Model S Door Handles Ice

30 years ago this couldn t happen because newspapers and tv were the only option.

Model s door handles ice.

What s great about living in today s technogolical world is every time there is a negative story about the model s be it the fire scare or the frozen door handle or the lack of distance on a charge tesla can quickly post a video or article dispelling the story. The door handles weren t an issue just pushed them harder and they broke free. The door handles presented as normal but both the fro and rear drivers doors would not permit me to open the car. Similar occurrence for me marks22 and agree different than with model s.

The only time i had issues with model s was very heavy visible ice conditions. I fortunately the discussion is pointless b c the model s will heat the door handles from the inside which is more effective and more convenient. The tricker thing was the windows. On sunday of this week i went to the car to drive to the local swimming pool.

You can purchase the force gauge from amazon here. Here s how the doors work after a decent night of sleet and ice from central ohio. Even after preheating for 30 mins they wouldn t budge. Turns out it s not a problem when opening the door the window just slides under the trim but closing the door must be done very carefully.

If you re experiencing this and can t drive use the app to preheat the car for about ten minutes and it should remedy the problem. You can use my tesla referral link to get six. For model 3 despite no visible ice on windows door the handles stuck a little and window did not lower when door opened door still seemed to open and close fine without causing window alignment issue as op mentions. Didn t feel like much extra pressure was needed to open them.

My model s long range is only 3 months old. I that information was from one of the many q a or interviews with elon and of course i still hope it s true.