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I have to click once and only the drivers door is unlocked and twice for all other doors and I have a 2004 Chevy Suburban.
Nodpete: I also have that option on my vehicle however, I was able to turn it off in the settings for my vehicle.
Look in the owners manual and see if you can do that as well. I think it depends on the year of the vehicle and what options you have but I am not sure.
We can set preferences according to Driver 1 or Driver 2 so that is what we did.
I assume you are referring to the intelligent keys (keyless fob). Your husband is correct in that it's designed that way for safety. Push once on either driver or passenger door to unlock the door you pushed. Twice to unlock all doors.
My question is if the key fob is in the car, you couldn't push the driver door once to open it? It may be that the fob is too far so that may explain why it wouldn't work.
Based on the manual's diagram it should work, but it won't unlock if I push the button the outside of the car, even if the fob is in the from passenger seat (where I usually throw my purse when putting my kid in her car seat).
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Originally Posted by OpenD
Hubby is right. I can think of several scenarios where you might want to unlock the passenger door while leaving the driver door locked.
Now that you've had the car several years, and have learned how it works, what's the issue?
No particular issue, other than annoyance. More of a discussion.
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Originally Posted by jackmccullough
I don't doubt that these various locking system schemes are intended as a safety feature, but I also question whether the incremental safety assurance of many of them outweighs the annoyance factor.
My current car is a Prius with oassive remote keyless entry and it works much the way the OP's Nissan used to work: approach and open the driver's side door, the other doors remain locked; approach and open the passenger's side door or the trunk and all the doors unlock. It makes intuitive sense, because there are plenty of occasions when the driver has no passngers, so there is no reason to unlock the other doors if the driver's door is the only one that opens. On the other hand, opening the passenger door is a reasonable signal that the car will contain both the driver and at least one passenger (not always, because you could be putting something on the front seat, etc.) so opening that door also unlocks the driver's door.
I don't really think there are many circumstances in which the passenger door is open but the user wants to leave the driver's door locked.
I once had a Grand Voyager with a safety feature that would lock all the doors once we got moving to about 15 or so. I kind of liked it but my wife hated it, because I would drive somewhere by myself, all the doors would lock, and only my door would be unlocked when I got out. Then, the next time we were all going somewhere, my door would be unlocked and hers would be unlocked. I saw her point and I was able to turn that feature off.
The OP's question was whether the manufacturer put this in as a safety feature. I think the answer is yes. If the next question is whether it's a safety feature that makes sense, or is worth more than the hassle, I would say no, but that's a separate question.
I go with C8N's suggestion: see if you can turn this off. If you can't figure it out the dealer can probably do it for you.
Yes, this exactly is my reasoning!
I will have to look in the manual about settings, though I've looked through it a lot before and never seen anything regarding those settings. But wasn't looking specifically for that.
Why, are you planning on getting out while the car is moving?
Well, I've been driving for 57 years and haven't fallen out of a car yet. And I really don't care if anyone riding with me does ! How many times have you ever heard of a door opening by itself ?
Well, I've been driving for 57 years and haven't fallen out of a car yet. And I really don't care if anyone riding with me does ! How many times have you ever heard of a door opening by itself ?
All the time in accident reports. Doors are much more secure when they are locked.
Locking the doors isn't to prevent you from falling out. It is to prevent someone from trying to jump into your car. I believe they call it "Carjacking". Rare, sure, but I bet you'd be damn happy if someone tried it on you in your car that does lock when you drive away.
I like this feature in my car.
My car has auto lock function if I put car in drive. Funny thing is you can still open car from inside (only noticed it from passenger side, would hope rear doors won't be able to open). So yes, it is a feature to protect you from carjacking, not from you trying to get out
How the hell did we make it through the 50's, 60's, 70' 80's without automatic locks ? Of course they can open in a wreck whether they are locked or not ! What are the odds of getting carjacked ? I'm not saying it's not a good idea I'm just saying that I don't like it.
The one click (turn) for only the driver door and two clicks (turns) for the rest of the doors is a pain in the butt yet it is a valid safety issue.
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