Post #2727621
2025-12-30 05:02 UTC
Yeah, it's hard. How is it going to come out while there's nothing to grab on to?
E: I dunno who's downvoting me or why. I'm vehemently opposed to electronic door handles of any kind. But **if you're going** to have door handles that protrude and retract, they're gonna have to necessarily have a motor to **push out** against ice.
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@Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2025-12-30 05:19
You press on it, tons of Chinese cars already do this.
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@AA5B@lemmy.world 2025-12-30 13:21
For the model 3 and Y with the mechanical handles you press on one end to get the other to pop out If it’s iced over, you can press on the other end and there’s a little room to effectively rock it back and forth a bit to break the ice. I live in Massachusetts, I park outside, and this is my third winter with the car, and I’ve only had to do this twice. It worked each time with minimal effort I have no idea what the model s and x do with the electronic self-presenting handles. They ought to have a defroster or some sort of vibrator to do similar. Not that it would help in an accident