Yeah, like what are you going to do, eject the wife? Hey, wait a minute...?
I do not think there is any emergency release mechanism on anything but the driver's door. When my door control module failed, my rear passenger door was completely stuck. It would not open from the inside or out. The dealership told me they had to break the door panel to release the latch before they could even open the door. A few more details here: https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/rear-door-button-issue.31485/#post-736733
" Yeah, if only one could climb up into the front seats of the vehicle to escape. If only... " If you weren't being sarcastic then disregard. But not everyone can climb over the front seats in an emergency.
I like it, as long as there is a manual component to overcome a system failure — which there is.
or double pul to force unlock when a simple pull doesn’t work..As an old dog, I tend to pull the lever all the way back anyhow. ??
Not for the rear doors, apparently. Also, there is no mechanical release on the outside, either. Overall, the push-button, electronic release, etc. is a step backwards in design.
You referenced 'infants in car seats'. They aren't climbing/opening/escaping anything by themselves, so I'm not sure what the point of your post was in regards to mine.
This is way too difficult. You posted a snarky comment about a line in the article, "... but occupants may also end up stuck in the back seat." You said, "Yeah, if only one could climb up into the front seats of the vehicle to escape. If only..." I was making a snarky, rhetorical comment that not every one can climb over the front seats (e.g. babies in car seats) as you seem to have indicated. If you don't understand that, let it go. We've wasted too much time on this already.
I get that, but that is easy to work. Yes, it’s an oversight, and it’s areas like this where we need safety regulations in place to prevent 100% reliance on systems that can fail just because of a dead battery. That being said, I still like them. Sounds like an easy fix, if the safety boards step up and mandate the rear doors be able to mechanically opened.
Yes, a door control module failure is similar to a door latch failure - you're stuck. But that doesn't mean there isn't an emergency release mechanism - it just means that that emergency release mechanism doesn't work in all situations. @JonesyDoe's post confirms that the door unlock/open mechanisms work when the 12V battery is disconnected.
