Cybertruck sinks underwater in Ventura CA Harbor -- must not have been in Wade Mode

[pricedm]

True, sad, story from September 2021.

"A 37-year-old Fraser, CO woman died after being run over by her own vehicle [Subaru Outback--not described by media in their reporting]...

Police said a preliminary investigation revealed that _____had parked facing east on Fraser Avenue and exited the vehicle while leaving it in reverse instead of park. _____ then walked behind the car, at which point an acquaintance told her that the vehicle was moving backward.
___tried to stop the vehicle, but was unable to do so. She fell and the car backed over the top of her."

This sad situation had significant media coverage...in the local community...for one day. If she was driving a Tesla...everyone in the country would know about the event. Hmm...

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[REM]

This thread is a good reminder for everyone to place your vehicle in "wade mode" before backing down a boat ramp.

 

[Wonderful]

Sad this happened, I'd love to hear the story from the owner who did this. Most likely it was just a fail of the driver, which happens a lot. I am shopping for a boat so I'd love to find out how to prevent this in the future. I do know there are proper techniques to loading and unloading your boat into the ramp which was probably forgotten in this instance.
It would be great, with a disclaimer that Tesla is not responsible. To have a video tutorial for different modes and situations in our cybertrucks. That way first timers can gain a little more confidence in towing, off roading, loading/unloading on a ramp, etc. I guess that's youtube for us then.

 

[65SoYoLO]

This thread is a good reminder for everyone to place your vehicle in "wade mode" before backing down a boat ramp.

I don't know how to leave a smiley in the "like" otherwise I would have

 

[Gigahorse]

You can’t leave any Tesla in gear. You take off your seatbelt or open the drivers door and it automatically goes into park. I can’t explain how this happened, even as someone who launches a bass boat at least a couple of times a month. I’ve been on ramps much steeper than this one, fearing this exact scenario, and have not had the truck even budge.

Some people use dummy seatbelt clips when using trailers a lot, or if putting things in the passenger seat. Maybe not a good idea, but allows the car/truck to think the seatbelt is buckled and cuts chime etc. REALLY wish I knew what happened here, pretty terrible look.

 

[Gigahorse]

You can't though, unless the driver was still in the vehicle. Teslas automatically go into park if you get out.
Maybe they thought it was in D?

My guess as they were towing, they had it in Tow Mode, and that left it in neautral, they got out to launch the seadoo and the CT went under.

 

[mongo]

My guess as they were towing, they had it in Tow Mode, and that left it in neautral, they got out to launch the seadoo and the CT went under.

Towing mode (with a trailer) is not Tow Mode (getting pulled onto a flatbed)

 

[Crissa]

This would be the same point of failure in many cars - and any motorcycle - if the rear wheel slips the front doesn't resist motion.

Being able to lock that engine in gear is an unsung advantage. My Zero has no resistance to rolling when off except the single point of the side-stand! So I keep a bungie to put on the front brake lever (and there are inline things you can put to turn the brake into a parking brake) just in case it gets bumped off the stand.

It's not unique to Tesla, but it is something to think about when operating a Tesla without someone else to hold the brakes for you. But this would apply to a rear-drive truck and some other AWD trucks as well (like mongo said).

I don't know how to leave a smiley in the "like" otherwise I would have

Long click or hold the like button and a mini-menu will pop up.

-Crissa

 

[DJAlan2000]

Been to this launch many times as well as the one in Channel Islands Harbor (few miles south of Ventura Harbor) and I have seen people 'sink' their vehicles several times because they were in a hurry...

I'm guessing that either he didn't realize it was still in REVERSE and went to pull back out and 'sunk' it OR somehow it 'slipped' into neutral and went down the ramp... I think it's likely NOT the latter though... Most likely just had it in reverse still and gunned it... Oh well... HE'll probably never tell...

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

If you read the local article it says the driver put it in reverse instead of drive to get out after the launch of the jet ski. Since I got a CyberMavrick I just look for the "D" symbol and not the "R" symbol if I want to go forward. I got no idea if the telsa's have the normal R, D, P, etc letters as you all use a touch screen. Or do you just tell the truck to go forward and it goes. I am to old to have something like a Cybertruck and for me it is honestly just to big really.

Also in one of Musk's promo's in 2022 he said the Cybertruck would have a "Boat" mode and could float for a bit. Why not just use that mode to launch something like a jet ski or real boat. Or is that feature Musk mentioned never make it to production.

I do feel for the person as I hate to see that happen on any vehicle happen to anyone really.

Take care all and if you see a person in a Mavrick Hybrid wave to you that may be me if you are in Central Texas (Austin) area.

 

[The Tumbler]

Looks bad ass coming out of that water. lol

Wish I could like this more than once

 

[mark555055c]

This is fairly common at boat docks.

There are actually entire YouTube channels dedicated to showing boat ramp fails, which commonly include vehicles sliding into the water because the owner backed in too far or are trying to pull out vessels that are too large for the vehicle.

 

[Marc Montgomery]

I think you are mistaken here...


What is the E-Brake?

The E-brake, or electronic parking brake, replaces the conventional handbrake lever or foot pedal found in older vehicles with an electronic system. This system is controlled via a button or the vehicle's touchscreen interface, engaging the rear brakes to prevent the vehicle from moving. In Tesla vehicles, the E-brake integrates seamlessly with the car’s advanced electronics and driver assistance features, providing an added layer of safety and convenience.



Engaging the E-Brake

Via Touchscreen:

• Tap the Car icon on the bottom left of the central touchscreen to access the main control menu.
• Select Controls, then Safety & Security.
• Tap Parking Brake to engage the E-brake.

Via Physical Button:

In some Tesla models, you can engage the E-brake using the physical button located on the end of the gear selector stalk (often referred to as the 'park' button). Press and hold this button until the E-brake engages.

To clarify, there is not an emergency brake, we used to call it an ebrake, or emergency brake. The electronic brake, or ebrake (yes, unfortunately the same term), uses the regular braking system to engage the brake when you go into PARK, not a separate cable system. That is what the manual said as well. Not that any of this really matters. It just works.

 

[mongo]

To clarify, there is not an emergency brake, we used to call it an ebrake, or emergency brake. The electronic brake, or ebrake (yes, unfortunately the same term), uses the regular braking system to engage the brake when you go into PARK, not a separate cable system. That is what the manual said as well. Not that any of this really matters. It just works.

While it's not cable based, the parking brake actuation is separate from the hydraulic service brakes.

 

[Crissa]

While it's not cable based, the parking brake actuation is separate from the hydraulic service brakes.

Which is why it only works on the rear brakes.

I'm not tons familiar with how they work but on most small cars, the cable is just pulling the rear brakes closed; it is also not a separate braking pad, but just an extra actuator on the rear brakes.

-Crissa

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