Be Careful!!!
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2013 GL450 (traded for 2015 Escalade), 2012 Corvette, 2014 Ford Fusion, Previous: 2007 GL450, 2011
Be Careful!!!
If you have the soft close doors.....do not leave the end of your thumb between the door edge and the door jam 
I did.... the smash against the door jam was painful but the attempt by the door closure to complete the process made it WORSE! Thinking about small child fingers...... Back to the ice pack.......and a visit with Dr. Jack Daniels!
I did.... the smash against the door jam was painful but the attempt by the door closure to complete the process made it WORSE! Thinking about small child fingers...... Back to the ice pack.......and a visit with Dr. Jack Daniels!
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so it doesn't stop the door closing if it senses an obstruction???
good to know, i'll have to make sure my boys are really careful around them. they've been fascinated by the soft close so far and purposely shut the door lightly and see it suck it self back in. my 5 year old especially likes it because now he can close the door from inside also. before it was still ajar and i'd have to do it for him.
the problem is now they think EVERY car has (or should have) soft close and wait to watch it happen
good to know, i'll have to make sure my boys are really careful around them. they've been fascinated by the soft close so far and purposely shut the door lightly and see it suck it self back in. my 5 year old especially likes it because now he can close the door from inside also. before it was still ajar and i'd have to do it for him.
the problem is now they think EVERY car has (or should have) soft close and wait to watch it happen
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From: Central Pa.
2013 GL450 (traded for 2015 Escalade), 2012 Corvette, 2014 Ford Fusion, Previous: 2007 GL450, 2011
so it doesn't stop the door closing if it senses an obstruction???
good to know, i'll have to make sure my boys are really careful around them. they've been fascinated by the soft close so far and purposely shut the door lightly and see it suck it self back in. my 5 year old especially likes it because now he can close the door from inside also. before it was still ajar and i'd have to do it for him.
the problem is now they think EVERY car has (or should have) soft close and wait to watch it happen
good to know, i'll have to make sure my boys are really careful around them. they've been fascinated by the soft close so far and purposely shut the door lightly and see it suck it self back in. my 5 year old especially likes it because now he can close the door from inside also. before it was still ajar and i'd have to do it for him.
the problem is now they think EVERY car has (or should have) soft close and wait to watch it happen
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Thanks for the heads up. I removed this special order item based on this info as I have 2 young toddlers. Was a tough decision because the soft close door feature is such a nice touch to the luxury feel of the car. Also removed the power easy entry feature after reading about headrest problems on this forum. Oh well. Safety first.
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i don't think anyone does it on purpose of course. but stuff happens every now and then. my 5 year old was getting out of our lexus and had his hand on the outside of the pillar between the front and back doors and i was walking away from the front door with a bunch of stuff and actually closed the door on half his hand and the door ACTUALLY CLOSED ALL THE WAY if you can believe it. of course he started screaming and i freaked out and opened the door and there were lines on his fingers
thankfully the lexus doors are small and fairly light and have a lot of weather stripping for noise reduction so he was fine. but it scared the crap out of me. now i just don't close the doors until they are well outside of the car.
we haven't had any issues w/ them using the soft close doors because i tell them to keep their hands away from the door jambs at all times and they push on the center of the door to close it. and if it doesn't catch, the soft close will bring it in
thankfully the lexus doors are small and fairly light and have a lot of weather stripping for noise reduction so he was fine. but it scared the crap out of me. now i just don't close the doors until they are well outside of the car.
we haven't had any issues w/ them using the soft close doors because i tell them to keep their hands away from the door jambs at all times and they push on the center of the door to close it. and if it doesn't catch, the soft close will bring it in
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