A TikToker updates his Tesla and ‘gets caught’ for 40 minutes

A TikToker updates his Tesla and ‘gets caught’ for 40 minutes


Remain locked in it Tesla Model 3 for 40 minutes under the lion’s sun. This is the tragedy of a TikToker, whose video has gone viral, traveling around the world. A young woman, who you can find in the video below, decided to update the M3 software, but something went wrong.

The main character of the film is Brianna Janel, who seems to have been following the instructions to the letter. In fact, Tesla’s manual states that “Vehicle functionality, including some safety systems and opening or closing doors or windows, may be reduced or disabled during installation, otherwise damage may occur.”.

Janel sat in the driver’s seat, started the update and didn’t try to open the doors or roll down the windows during the update, she remained efficient. stuck inside of his Tesla Model 3, a car that is ‘disrupting’ the electric market.

If he remembers Jalopnikthe door mechanisms on the Model 3 and Y are electronically operated and in the same case you can open from the inside with a simple button. It is also possible to use manual unlocking, although Tesla warns against using this mechanism, explaining that it should only be used if the car is under power.

Janel was aware of this option but he didn’t want to risk damaging the car, following the instructions, as a result he was stuck in the heat for a long time. Lucid Motors, unlike Tesla, advises all occupants to exit the vehicle prior to the software update as doors may be locked or unlocked during the update. So it is analyzed count two minutes to give the owner time to get out of the car.

Tesla, on the other hand, does not require the owner to leave the car during the update and also recommends that they do so. update as soon as possible. According to Janel, the estimate for the update, probably the Tesla 2024.2.6 anti-freeze update, was 24 minutes but in the end the operation lasted 40 minutes, and the cockpit reached 115 degrees at the same time, equal to 46 degrees centigrade.

In any case, the young tiktoker said Don’t get discouraged by Tesla (a car he has owned for 6 years) and which he will keep for a long time to come. Second Jalopnik: “Tesla needs to require all occupants to get out of the car before it starts installing the software, or at least change its terminology to prevent such incidents from happening, especially as we approach the world’s hottest summer ever.“.