The electric door handles in the Tesla Model S manage to turn a super-simple mechanism into a super-involved electronic process you’ll need an expert to explain. Fortunately, Bozi Tatarevic is an expert, and he made this video after acquiring a Model S door handle in a salvage yard.
How The Tesla Model S Door Handle Works And How To Fix It – Videos Wrote about this the other day. He also has a video about how to fix them. Because he only starts after the assembly has been removed from the door, I'll add a video about how to remove the door panels as well.