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		Someone1234 65 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla Faces US Auto Safety Investigation over Door... This is actually their "upgraded" design, the original Model 3 had no rear mechanical release at all. Hidden or otherwise. None. See the older manual here: https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/2017_2023_model3/en_us/GU... > Only the front doors are equipped with a manual door release. How was THAT legal? How was that ADA compliant?

amaranth 65 days ago [–]

I believe it's legal because rear doors have child safety locks so often can't be opened from the inside anyway. Although that doesn't cover opening it from the outside...

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