (a dead battery) is newsworthy. This seems to be yet another serious design flaw.
Any other car has a physical key as a backup. If the battery dies you can use the physical key to open it up and pop the hood to get to the battery to charge it.
With a Tesla you can’t do that because they don’t have a physical key.
You don’t need to pop the hood to jump the battery, there’s a manual latch on the front that works if it’s dead. This isn’t news it’s just clickbait Tesla hate.
The article itself says the owner tried to jump it several times before having to get it towed… like he would have for every other car brand.
Is this really news?
So if I get locked out of a car, I’m suddenly worthy of making headlines? There are bigger things to draw attention to than this.
Not if you lose a key, of course. But getting locked out over a mechanical failure that happens often (a dead battery) is newsworthy. This seems to be yet another serious design flaw.
Any other car has a physical key as a backup. If the battery dies you can use the physical key to open it up and pop the hood to get to the battery to charge it.
With a Tesla you can’t do that because they don’t have a physical key.
You don’t need to pop the hood to jump the battery, there’s a manual latch on the front that works if it’s dead. This isn’t news it’s just clickbait Tesla hate.
The article itself says the owner tried to jump it several times before having to get it towed… like he would have for every other car brand.
No there isn’t
There are wires that hang out of the left tow hook you can use to pop the electronic latch but you need another battery to do that.
https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-356E0168-47E5-400F-AD83-4F1B86C7D991.html#CONCEPT_OQL_LDL_PZ Learn how to use your car
I know how to use my car. That is not a “manual latch”. It is exactly what I described in the comment you just replied to. Learn how to read.