recently bought new i20 classic, on test drive doors locked automatically as i drove off which i was told was standard , but my car hasn't done this. Phoned dealer they don't seem to think that classic has this option and are getting back to me.
Can anyone help me out ?????
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 19/06/2009 at 02:13
|
My brother's Kia Cee'd did this, but I don't quite get it.
The feature appeared on traditional London cabs to prevent the passenger who mistook the door latch for the window winder from falling out at speed.
It was easily done - sliding windows and rear-hinged 'suicide' doors.
Why would this locking feature be of use on a private car?
Or is it just an automated replacement for child locks?
|
Why would this locking feature be of use on a private car?
Locks the doors as a safety feature and stops you getting car-jacked.
All cars should have this as standard. Though most car ive driven have had it in the past few years.
Makes me feel safer when the Mrs drives it going through city centre at night.
|
All cars should have this as standard.
'Er indoors is claustrophobic and if our car had this feature she wouldn't be at all happy, unless the system could be selectively made inoperative. She's not that happy when, on occasions, I lock the doors myself.
Edited by L'escargot on 19/06/2009 at 07:55
|
|
|
|
What does the handbook say on the subject? Usually, if it isn't fitted you lock the doors from the inside, at any time, with a dashboard switch, assuming the car has remote central locking. Mine is up near the 4 way flasher switch and has a key symbol on it.
|
|
You can turn the auto locking on and off in my citroen. You just push and hold the central locking button on the dash and after a few seconds you get a "dong" sound to confirm its on or off.
|
...Locks the doors as a safety feature and stops you getting car-jacked....
Car jacking is rare, it's virtually unknown from a moving car.
Perhaps the Cee'd didn't unlock as you came to rest, but I think it did.
|
The Cee'd unlocks all the door when you remove the key from the ignition, or just the door you open if you leave the key in.
|
Karen
Bought an identical car for SWMBO a few weeks ago. Our car does not have this feature.
|
"Why would this locking feature be of use on a private car?"
It's 1pm on a summer's day you are on a business trip to a strange city. You are stopped at a set of traffic lights, the passenger door opens and a young female climbs inside. She asks you if you are looking for business.
Unbeknown to you, you are in a red light district which is full of CCTV and ANPR, you have just picked up a lady of the night, the cops stop the car and arrest you.
Wish you had autolocking now?
|
|
Wife's Auris has the auto-lock too, and i quite like that, especially when she comes home from late work shifts.
|
Having the doors locked prevents one having one's stuff grabbed via passenger's door while stuck in traffic.
|
|
|
|
Wish you had autolocking now?
No, because I'm quite capable of pressing the button on the inside to lock the doors.
|
|
It's been offered on both American and Japanese cars for many years.Usually have the option to disable it.
Edited by jc2 on 19/06/2009 at 07:44
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
hi i have the i30 and when you drive off over 15 mph doors lock. you can still open them from the inside, according to instruction book you can have this feature disabled if not required. check with garage as it might not be fitted to your model.
|
|
I just bought an i30 and the handbook states that if you want the autolocking , ask the dealer to enable it, so I assume this feature can be enabled or disabled by a dealer.
|
|
|
|
