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#21 of 2175 AWD and the Murano by dweiser Apr 08, 2003 (6:49 am)
Allow me to attempt to clear up your misunderstandings of the Murano and AWD (and hope that I do it right). The AWD Murano (for fuel economy reasons) is "normally" in front wheel drive. When it senses slipage in the front wheels, it sends some (50%?) power to the rear wheels automatically. You don't have to think about it. It just happens. In case you ever get stuck or are starting out from a slippery place, you CAN lock the AWD Murano in AWD BUT this locking feature self-defeats after 19 m.p.h. and the Murano reverts back to front wheel drive. If I've misstated anything I'm sure others will clarify. As to locking yourself out of your vehicle THREE times already, may I recommend some behavior change on your part, a stronger vitamin, or perhaps the hiring of a chauffeur? Replies to this message: pier (Oct 13, 2005 4:17 am)
#22 of 2175 nissan murano door locks by barryq1 Apr 09, 2003 (1:37 am)
when i enter my 2003 murano i lock all the doors and start the ignition. when i stop for gas i leave the engine running and pull and push my door open but i inadvertently push in the locking knob and close the door, thus locking me out. Shouldnt the locking knob revert back to the open position ( such as when using the power door locks). I have been driving for 40 years and this never happened to me before. Is it me or the vehicle.
#23 of 2175 barryq1 by gust334 Apr 11, 2003 (12:21 pm)
If you've been driving for 40 years, wouldn't you think that you would have learned not to leave the engine running while refueling? I mean, those signs have been on the pumps since self-serve started to catch on.   In addition to the safety concerns about leaving a vehicle running when the pilot is not seated in the pilot's chair, why would you want to waste expensive essence of dinosaur while you are refueling? If you were in a ultra-frigid climate and the engine had a reasonable chance of not starting again if you turned it off, then you would have a reason. Are you in northern Alaska?   With respect to your question, your car unlocked the door for you when the door opened, you locked it again, and then you closed it. There are thus two possibilities:   (1) You are inside the car, and therefore you changed your mind about getting out. (2) You are outside the car, therefore angry.   Since the car can't tell the difference (between you being inside and you being outside) and since every action it took was to save you from your own intelligence, that leaves you and you alone to blame.   Doctor, it hurts when I do this. Then don't do that!
#24 of 2175 VERY well said gust334 by dweiser Apr 11, 2003 (1:18 pm)
Could not have put it any better myself! Barryg1 needs to make some behavior modifications!
#25 of 2175 by uncledavid Apr 11, 2003 (1:21 pm)
I think you are being a little too hard on the above poster. You'd have to work very hard to lock yourself out of my current vehicle (Honda Accord). In fact, I'm not sure it is even possible. I think you can only lock the driver door when it is shut. However, a number of Murano drivers at the Nissan enthusiast site are reporting that they have locked themselves out. So, more than one Murano driver has had this problem.   On the other hand, leaving your engine running while putting in fuel is not a great idea...
#26 of 2175 Fueling by dklanecky Apr 13, 2003 (4:58 am)
But if I don't leave the Murano running while I fill up with gas, the battery runs down (on my cell phone) and I lose the important call which I'm also making while I fill up the vehicle   Just kidding, but I actually did see a "person" doing this the other day. I just got back in the car and drove to the next gas station!   Can you say, KABOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#27 of 2175 locked out of vehicle by barryq1 Apr 13, 2003 (4:45 pm)
My thanks to uncledavid for telling me I'm not that crazy. You are right, Honda will prevent a lockout with ignition running. As for the other Murano drivers reporting that they have door lockout well its easy to see why. Especially if you drive in winter climates where you are all bundled up. The slightest arm movement can lock you out. As for shuting down the engine when you get gas I say that is easier said than done.
#28 of 2175 Shutting down the engine when refueling? by dweiser Apr 14, 2003 (2:50 am)
I use the ignition key myself to shut the engine down when refueling.
#29 of 2175 Shutting down the engine when refueling? by gust334 Apr 14, 2003 (7:44 pm)
I have found the trick is turning it counter-clockwise, and the engine stops all by itself shortly thereafter. If you turn it counter-clockwise far enough, you can then extract the key from the vehicle and take it with you, too.
#30 of 2175 shutting down the engine by barryq1 Apr 15, 2003 (1:56 am)
ha ha....what happens when you go over a can or bottle.. You stop open the door run out to see if theres a flat. Oh right, you shut down the engine first....Of course....

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