The correct method to escape from the falcon wing door of Model X.

[efusco]

I did manually open the door, Lot's of muscle used. I also had to calibrate the door

how do you calibrate the door? How did you know it needed calibration?

 

[K-MTG]

How powerful are the door motors?

 

[boaterva]

How powerful are the door motors?

Wasn't there a post where the doors had an issue opening when the car wasn't level? I'm not sure the motors able to handle too much extra weight....

 

[muleferg]

how do you calibrate the door? How did you know it needed calibration?

The X will tell you on the display to press and hold for so many seconds.

 

[muleferg]

Posted by Ohmman

Falcon Wing Door Calibration
Take the vehicle outdoors where there’s nothing in range of the FWD (and probably no overhead cache - that is, the display allows you to fully open the doors on one touch.) Hold the physical door switch inside the vehicle until door is all the way open. Next, hold the physical door switch down until the door is all the way closed. The door should be recalibrated at this point.

 

[Jrogville]

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Thanks Xiao Ma Ge

Not trying to hijack the post, but I would like to share my DIY extension latch to open the FWD in emergency.
Hope this ease some of the members conern of accessing the emergency latch behind the speaker grill.

I just used zip-tie to extend the latch, and cover with reflective type for visibility.
Tested that normal force can unlock by adult, but pushing out the door takes more force and weight. Advise to use body weight and leg in emergency, after unlocked the latch.

At the very least, I wish that ball were larger and red to stand out more.

 

[tezzla]

Very helpful video, it's one thing to read about and another to actually see it. Thanks.