Power window question

[Stevedore]

When I get out of my 2021 MYP, the rear driver's side window goes down slightly when I close the driver's door. I have no idea whether it was always this way, but I only recently noticed it. It opens about 1/2 the distance that it does when I actually open the rear door.

I had a stroke last year & use a cane for walking, and put the cane on the back seat when I go out in the car. When I exit the car, I steady myself by resting my hand on the rear side window while I hobble back to open the rear door & retrieve my cane. This is what caused me to notice the slight lowering of the window as the driver's door closes. I first noticed it when my hand was resting on the window where it enters the door, and I got pinched pretty good!

Does anyone know if this is normal behavior, if there's an adjustment, calibration, or whatever for it?

Thanks!

 

[howardnj]

^^^
Try putting the cane on the floor instead of the seat and observe what happens.
When the attached rear seat occupant moves around I get some notifications on my screen.
Let us know

 

[SkyDog]

Does anyone know if this is normal behavior, if there's an adjustment, calibration, or whatever for it?

I think what you are seeing is normal behavior in cold weather. From the manual: "In cold temperatures, Model Y automatically makes a slight adjustment to the position of the windows to make it easier to open doors."

Model Y Owner's Manual | Tesla

Understand various things you can do to ensure optimal performance in cold weather.

www.tesla.com

 

[Stevedore]

Thanks for the replies. Sorry I didn't respond sooner; been a little mixed up recently.

@howardnj - Thanks; I'll try the cane on the floor & see what happens.

 

[Stevedore]

Just as a followup: I tried my cane on the floor rather than on the rear seat for several days, and did not once have the window issue I described.

However, when I went back to laying the cane on the seat, I no longer had the problem either! Go figure. The car did receive an update during my "experiment", so maybe that changed/fixed something related.

I really love this car, but it's frequently a mystery & an adventure for me.

 

[Gcampbell]

When I get out of my 2021 MYP, the rear driver's side window goes down slightly when I close the driver's door. I have no idea whether it was always this way, but I only recently noticed it. It opens about 1/2 the distance that it does when I actually open the rear door.

I had a stroke last year & use a cane for walking, and put the cane on the back seat when I go out in the car. When I exit the car, I steady myself by resting my hand on the rear side window while I hobble back to open the rear door & retrieve my cane. This is what caused me to notice the slight lowering of the window as the driver's door closes. I first noticed it when my hand was resting on the window where it enters the door, and I got pinched pretty good!

Does anyone know if this is normal behavior, if there's an adjustment, calibration, or whatever for it?

Thanks!

I have the same problem. For no reason the passenger rear window goes down sometimes all the way when I enter the car. Told Tesla last year, they thought I was nuts. Told me the computer said that I used the switch. So,
a year later, it still does it sometimes.

 

[dm121721]

Just as a followup: I tried my cane on the floor rather than on the rear seat for several days, and did not once have the window issue I described.

However, when I went back to laying the cane on the seat, I no longer had the problem either! Go figure. The car did receive an update during my "experiment", so maybe that changed/fixed something related.

I really love this car, but it's frequently a mystery & an adventure for me.

This "feature" was added by a software release last fall. Its supposed to make it easier to open the doors in cold weather.

There's definitely a temperature threshold above which it doesnt drop the windows. As far as I can figure, its somewhere above 40 degrees F.

What I dont like is when you go to start the car on a cold day, it "slams" the windows shut making a very loud clunk. If you're not expecting it, its very startling.