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There is a way. Not practical, but if you pry off the speaker cover, there is a release cable.
I blame regulators.
The Model X had it under a speaker cover. The model 3 didn't have it listed in the user manual. Fans discovered under a rubber door pocket cover, you could remove a flushed mounted plastic tab and fish out a pull wire to open the door.
It wasn't until 2024 that Model 3's got a door release.
Idea: in case of emergency the user can download a 400 mb app and after login + otp verification can see where is the emergency door opening tab
Strange. Maybe it's a Europe thing, but my 2020(?) M3 has a little mechanical lever you can pull to open.
E: both front and back like nop'a 2018 model 3 in the response below
In the front seats, right? Everyone (even I agree rightfully so) got mad about the rear passengers not having one.
My 2018 has them on the front and rear. I love that car. I wish Elon want a Nazi because I wouldn't have the shit EV I bought when my wife took over the Tesla.
Here is a German YouTuber showing how you should add emergency pulls to the model 3 because it doesn't have them.
https://youtube.com/shorts/QFLq7-wIGCo?is=xzWnVqoox6WpqGrE
Crazy, but that is also not a 3/Y, probably an X, maybe an S? The trunk of the 3/Y doesn't open into the cabin.
Agreed it is/would be stupid to make a car like that. But my 3 is the best car I have ever driven.
You are misremembering.
Here are two more German videos specifically labeled Model 3.
https://youtube.com/shorts/4_nlw-hk-8A?is=XE5xl9olG1h1zLvy
https://youtu.be/itiE8rhQSng?is=xtkl6YXCelQ54Cmu
There is no manual rear door release on the door handle like the front doors have.
Wow you are absolutely right, no emergency release in the back. I had to actually go touch it.
I apologize for my ignorance, thank you for forcing me to know, I will figure out how to add these release handles.
Still the best car I have ever driven. Fucking Nazi ruins everything.
You know. I'm on crack, must be a model Y because of the door handles. And I have never messed with one because musk was off the deep end before it came out.
I think you are misremembering. I triple checked and there is nothing in the German Manual for rear door release in a 2020 Model 3.
Here is a German YouTuber showing how you can make your Tesla safer by adding a pull to the hidden door release.
https://youtube.com/shorts/QFLq7-wIGCo
I've been planning to go down to the basement where the car lives to check, but haven't been that way yet. I'll let you know. I guess it's possible that I just assumed the back would be like the front because why the fuck wouldn't it be. But then again, Elon.