How Tesla Retractable Door Handles Work

The door handle on all three tesla models is completely flush with the door when not in use.

How tesla retractable door handles work.

The retractable door handles are a cool styling feature but they also can become problematic. Tesla offered a detailed explanation of how to use them in tesla s 2012 2015 owner guide. Marc d amelio the father of. The model 3 has an elegant retractable door handle which sits flush with the body of the car until it is activated.

On a model x entire doors are mechanical. A wrongful death lawsuit filed with the circuit court of broward county florida earlier this month alleges the motorized retractable door handles on the tesla model s prevented the rescue of the. The model s has sleek retractable handles that have been the subject of other complaints. The tesla model s has sleek retractable door handles that pop out when presented with the key fob.

Tesla handles are distinctive not just because they recess into the door but how they unlatch and how you open the door. For the model 3 motorized doors and handles were skipped but operation is still unique. On a model s every handle is mechanical. The fancy door handles on the tesla model s have been known to fail and so these videos explain how they work and how to fix them if they stop working.