• Cadillac EV battery fails with baby trapped inside cannot be opened

    From Adam H. Kerman@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, March 15, 2026 05:21:38
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsV49bgUqDk

    In another thread I can't find, people were talking about vehicle doors
    that cannot be opened with mechanical means. Best part of this vehicle
    design is that, when locked, the handles are flush with the exterior.
    The mother, who had just put the baby inside, found all the doors had
    locked and battery failure meant the key fob couldn't work and OnStar
    had no ability to open the vehicle.

    A relative looked up on the Internet that there is one mechanical lock
    on the rear hatch. They smashed a key fob to access the key, not
    realizing that there's a release.

    Now, I've figured out how to use the mechanical key in the key fob but
    it's really not obvious, and this is one incredibly stupid system in
    case of emergency like this. I don't think I've seen a vehicle with just
    one mechanical lock instead of the usual two.

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