Scissor doors vulnerable to frost

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tastyracer

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Anyone else had issues with their doors not working in frosty/frozen conditions? I'm finding that when it gets to below zero the external switches ice up and don't feel like they 'click' at all. Sometimes they are literally set solid and don't work at all, or if they do click in (bit of warm water or de-icer on the surface), the door either only twitches or if I'm lucky opens a few inches, just enough push it up manually.

Not sure I want to get caught out away from home at night like this.
 
tastyracer said:
Anyone else had issues with their doors not working in frosty/frozen conditions? I'm finding that when it gets to below zero the external switches ice up and don't feel like they 'click' at all. Sometimes they are literally set solid and don't work at all, or if they do click in (bit of warm water or de-icer on the surface), the door either only twitches or if I'm lucky opens a few inches, just enough push it up manually.

Not sure I want to get caught out away from home at night like this.
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Is there a door button on the key fob or anything?

I ask because the door unlock buttons (thankfully not required for opening) on the MG4 are famous for failing completely if you try to use it when frosty.
 
Yes there is, which is something at least, but if the door unlocks and immediately stalls there’s nothing to grab hold of, unlike a conventional door where you can pull on the handle!
 
No matter which car you drive, regular maintenance of the door rubbers is important! Don't just use any product, but a good product from a specialist dealer. Krytox, for example. Especially in winter, this helps to prevent the doors from freezing up. You should also treat everything on the roof with it that should come loose when you open the roof.
 
internet said:
Heat the car with the app to prevent this from happening when it freezes. And you can pull it up if it stalls by grabbing it from below.
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Thanks. I have done that but it takes a while to thaw door parts and waiting more than 15min in an icy car park for my car to be accessible would be less than ideal. If the door doesn’t move upwards at all there’s only a narrow gap at the bottom so hard for frozen fingers to create much leverage tbh.
 
I start heating my Tesla 20 minutes before leaving the house.. It's a habit, but what a luxury to have defrosted windows and a warm interior. I only need to clear ice from my headlights and I can start driving. I'm sure the windshield needs more heating time than the doors.
 
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