Arizona toddler rescued after getting trapped in a Tesla with a dead battery | The Model Y’s 12-volt battery, which powers things like the doors and windows, diedForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 677 points – 6 days agotheverge.com319Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent comment To get in from outside obviously needs the vehicle to unlock, so it has to be jump started. and how do you get to the battery to do that if you can't get inside?There's a panel that can be popped out to open the hood with a 12V power supply: https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modely/en_us/GUID-34181E3A-B4A7-4658-906A-38C6647B5664.htmlWell at least there's a way in... Lot's of trouble could be save by simply having a mechanical key.
To get in from outside obviously needs the vehicle to unlock, so it has to be jump started. and how do you get to the battery to do that if you can't get inside?There's a panel that can be popped out to open the hood with a 12V power supply: https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modely/en_us/GUID-34181E3A-B4A7-4658-906A-38C6647B5664.htmlWell at least there's a way in... Lot's of trouble could be save by simply having a mechanical key.
There's a panel that can be popped out to open the hood with a 12V power supply: https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modely/en_us/GUID-34181E3A-B4A7-4658-906A-38C6647B5664.htmlWell at least there's a way in... Lot's of trouble could be save by simply having a mechanical key.
and how do you get to the battery to do that if you can't get inside?
There's a panel that can be popped out to open the hood with a 12V power supply: https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modely/en_us/GUID-34181E3A-B4A7-4658-906A-38C6647B5664.html
Well at least there's a way in... Lot's of trouble could be save by simply having a mechanical key.