Tesla is known for its futuristic and cutting-edge car features, however, the PRND (Parking, Reverse, Neutral, and Driving) features of its new style are unexpected to some TikTokers. A new owner expresses excitement when he discovers a style’s new location. PRND gears. In the video, Mélanie (@melanielissaa) is the wheel when they make this discovery.
“Who would have thought that the PRND-L is not only here, but is up here (yet it is here)?I don’t even believe that the guy who showed me. . . how, you know, the Tesla when I was first given it I knew it was here,” Melanie says. Melanie shows the audience the PRND functions on the screen, as they usually are, but they’re also right above Melanie’s head, on the ceiling, between the sunshades.
The video has more than three hundred comments and only about 860,000 views.
According to car enthusiast site Autoevolution, these buttons serve as emergency buttons on the roof of the new Tesla Model 3, “if the screen ever freezes and can’t be reset, those extra controls can come in handy,” says Florin Amariei, the one in the article.
Some critics are just as excited about the new feature as Melanie, while others are skeptical.
“Sister, I bought one, I love it!!” one comment reads.
“The worst design that ever lived,” says another.
Aside from the rumors surrounding the car’s new feature, an impressive number of commentators were pleased to hear Melanie pronounce PRND/L ratios through “principle,” i. e. , pronounce ratios as a single P-R-N-D-L word or simply refer to them as the gears. .
“Calling it PRNDL is insane,” one comment reads.
“Only the REAL London Tipton,” refers to another.
“I love that we’re all in the PRNDL,” says another.
“HAHAHAHAHAHA, I never looked at Zack and Codyyyyy,” Melanie replied to a comment about her use of the Prindle word.
Melanie refers to an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody that aired on Disney Channel for 3 seasons from 2005 to 2008. In one episode, Lindon Tipton, the heiress to a wealthy circle of relatives and characterized as a clueless idiot, refers to gearing as a “principle” while learning to drive.
Whatever you call it, the Tesla Model 3’s new feature is an addition that has a lot to say on the internet.
The Daily Dot reached out to Tesla for comment and Melanie for comment.
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