2001 M3 door locks

#1

When I turn off the ignition and attempt to open the front doors, I must
always pull the door-handle twice before the door unlatches and is allowed
to open. Does anyone know what the "thought process" was when engineering
this feature? TIA

#2

If the doors are locked, it takes one pull to unlock, and a second pull to
open the door. Think of it as a safety feature. If a kid pulled the handle
and the door went flying open, do you suppose this could be a problem?

"sgfan3" <sgfan (AT) bigfoot (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

When I turn off the ignition and attempt to open the front doors, I must
always pull the door-handle twice before the door unlatches and is allowed
to open. Does anyone know what the "thought process" was when engineering
this feature? TIA

#3

In article <yDopf.3986$Vr.1360 (AT) fe06 (DOT) lga>,
sgfan3 <sgfan (AT) bigfoot (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

When I turn off the ignition and attempt to open the front doors, I must
always pull the door-handle twice before the door unlatches and is
allowed to open. Does anyone know what the "thought process" was when
engineering this feature? TIA

This only happens if the central locking is engaged? You can have the auto
lock disabled if you don't like it.

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Dave Plowman dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk London SW
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#4

"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk> wrote

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In article <yDopf.3986$Vr.1360 (AT) fe06 (DOT) lga>,
sgfan3 <sgfan (AT) bigfoot (DOT) com> wrote:
When I turn off the ignition and attempt to open the front doors, I must
always pull the door-handle twice before the door unlatches and is
allowed to open. Does anyone know what the "thought process" was when
engineering this feature? TIA

This only happens if the central locking is engaged? You can have the auto
lock disabled if you don't like it.

but then that makes it much easier for car-jackers to open the door and drag
you out (as happened yto me in my M3).

Quote:

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*I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.

Dave Plowman dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk London SW
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#5

In article <1135000909_5363 (AT) spool6-east (DOT) superfeed.net>,
Harry <harry (AT) leavemealone (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

When I turn off the ignition and attempt to open the front doors, I
must always pull the door-handle twice before the door unlatches and
is allowed to open. Does anyone know what the "thought process" was
when engineering this feature? TIA

This only happens if the central locking is engaged? You can have the
auto lock disabled if you don't like it.

but then that makes it much easier for car-jackers to open the door and
drag you out (as happened yto me in my M3).

Then the double action to unlock makes sense.

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*The modem is the message *

Dave Plowman dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

#6

"Harry" <harry (AT) leavemealone (DOT) com> wrote

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"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message
news:4ddba4bb5bdave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk...
In article <yDopf.3986$Vr.1360 (AT) fe06 (DOT) lga>,
sgfan3 <sgfan (AT) bigfoot (DOT) com> wrote:
When I turn off the ignition and attempt to open the front doors, I must
always pull the door-handle twice before the door unlatches and is
allowed to open. Does anyone know what the "thought process" was when
engineering this feature? TIA

This only happens if the central locking is engaged? You can have the
auto
lock disabled if you don't like it.

but then that makes it much easier for car-jackers to open the door and
drag you out (as happened yto me in my M3).

So you can first press the central locking button to unlock all doors, and
then you and your passengers will only have to pull the lever once, saving
untold amounts of time and energy!

Tom K.

#7

There is the danger though of someone opening the door from outside. tgink
of it as an anti-hijack feature .

"sgfan3" <sgfan (AT) bigfoot (DOT) com> wrote

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I had thought of that, but after the car is stopped and the engine turned
off, well, I don't see the logic. It's not a bad thing but there is no
danger when the car is stopped and not running. Thanks.

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:A4qdndQCEvDmgzvenZ2dnUVZ_vmdnZ2d (AT) ez2 (DOT) net...
If the doors are locked, it takes one pull to unlock, and a second pull
to
open the door. Think of it as a safety feature. If a kid pulled the
handle
and the door went flying open, do you suppose this could be a problem?

"sgfan3" <sgfan (AT) bigfoot (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:yDopf.3986$Vr.1360 (AT) fe06 (DOT) lga...
When I turn off the ignition and attempt to open the front doors, I must
always pull the door-handle twice before the door unlatches and is
allowed
to open. Does anyone know what the "thought process" was when
engineering
this feature? TIA

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