Door Locks
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Door Locks
Has anyone noticed their doors unlocking on their own after/during a hard AutoX run? I notice that my driver's door is unlocked at the end of a run, when I purposely lock it beforehand.
And if something is wrong, how would I go about getting it fixed? Seems like a safety issue and I am still under warranty. I can't exactly go to the dealer and explain the cause of the problem can I?
Thanks for anything.
And if something is wrong, how would I go about getting it fixed? Seems like a safety issue and I am still under warranty. I can't exactly go to the dealer and explain the cause of the problem can I?
Thanks for anything.
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Originally Posted by matthewsolo,Aug 14 2009, 04:24 PM
Has anyone noticed their doors unlocking on their own after/during a hard AutoX run? I notice that my driver's door is unlocked at the end of a run, when I purposely lock it beforehand.
And if something is wrong, how would I go about getting it fixed? Seems like a safety issue and I am still under warranty. I can't exactly go to the dealer and explain the cause of the problem can I?
And if something is wrong, how would I go about getting it fixed? Seems like a safety issue and I am still under warranty. I can't exactly go to the dealer and explain the cause of the problem can I?
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Originally Posted by Voodoo_S2K,Aug 15 2009, 04:58 PM
Personally I think it's a safety issue to have the doors locked in the first place. Can you imagine someone having to pull you out of your car and they go to grab the handle and the door is locked. Think of all of the time lost trying to figure out how to unlocked the door.
I personally love the fact that modern cars lock the doors when you start to move.
Am I paranoid? perhaps....lol
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paranoid, yes.
my wife would disagree, she thinks 88.7% of the population are well equipped, plotting murderers (and all spiders are deadly).
If you were ever an original AP1 owner, you'd have come to grips with the notion that this car does NOTHING for you automatically. It was a $30k engine with a few thousand bucks of cheap carpeting and gorgeous styling around it.
As for locking the door during an AutoX, I don't see why. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but locking the door isn't like it's some sort of strong 'deadbolt', but rather it makes the door opening handles not work.
So unless you think you might accidentally pull the handle on your run, what's the point? The flip side is that if you have an incident and need outside assistance, they're locked out.
As to the actual problem..... the key fob flailing around and hitting the unlock button?
my wife would disagree, she thinks 88.7% of the population are well equipped, plotting murderers (and all spiders are deadly).
If you were ever an original AP1 owner, you'd have come to grips with the notion that this car does NOTHING for you automatically. It was a $30k engine with a few thousand bucks of cheap carpeting and gorgeous styling around it.
As for locking the door during an AutoX, I don't see why. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but locking the door isn't like it's some sort of strong 'deadbolt', but rather it makes the door opening handles not work.
So unless you think you might accidentally pull the handle on your run, what's the point? The flip side is that if you have an incident and need outside assistance, they're locked out.
As to the actual problem..... the key fob flailing around and hitting the unlock button?
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Originally Posted by Clark,Aug 16 2009, 08:50 PM
the key fob flailing around and hitting the unlock button?
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Personally I think it's a safety issue to have the doors locked in the first place. Can you imagine someone having to pull you out of your car and they go to grab the handle and the door is locked. Think of all of the time lost trying to figure out how to unlocked the door.
I would rather be alive when help comes rather than have my body be easy to remove.
Also, in a crash, if an unlocked door stays shut, it may not be openable anyway.
So, six of one, half dozen of another? I always lock my doors for safety.
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Originally Posted by Thistler,Aug 17 2009, 08:18 AM
I also think it is a safety issue, however, that is why I always LOCK my doors. In a crash, having the door stay closed increases the ability of the cockpit to resist crushing. With the door open, the car is more likely to fold in half. With the door locked, the door is more certain to stay shut and increase my chance of survival.