do the doors unlock when you get in an accident?
01-26-2006, 11:05 AM
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do the doors unlock when you get in an accident?
wife was wondering...why i dont know, maybe she's planning on wrecking the car(s) or something..
but if you were to be in an acceident and knocked unconsious would the car unlock itself upon impact so someone could jump in and pull you out?
sorry for the thought of this but i got to make the wife feel "safer"
Alex
but if you were to be in an acceident and knocked unconsious would the car unlock itself upon impact so someone could jump in and pull you out?
sorry for the thought of this but i got to make the wife feel "safer"
Alex
01-26-2006, 11:10 AM
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i remember reading on this forum a couple of times, that Mercedes-Benz and maybe even some other high-end manufacturers have an automatic door unlock feature, that is triggered when the car senses erratic or even violent movement in combination.
For example, a sudden turn of the wheel coupled by a bumpy surface or unleveled road.
Some people even described this occurring during a quick swerve unto an exit ramp, and going over those "wake up you're going to crash" bumps on the edge of the freeway lanes.
I'd have to re-read my manual, to find out more about that feature, or ask a "very" knowledgeable MB S.A., if you can find one.
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For example, a sudden turn of the wheel coupled by a bumpy surface or unleveled road.
Some people even described this occurring during a quick swerve unto an exit ramp, and going over those "wake up you're going to crash" bumps on the edge of the freeway lanes.
I'd have to re-read my manual, to find out more about that feature, or ask a "very" knowledgeable MB S.A., if you can find one.
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01-26-2006, 01:06 PM
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yes. If you hit a pothole etc hard enough the doors will unlock. When I hit the transition on highway @ 65mph that damaged all my wheels, the doors unlocked.
01-26-2006, 03:19 PM
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Yes they do unlock....i got into a little fender bender at like 30 miles and hour...didnt really do much damage but all my doors immediately unlocked....
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01-26-2006, 04:33 PM
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Yes they do unlock, not like it does any good though (or it depends). Got T-boned by a Buick a couple years back because the guy ran a stop sign and hit me on the driver side door and fender. The door had to be pryed open. 
01-26-2006, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by alboogiee
wife was wondering...why i dont know, maybe she's planning on wrecking the car(s) or something..
but if you were to be in an acceident and knocked unconsious would the car unlock itself upon impact so someone could jump in and pull you out?
sorry for the thought of this but i got to make the wife feel "safer"
Alex
but if you were to be in an acceident and knocked unconsious would the car unlock itself upon impact so someone could jump in and pull you out?
sorry for the thought of this but i got to make the wife feel "safer"
Alex
Fortunately in Australia we have some states which have adopted the "good samaritan" act of law which means that if you know what you are doing you wont get into trouble for trying to help - or get an invoice for the broken window.
01-26-2006, 05:04 PM
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honestly i think it would be quicker and safer to try and open the door first before throwing glass in the unconsious guys face by breaking the window.
01-26-2006, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by CitronC230K_03
honestly i think it would be quicker and safer to try and open the door first before throwing glass in the unconsious guys face by breaking the window.
agree!
01-26-2006, 07:04 PM
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wow. this was discussed in another thread like a day ago. no wonder moderators are hell bent on closing some threads early if the answer could be found with a click on search.
01-26-2006, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by pookie
wow. this was discussed in another thread like a day ago. no wonder moderators are hell bent on closing some threads early if the answer could be found with a click on search.
nice try to get your post count up but make it worth while.
01-26-2006, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CitronC230K_03
honestly i think it would be quicker and safer to try and open the door first before throwing glass in the unconsious guys face by breaking the window.
I was speaking in the general case .....
Even easier in the cabrio, you can climb in, take the ignition key then use the infra-red option to wind the windows down.
01-27-2006, 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by benzmodz
I could always open the door and punch the window outwards .......
I was speaking in the general case .....
Even easier in the cabrio, you can climb in, take the ignition key then use the infra-red option to wind the windows down.
I was speaking in the general case .....
Even easier in the cabrio, you can climb in, take the ignition key then use the infra-red option to wind the windows down.
you are a GENIUS! (not being sarcastic, of course :p)
01-27-2006, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by alboogiee
thanks buddy...i did a car specific search as not all MB's are the same... lets say i included all and found a search for umm a W201.. well that car might not even have power locks...
nice try to get your post count up but make it worth while.
nice try to get your post count up but make it worth while.
https://mbworld.org/forums/search.php?searchid=1262158
OR
https://mbworld.org/forums/search.php?searchid=1262151
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https://mbworld.org/forums/search.php?searchid=1261950
the links above might have expired, but some link results below:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...+feature+doors
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...g+doors+unlock
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...g+doors+unlock
(although thread a couple days ago is not showing up since it seems not to be indexed yet for search) https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w203/134427-wierd-thing-happened.html
ps, that is one more post for me. how do you like them apples?
