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  1. 14th December 2014, 08:41 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by LandyAndy View Post
    That isnt a very good safety feature.
    What if you are involved in an accident and the only way for somebody to help you out is thru the rear door????
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    I was talking to someone about this a while ago and they suggested something to do with being in traffic and someone can't open it and borrow stuff off you I could be wrong but i believe that's what I was told. As you say quite possibly not a great feature in some cases.
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  2. 14th December 2014, 08:54 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by nat_89 View Post
    That's right you can manually release it but as far as I know it won't auto release on the drive away releasing with a door open if that makes sense.
    Yes, that makes sense. I'll have to try it tomorrow.

    Been caught a few times with the tailgate myself. I don't remember the D3 doing that.

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  3. 14th December 2014, 08:55 PM #13
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    In that senario its a good idea.
    I did read once that modern vehicles are designed to unlock doors when an impact reaches a certain G level.Then again you cant believe everything you read on the net
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  4. 14th December 2014, 08:58 PM #14
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    Even back in 1980 you could open a 7Series BMW if you knew where to hit the bonnet, so yes it possible with newer cars
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  5. 14th December 2014, 09:06 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by jon3950 View Post
    Yes, that makes sense. I'll have to try it tomorrow.

    Been caught a few times with the tailgate myself. I don't remember the D3 doing that.

    Cheers,
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    Only know as got caught out one day after washing the car and needing to move it and didn't shut the door properly and it would rev but not release the brake but if you manually release it then yeah it will go haha but caught me out.

    Quote Originally Posted by LandyAndy View Post
    In that senario its a good idea.
    I did read once that modern vehicles are designed to unlock doors when an impact reaches a certain G level.Then again you cant believe everything you read on the net
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    I know Mercedes has certain things that they do in an after and accident shut fuel off turn hazards on unlock doors and shut windows and sunroof, LR doesn't seem to publish to much about that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nat_89 View Post
    I was talking to someone about this a while ago and they suggested something to do with being in traffic and someone can't open it and borrow stuff off you I could be wrong but i believe that's what I was told. As you say quite possibly not a great feature in some cases.
    You are correct about it not opening due to traffic etc.

    However, you will find that in the even of an accident, all doors will unlock, including the tailgate.

    I have drive-away locking enabled, and this was one thing I checked.
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  7. 14th December 2014, 09:29 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Basil135 View Post
    You are correct about it not opening due to traffic etc.

    However, you will find that in the even of an accident, all doors will unlock, including the tailgate.

    I have drive-away locking enabled, and this was one thing I checked.
    Interesting I wasn't aware of that, as I live in a small country town have that drive away locking turned off. Only reason I know what Mercedes does is j researched the big GL wagon as I nearly purchased it in place of the D4 and Mercedes have a big section on all the things that they do in accidents before and after them it appears LR doesn't have such a big section on it.
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