Emergency Unlocking; Opening Exterior Doors If Key Doesn'twork; Opening Interior Doors With No Power; Opening Trunks With No Power - Tesla Model S A Quick Manual For Owners

OPENING EXTERIOR DOORS IF KEY DOESN'T
WORK
If the vehicle doesn't unlock
when you walk up to it, or
when you press the unlock
button on your key, it is
possible that the key's battery
is dead. If this is the case, you
can unlock the passenger door
by positioning the key near
the base of the passenger
side windshield wiper, as
shown. Then press the front
passenger door handle to open
Model S.

OPENING INTERIOR DOORS WITH NO POWER

If Model S has no electrical power, open doors as described here:
• Front doors open as usual by fully extending the interior door handles.
• To open rear doors, fold back
the edge of the carpet below
the rear seats to expose the
mechanical release cable,
as shown here. Pull the
mechanical release cable
toward the center.
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OPENING TRUNKS WITH NO POWER

If Model S has no electrical power, open trunks as described here:
• To open the front trunk, pull
the release lever located
below the glove box.
Then push down on the
secondary catch lever on the
front trunk and lift to open.
You may need to push the
hood down slightly to release
the pressure against the
secondary catch.
• To open the rear liftgate,
pull the cover from the
mechanical release located
on the underside of the
liftgate, next to the trunk's
interior light. Then pull the
mechanical release.