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MODIFYING OR DETAILING YOUR I30 => ELECTRICAL | ELECTRONIC | AUDIO => Topic started by: the everyman on March 02, 2013, 02:01:40

Title: Automatic locks.
Post by: the everyman on March 02, 2013, 02:01:40

I have the FD model and I have noticed that all the doors lock themselves at 40Km/h. When an attempt is made to unlock them at speed, the locks override the driver and return to the 'lock' position immediately. I looked this up in the owner's handbook and it says it's supposed to do it, but it doesn't say why it does it. Any answers?

Title: Re: Automatic locks.
Post by: Surferdude on March 02, 2013, 02:04:56

It's a security thing. It means you don't have to remember to activate the central locking manually so someone can't jump in the car at the lights and hijack you.
If you want, the dealer can alter the setting so they lock at 15 kph. Or they can disable it if you want.
It's a common feature on more expensive cars.

Title: Re: Automatic locks.
Post by: the everyman on March 02, 2013, 05:52:37

Quote from: Surferdude on March 02, 2013, 02:04:56

It's a security thing. It means you don't have to remember to activate the central locking manually so someone can't jump in the car at the lights and hijack you.
If you want, the dealer can alter the setting so they lock at 15 kph. Or they can disable it if you want.
It's a common feature on more expensive cars.

Thanks. I didn't think of that. I'll get used to it lol. :hatoff:

Title: Re: Automatic locks.
Post by: Phil №❶ on March 02, 2013, 05:55:28

In the event of an accident they automatically unlock, (assuming the battery isn't instantly destroyed, I guess).

Title: Re: Automatic locks.
Post by: Doggie 1 on March 02, 2013, 07:28:42

I quite like the idea.
On my FD they were set at 40 km/h, my GD came with them set at 15 km/h which I prefer.

Title: Re: Automatic locks.
Post by: Surferdude on March 02, 2013, 07:37:20

Quote from: db08 on March 02, 2013, 07:28:42

I quite like the idea.
On my FD they were set at 40 km/h, my GD came with them set at 15 km/h which I prefer.

Me too. My FD came at 40 also. My daughter's Accent came at 15 kph for which I'm grateful.

Title: Re: Automatic locks.
Post by: Pip on March 02, 2013, 12:27:45

I had mine disabled. They annoyed me greatly when back seat passengers could not escape after stopping to let them out unless you remembered to unlock the doors from the driver's armrest button or turned the engine off etc. Always forgot when at the lights or similar and it was panic stations. :sweating:

Maybe the newer model has fixed that stupidity. The front seat passenger or driver could always override by just opening the doors as normal. Why the rear was treated differently I don't know. Nothing BTW to do with child locks, in case you wondered, they were off.

Title: Re: Automatic locks.
Post by: eye30 on March 02, 2013, 18:25:35

On the GD you can change the setting yourself via the menu.

This feature, menu, isn't available on the FD and can only be done by dealer.