auto locking doors

[andy_t]

on my 182 the doors lock on there own
if i am involved in a accident what happens?
do the doors unlock when the airbag goes off?
or on slight impact?
or am i stuck in a coffin and help cant get inside without smashing a window??

 

[Dave..]

coffin im afraid

that's the price you pay for keeping people out

 

[andy_t]

how does it pass safety tests then?

 

[andy_t]

is there a way to turn it off permently?

 

[Dave..]

yep, with just the ingnition on, hold the button in until it beeps.

 

[Justin_16vT]

tbh in a bad enough crash to set the bags off what difference is a smashed window gunna make?

 

[andy_t]

i will give it a go in the morning
cheers

 

[andy_t]

if the fu*kers on fire then i would like someone to be able to open the door from the outside tbh

 

[kully]

it was setup as the antitheft device , you have the option to turn if off when desired .

 

[R20 CWH]

obviously has its flaws, but you can still open it from the inside anyway

 

[Cro]

The doors will unlock in a crash! A few years back my airbag sensor was wayyyyy too sensitive and the airbag went off after coming down a speed bump, the doors unlocked then.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Thats not what i experienced when i stuck my 172 into a motorway barrier and span it 180 degrees . The airbags never went off and the doors remained locked .

According to the manual they will remained locked in the event of an accident .

 

[swell]

I remember reading a few years back a lambo fliped and was upside down owner trapped inside as doors couldn open, it caught on fire and the guy ended up being burnt to death!!!

 

[Pete.]

There's a cheering thought for the new year.

 

[kevin.s]

well at least he didnt go in an old lada or something

 

[Skinny]

well at least he didnt go in an old lada or something

pmsl

Too true.

 

[Munson]

TBH being French, whatever way it's meant to work, probably wont work, so I wouldn't worry too much. Leave them unlocked and they'll probably lock in a crash, without the airbags going off. I'm serious BTW.

 

[guysy]

f**k, Thought if the airbags go off the doors would unlock at least. Dont use door lock that much but its silly they dont unlock in a crash situation.

 

[cliolou]

id imagine they will open

 

[Inferno]

If it's a bad enough smash, the doors may not open anyway - even if they aren't locked.

 

[Munson]

TBH any serious accident where you couldn't open your own door, I think it's quite likely they wouldn't mecahnically open anway. I'm sure a potential rescuer would find a way to break the glass, although it's likely to be broken anyway. It would be nice if they unlocked. TBH though I think this highlights the delusion of many people - that they think they're in a safe, sealed box. An accident of even remotely serious proportions, and your car (no matter how many 'stars' it has) is going to crumple like a steak & kidney pie foil tray. Locked doors will be the least of your problems.

 

[chris rte]

hi there,
the purpose of the RAID system is stop people opening your car from the outside ie carjacking/handbags on passenger seats etc, if you look at the handbook it say it might make it difficult for people to help you in the event of an accident(opening doors from the outside)but the doors locking mech will always work from the inside even if the battery power is cut but that still wont help if the car doors are jammed shut due to the accident as with all cars

 

[MRBILLYUK]

hi there,
the purpose of the RAID system is stop people opening your car from the outside ie carjacking/handbags on passenger seats etc, if you look at the handbook it say it might make it difficult for people to help you in the event of an accident(opening doors from the outside)but the doors locking mech will always work from the inside even if the battery power is cut but that still wont help if the car doors are jammed shut due to the accident as with all cars

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[mcphee197]

MRBILLYUK were is the 182 mate? Ive drive down your road quite a lot to go to the mrs mums house but your car is never there at all times

 

[Alan]

obviously has its flaws, but you can still open it from the inside anyway

Not if you're arms like a drive shaft on a 2002 172 after our Dunc'd been 'razzin' about in it..

 

[R20 CWH]

with the windae open of course...

 

[Alan]

Aye totally...feeling it cold mate? Nah i just like it AWRITE!!

 

[MRBILLYUK]

MRBILLYUK were is the 182 mate? Ive drive down your road quite a lot to go to the mrs mums house but your car is never there at all times

In the garage round the back when i'm not using it ?

Do you live on Greenway Street ? I come along there quite a bit and i've seen a Nimbus R27 on there a few times recently .

 

[Tav]

I have it turned off...but when I go south of the border I turn it back on again!


*ducks* jokes...



I just don't go south of the border


*ba dum dum tisch!*

 

[Tigger]

Just got to the scene in "The Recruit" where he smashes the window and opens the door of a crashed VW Beetle as I read this lol

I keep my locks on auto too

 

[mcphee197]

In the garage round the back when i'm not using it ?

Do you live on Greenway Street ? I come along there quite a bit and i've seen a Nimbus R27 on there a few times recently .

yep thats me chap

 

[Vish]

I remember reading a few years back a lambo fliped and was upside down owner trapped inside as doors couldn open, it caught on fire and the guy ended up being burnt to death!!!

It never occured that the doors wouldn't open if you flipped a lambo.

Must be bloody hard flipping a lambo though!

 

[MRBILLYUK]

yep thats me chap

I thought it might have been . Next time i'm on the 6am - 2pm i'll give you a couple of beeps on my horn , about 5.30am lol

 

[Ian_182]

It has got flaws but 9 times out of 10 its a good thing

 

[realnumber 1]

I remember reading a few years back a lambo fliped and was upside down owner trapped inside as doors couldn open, it caught on fire and the guy ended up being burnt to death!!!

Are you sure he wasn't in a Lamborghini Countach? You would struggle with one of those

I always have the auto locks on, you never know what random scrote might try and get in the car.

 

[Mostro]

In an emergency, simply stamp on the brake pedal as hard as possible whilst extending the forefinger of the left hand to flip the central locking button. Like heel-and-toe or cadence braking, it takes a bit of practice but you'll perfect it in the end.