IIRC from the Freemont event someone told me that there is a sensor on the inside of that slide-out. Touch that with your finger and the door unlatches.Originally Posted by AnOutsider
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IIRC from the Freemont event someone told me that there is a sensor on the inside of that slide-out. Touch that with your finger and the door unlatches.
But what about power sunroofs?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dzi_8Rscfs
Play "Nagaram" on your iPhone/iPad!
http://www.woofsystems.net/Nagaram/index.html
Don't forget this little tidbit --Even Franz seemed a bit unsure of their operation right there.
Katie also touched them in the above video to open them. Couple them with this text from the Model S features page:
Depending on how you read that, it could be that they UNLATCH with a simple touch or that they SLIDE OUT with a simple touch... The pricing/options page still says this under tech package though:
Still not definitively saying much... I wonder if they were having issues with the proximity thing so they're slowly backing away? Or maybe in all of the scenarios in the video, the doors can't work as designed since they aren't actually approaching the car, they've either been getting out or standing next to it.
That key fob picture looks awfully familiar.
Yeah, GeorgeB stole my avatar.
Boy, you're sensitive tonight.
Don't get me wrong, I think the retractable door handles has a certain "cool" factor, but it is still not as easy or fast as opening the doors with traditional door handles. It seems we have to depress the door handles and wait for the handles to slide out before we can pull it open. I know the handles are supposed to slide out automatically if we approach the car with the key, but for those instances when you want to open the doors without the key, it adds an extra step to what was previously a simple procedure.
? Tone is hard to tell over the Internet, but it was a joke... I think everyone knows my avy is the key (I posted about how much I liked it back in October and even made it my Facebook pic)
Yes of course, it was a bit of An Inside(r) joke. I was alluding to your earlier "Ahem" when I used the term "Speaking as an outsider".
If your life will be impacted by waiting 10 seconds for the handles to slide out on the rare occasion that you're not holding the fob then you have much bigger problems than the door handles on your car. On my Corvette the doors automatically locked when you walked away w/ the fob so you always had to have the fob to open the door. I have a set of hooks by the garage door, grab the fob on your way out and the handle will slide out as you approach. Also, IIRC if you hit the unlock button on the fob the handles will slide out so if you have a group going to get in you could double-tap the unlock button and all the handles will slide out, everyone jumps in, and off you go.
Sure, you can complain about the potential for them to break but this hang-up about the "delay" is bordering on ridiculous. I think as long as they are reliable I think it's a cool idea. But I'm a nerd and I'm perfectly fine w/ having overly complicated solutions to problems.
PS: My guess is the waiting is making everyone crabby so they're looking for things to grouse about. My feeling is that once deliveries start in earnest people's attitudes will improve.
Twilight Blue Roadster 2.5 - #1098 / Grey Model S Performance - #1459
I believe the handle I tried back in 2009 had a switch inside similar to (or perhaps the same as) the hidden Roadster door switches.
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