Door Lock Question

[y5choi]

yeah I push the button to let others out. It's a minor inconvenience but I'm living with it. there must be a good reason for it. I know some of the older cars when you put the car to "p" all the doors unlock, but lately some of the cars (merc and BMW and others) have employed the "unlock button" systems.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by y5choi

there must be a good reason for it. I know some of the older cars when you put the car to "p" all the doors unlock, but lately some of the cars (merc and BMW and others) have employed the "unlock button" systems.

Yes, if you are stopping at night in the remote regions of a shopping center parking lot, or some other potentially dangerous place, it is generally not the safest thing to automatically unlock all the doors when you put the transmission into park. I believe the current idea is that the doors should not unlock unless you specifically do an action to make them unlock.

I know if I stop at a virtually deserted gasoline station at 3 AM in the Morning for gasoline, I would rather not have all four doors unlock when I put my vehicle into Park.

[brian5]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Yes, if you are stopping at night in the remote regions of a shopping center parking lot, or some other potentially dangerous place, it is generally not the safest thing to automatically unlock all the doors when you put the transmission into park. I believe the current idea is that the doors should not unlock unless you specifically do an action to make them unlock.

I agree that it's probably a safety feature. I'd like to be able to override it. Not necessarily when I put the car into Park but maybe when I open the driver's door. I'm surprised that we have no options like that.