Any tips for opening a frozen door handle?
I yanked it hard and it opened but didn't feel good about that.
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I yanked it hard and it opened but didn't feel good about that.
Did you remote start your car & let it warm up from the inside out? Or check if the handles on the other side were less frozen? Usually these work, but as a Canadian…sometimes what you did is just the only way in the winter.
Walked up at the end of the day and was surprised. Was barely below freezing
Ouf. Honestly it’s usually the freezing rain or ice that’s worse than the actual temperature. At -40C my door handles don’t usually freeze (though getting a car to start can be dicey depending on the car). At 0C through to -10C - and especially if the temperature fluctuates so it goes from rain to snow during the time the car’s outside - then that sheet of ice can be brutal to try to get through on any car. And rolling down windows? That’s definitely not happening! Lol
Warm it up! I’ve never had any issues. Sweden 🇸🇪
Next time .. if I remember!
You could use the keyfob to open the window (you can configure this to open the only drivers door window by holding down unlock - more in the car's settings) and open it from the inside.
Either poor boiling water on it or put some in a ziploc bag and hold against it
Trick I learned with the Tesla windows…