Door Auto Lock/Unlock Information request
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Door Auto Lock/Unlock Information request
Hi.
My car is W203 C180 2006 model.
When doors are locked from control panel, pulling any of the door opening levers from inside of the car, on any of the doors, results in unlocking of that door.
Is it a by-design feature or it some problem with my car?
I mean, isn't it supposed to keep the doors locked unless the driver unlocks the doors? That's how it used to work on my old Honda and that's why I am confused.
For the safety of my children I am using child lock but it would be handy to just use the auto locking feature if possbile.
Thanks.
My car is W203 C180 2006 model.
When doors are locked from control panel, pulling any of the door opening levers from inside of the car, on any of the doors, results in unlocking of that door.
Is it a by-design feature or it some problem with my car?
I mean, isn't it supposed to keep the doors locked unless the driver unlocks the doors? That's how it used to work on my old Honda and that's why I am confused.
For the safety of my children I am using child lock but it would be handy to just use the auto locking feature if possbile.
Thanks.
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I assume you're referring to the interior door handles. The doors are designed to do that. In fact, every German car I've sat in does that, though in BMWs the handle has to be pulled twice (first pull unlocks, 2nd pull opens). If anything, personally I find it super convenient. Not sure about the sedan, but on the coupe I also can't lock the door while it's open. The pin won't push down.
I know what you mean with the old school car doors staying locked despite pulling on the handle. Pretty sure they got rid of it for safety reasons.
I know what you mean with the old school car doors staying locked despite pulling on the handle. Pretty sure they got rid of it for safety reasons.
Last edited by slammer111; Dec 15, 2020 at 12:24 PM.
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Also a note on safety of children, the electric windows in my car are not child friendly - the windows will go up ignoring any obstacle in the way (100% happens on the rear right hand side, but ive not tested the others). I assumed we would have that protection (increased current draw detected and window auto rolls down) or was my door lock/window control unit broken?
So the window disable switch for the rear passengers can be a life saver
So the window disable switch for the rear passengers can be a life saver
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In all modern cars the windows can't be closed by pushing down on the button. The switches have to be moved or pulled upwards instead, which means some kid or dog can't step on the switch and strangle itself.
MBs do have the high current auto open feature on the windows but I've noticed that the force required to trigger it is rather high. Of course the tradeoff is to have windows that trigger too often, which would lead to customer complaints.
MBs do have the high current auto open feature on the windows but I've noticed that the force required to trigger it is rather high. Of course the tradeoff is to have windows that trigger too often, which would lead to customer complaints.
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Hi.
My car is W203 C180 2006 model.
When doors are locked from control panel, pulling any of the door opening levers from inside of the car, on any of the doors, results in unlocking of that door.
Is it a by-design feature or it some problem with my car?
I mean, isn't it supposed to keep the doors locked unless the driver unlocks the doors? That's how it used to work on my old Honda and that's why I am confused.
For the safety of my children I am using child lock but it would be handy to just use the auto locking feature if possbile.
Thanks.
My car is W203 C180 2006 model.
When doors are locked from control panel, pulling any of the door opening levers from inside of the car, on any of the doors, results in unlocking of that door.
Is it a by-design feature or it some problem with my car?
I mean, isn't it supposed to keep the doors locked unless the driver unlocks the doors? That's how it used to work on my old Honda and that's why I am confused.
For the safety of my children I am using child lock but it would be handy to just use the auto locking feature if possbile.
Thanks.
