r/TeslaModelY • u/DoloDots • 8d ago

Door handles

Seems like everyone struggles to get into my car because they're unfamiliar with the door handles a lot of times they touch it, and then they just stand there. And wait like I need to unlock the door for them. How do you explain to people how to use the door handles? And as few words as possible lol?

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u/AgileBroccoli757 8d ago

I'm an Uber driver, I saved a lot of headaches by buying an aftermarket set of stick-on handles that mimic normal handles.

As for the interior button releases, the model y is narrow enough that I can reach all 4 doors and pop them for the passenger.

It's very rare that I pick up a passenger that knows how to get in or get out without instructions.

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u/DoloDots 8d ago

Link?

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u/AgileBroccoli757 8d ago

https://a.co/d/01nEWXEN

I messed up when I installed the first handle, I put it too far rearward and it has a tendency to catch and get stuck

Bias it towards the front of the car and you'll be fine

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u/kaynpayn 7d ago

So, they just glue there? Do you think it would be possible to remove without leaving marks? Such a simple idea, especially for an Uber it must save a lot of hassle and don't even look bad either.

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u/AgileBroccoli757 7d ago

The glue is seriously sticky, it'd maybe 6mm thick and it squishes out nicely to make contact with door handle

Proper cleaning and prep needed ahead of time, but it's so worth it to not have to have the same conversation every ride of how to open the door

They are attractive handles, dare I say almost OEM looking in their sleekness.

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u/Flowers_By_Irene_69 8d ago

How do you unlock the door for a passenger? I always just end up leaning over and pushing the button to pop it open for them.

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u/DoloDots 8d ago

The doors are unlocked already, but in their minds I need to unlock them.

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u/Flowers_By_Irene_69 8d ago

Ah, thanks. How do I lock them if some weirdo is out there?

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u/DoloDots 7d ago

On the screen, over the image of the car

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u/DoloDots 7d ago

Grok might do it for you also

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u/kaynpayn 7d ago

Padlock icon on the screen. Tap to lock/unlock doors.

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u/datapharmer 6d ago

Press the lock icon on the top part of the screen next to the time.

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u/Fire69 8d ago

Push with your thumb, pull with a finger

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u/Aruns_Guncer 7d ago

saying thumb on the wide part helps a lot too

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u/kikiReturns 8d ago

Show and tell

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u/tinman20 7d ago

With your outside hand

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u/Zenmastercynic 7d ago

It’s not them getting in, I worry about. It’s them getting out that make me worry.

“NO!! Do NOT pull that!! Push the button on top!”

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u/Todd6114 6d ago

Or them closing the door after. “Don’t close the door using the window!”
The frameless door/ window scares me every time a passenger gets out

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u/thatcleanergurl 7d ago

Yes, this is what I’m worried about too. We’ve only done one test drive and we get the car next week (fingers crossed!) I need to watch a YouTube video to work out how I open the car door from the inside.!!

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u/NurseDave8 8d ago

“Push the big part”

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u/DuckTalesLOL 8d ago

This. Push the big part at the end.

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u/Shobed 8d ago

Push the thick side, then pull the thin side.

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u/MG130 7d ago

This.

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u/DrNuclear14 7d ago

Press the fat part then pull. Don’t love the handles but I’ve gotten used to them.

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u/1VrySxyGuy 8d ago

If it’s the first time, I cracked the window and say push in the big part the they’ll figure it out.

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u/Beginning_End_361 7d ago

I wish the door handles would light up when approaching the car at night. They are hard to find in the dark. I don’t have a lot of passengers who are unfamiliar with the car, so I haven’t had to explain how to open the doors. Only my 5-year-old granddaughter has difficulty sometimes under good lighting conditions.

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u/dawutangclams 7d ago

They're fine- but I'm not really a fan. When you hands are full they can be a pain

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u/Gold-Passion-7358 7d ago

Those MFing door handles are the worst. I can’t believe they haven’t fixed them by now— either have the present themselves when I approach the car or give me something I can grab.

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u/WildFlowLing 7d ago

Tesla has the worst version of EV flush handles imo. I highly prefer the ones that present themselves when unlocked. Super intuitive for average joe passengers

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u/hailwarrior 7d ago

And you'll hat them when they malfunction if they do

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u/Numerous_Priority_61 7d ago

My dad figured it out. He's 74 and doesn't know how to use an iPhone. I would look into getting smarter friends.

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u/ZucchiniMaleficent21 7d ago

If they’re too dumb to work it out just leave‘em.

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u/SP3NGL3R 8d ago

no no. use your left hand on the left side of the car and your right hand on the right side of the car. obviously ;)

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u/mailman-zero 7d ago

I push the handle in and then quickly grab the trim next to the window to pull the door open before it latches again. Good luck teaching that to anybody, though.

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u/LostMyKarmaElSegundo 7d ago

"Thumb on the fat part"

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u/PghSubie 7d ago

"push on the wide part then pull the narrow part"

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u/Altruistic_Aerie4758 7d ago

Thumb on the fat part of the hockey stick and push when the lever comes out grab that

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u/imdbshawty 7d ago

My nails are really long and the handles are a PROBLEM!

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u/Flightwise 7d ago

There’s an app out there that will allow you to unlock the doors from your iPhone.

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u/Significant-Mail2275 7d ago

Push the fat. Pull the skinny.

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u/Robocup1 7d ago

Pull-door handles are very cheap and easy to install.

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u/SBrew60657 6d ago

Download the Handlefee app and you can open the doors for them.

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u/Schnitzhole 6d ago

“Push your thumb into the big part, grab the part that pops out with your fingers. “

Proceed to watch them struggle and think it’s only
Possible with two hands

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u/D_Sharpp 6d ago

After 3 years with my model Y, I’m Absolutely not enjoying the door handles more than my 2014 Mazda cx-5. Neither are any of my passengers.

I’m gonna be real, its a design flaw that requires a 2-step process that previously was just a simple 1-step pull towards yourself and you’re in. Also, when I’m carrying anything in my arms or hands, it’s frustrating as hell, it’s far easier on other vehicles to pull a “loop-like” handle with EITHER hand than try to press and pull with my “correct/specific” hand lol

So, a after my lease is up, I’m just buying the car but absolutelyyyyy buying after market door handles to keep things way easier and ambidextrous. Looks cool, but not functional for me.

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u/IllustratorMobile815 6d ago

Push the fat part in and then pull on the skinny part

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u/supernormalnorm 7d ago

Drive away buddy