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If you happen to’re within the back seat of a Tesla Cybertruck in some form of emergency situation or with no power then you definately higher start praying, because getting out won’t be easy. The Cybertruck, like many electric cars, has electronically popping doors for whatever goddamn reason. If the battery is dead or there’s another form of emergency, the doors can’t be popped, so automakers fit emergency releases that’ll open the door no matter what state of charge the automobile has.
Unfortunately, like a whole lot of the Cybertruck, this mechanism was not well thought out for the rear two doors. The front doors can open manually using a small lever in front of the window switches, but no such thing exists for the Cybertruck’s rear doors. Nope, it’s a three-step process behind this truck.
First, you’ve got to remove the rubber mat at the underside of the rear door’s map pocket. Then you definitely’ve got to unlatch a small plastic flap (the manual says “if equipped” so perhaps not all Cybertrucks have this, but that may be awfully weird). Finally, you’ve got to pull a small release cable forward. Here’s the Tesla Cybertruck’s manual says:
Within the unlikely event that Cybertruck has no low voltage power, you won’t give you the chance to open the doors from the inside by pressing the inside door open buttons. As an alternative, use the manual door releases.
CAUTION
Manual door releases are designed for use only in situations when Cybertruck has no power. When Cybertruck has power, use the inside door open buttons.
WARNING
Don’t use the manual door release while the vehicle is moving.
I do know this doesn’t sound all that bad on its face, but just imagine the Cybertruck you’re in has lost power and is on fire (as sometimes happens). You’ve got to get out really quickly, however the door popper isn’t working and the emergency release is buried deep within the door pocket. My friend, you’re boned. How is the driving force going to clarify all of that to you while the truck is up in flames? Sure, you can make the argument that in case you read the manual you’ll know what to do. 1) How many individuals actually read their automobile’s manual? 2) What number of PASSENGERS read a automobile’s manual? The reply is zero, amigo.
Perhaps you can climb to the front seats and exit through the front doors with their far more accessible emergency release, but that’s going to take a very very long time to do — precious seconds you could not have — and also you’re probably going to slice yourself open on some jagged piece of chrome steel.
Hopefully, nobody will ever must use the emergency release on a Cybertruck they’re in, but given the truck’s track record, those little cables are probably going to be pulled greater than anyone would really like. It will have been very nice if Tesla had put an emergency cable in a spot that was accessible in an emergency.
This Article First Appeared At jalopnik.com
