Posted on 02/07/2022 8:17:02 AM PST by Red Badger
Today was my first time experiencing the frozen door handle of doom. @elonmusk can we add an option to open the door from the app? pic.twitter.com/t8eBWnWFZD
— Matt Smith (@MatchasmMatt) February 5, 2022
How do you drive a frozen Tesla.
YOU DON'T!...................
How about handle heaters? At least for the driver door. Hopefully your charger extension cord isn’t frozen into the charging port.
That hand is way too soft to have ever have done any real work.
Just take your Tesla branded hair dryer and unfreeze it.
propane torch will help thaw. Get repainted in spring ...
Maybe park it indoors.
Tesla’s require a garage and a temperate climate.
I remember hearing about a Tesla catching fire and firemen watching the person inside burn to death because the doors were inoperative.
If that’s what you want fine.
The same way you drive a Frozen Civic
Pour a pot of boiling water on the frozen windshield.
That should create an opening large enough to get into the car.
Alcohol spray (can) might work.
...but yes, ice and snow expose many fancy designs. I’m in Michigan and I’ve seen other door handles that seem too fragile for winter use, where you may need to crack ice. Anything motorized, like fancy door handles, automatic doors, etc. need thorough ice testing. I also heard Telsa’s have HVAC’s that aren’t handling windshield fog very well.
Looks like someone who gets all his charges from work or other free locations.
Lol. The first time I saw electric door latches I knew they were an accident just waiting to happen.
How do you drive a frozen Tesla?
From inside the toasty cab of a tow truck?
Firemen would have broken the window, not stand around watching someone burn. Doors often jam in a crash.
I’ve heard from a reliable source you lick the frozen handle with your tongue.
Works every time!
Drink a pot of coffee and let ‘er rip!
I prefer going back in the house and reading the FreeRepublic until it warms up.
It appears the advice given thus far is mixed in terms of result.
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