Arizona toddler rescued after getting trapped in a Tesla with a dead battery
www.theverge.com
Firefighters had to use an ax to smash through the window.
  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    382·
    8 个月前

    That’s for if you’re inside, a mechanical access has to exist on the outside as well, no?

    • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
      47·
      8 个月前

      No. You just need to be able to exit without power. Getting back in mechanically isn’t a requirement.

      It should be, but it’s not.

    • DBNinja@lemm.eeEnglish
      122·
      8 个月前

      You can also “jump” the car to open it via a 12V access port in the front.

          • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
            25·
            8 个月前

            They did

            The child was safely removed from the car after firefighters used an ax to smash through a window

              • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                291·
                8 个月前

                If someone is locked in your car and you’re the owner you simply use the key and open the door, no need to break anything, except in a Tesla.

                • Cort@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  6·
                  8 个月前

                  Some cars aren’t quite that simple, on newer models they’re hiding the keyhole on the bottom side of the handle behind a cover. But usually those models won’t lock with the keys inside the car

                  • IamAnonymous@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    81·
                    8 个月前

                    My keyfob battery was dead and I couldn’t use the hidden keyhole to unlock it. I watched a video on YouTube but I still wasn’t able to make it work. It wasn’t an emergency but I would just break the glass if it was one.

              • skulblaka@startrek.websiteEnglish
                17·
                8 个月前

                I mean, presumably if I’m standing outside my car with a key, I just unlock the door and open it. Can’t do that with a dead tesla.

          • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
            142·
            8 个月前

            Yeah…because breaking the window as your first option in an emergancy is a GREAT idea. No need for a manual handle with a key, right? What a stupid idea that would be.

            • FaceDeer@fedia.io
              94·
              8 个月前

              It’s not your first option in an emergency. Normally you just open the door. Breaking the glass is several layers of things-not-working deep.

          • TBi@lemmy.worldEnglish
            52·
            8 个月前

            Agree. The only worry is the flying glass might hurt the child.

            • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
              7·
              8 个月前

              Tempered glass is designed to not be sharp when broken. But they break a window furthest from the person inside to limit damage.

              They can also use some tools to remove the window in mostly one piece after cracking it, rather than smashing it and sending glass flying.

              • Soggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
                91·
                8 个月前

                Tempered glass is still sharp but it breaks into tiny pieces so it can’t cut deeply.