It’s a manual override to open the hood for when the battery is out. The whole point of the article/thread is that people think there isn’t one when there clearly is.
You don’t need a key because you can replace the battery without one even if the car is dead.
No there isn’t
There are wires that hang out of the left tow hook you can use to pop the electronic latch but you need another battery to do that.
https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-356E0168-47E5-400F-AD83-4F1B86C7D991.html#CONCEPT_OQL_LDL_PZ Learn how to use your car
I know how to use my car. That is not a “manual latch”. It is exactly what I described in the comment you just replied to. Learn how to read.
It’s a manual override to open the hood for when the battery is out. The whole point of the article/thread is that people think there isn’t one when there clearly is.
You don’t need a key because you can replace the battery without one even if the car is dead.