SMAlset
Well-Known Member
Thanks for the reply and link to the article. For me the issue isn’t with the glass freezing to the rubber seal. It’s frozen shut and won’t even roll down.
Yes, my window wouldn’t roll down either when somehow I managed to get the door opened first (and temporarily couldn’t roll up). Don’t recommend trying to open the door with the window frozen in place. Suppose you could break or chip the window or do damage to the car frame. Recall door handle probably frozen in place too but I did get it open. It had been cold and rainy as I recall around this time when temps dropped. However I can say for me the window was initially frozen up to the rubber seal and so couldn’t go down (see photo). One thing I learned from driving back East in really cold weather is not to keep trying to use your frozen-in-place wipers or you’ll burn out the motor. Same I assume for window motors. Let them defrost.
I stupidly managed to get the door open with the glass up in place and then realized I couldn't close it with the glass down. Hadn’t done any pre-conditioning at all and so sat in car with heat/defrost going and door closed as close as possible to the side of the car to keep as much warm air inside. Aiming the very powerful vents toward the side windows like in an ICE car during cold weather would still be recommended.
As mentioned my driver door handle was hard to open as well. Another reason to precondition the car with some venting towards the door side of the driver. I’m sure advice from more cold-weather areas of the country will be helpful. Lots of Tesla owners in very cold northern climates in U.S., Canada and Europe who deal with this situation often. Did want to chime in to make SF Bay area new owners aware they are not immune to windows and door handles freezing in place for them too. Need to do a little pre-planning before parking the car the night before (adjusting the vents position and fan speed) and then pre-conditioning with enough time the next morning when parking your car outside (mine’s in driveway each night) and using the rubber sealant on the door seals.
From Feb 5 & 6th this year:
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