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#41 of 2175 locked out of murano by barryq1 Apr 21, 2003 (10:16 am)
has anyone locked themselves out of the murano with the engine running. please respond.              thank you
#42 of 2175 by gust334 Apr 21, 2003 (10:19 am)
barryg1, I amend my thoughts to further include that if somebody doesn't (or chooses not to) think, I don't want them to have the privilege (e.g. driver's license) to be operating a motor vehicle on the same roads that my family and I are allowed/privileged by our State to use.   If your local Nissan dealership has sold to 8 other people that don't think when operating their vehicles, please provide your zipcode so we can ensure we never visit that area of the country.   div2, you're hilarious!
#43 of 2175 by uncledavid Apr 21, 2003 (11:46 am)
I think there is something important getting lost here.   I definitely don't agree with the idea of pumping gas with your engine running nor can I remember the last time I left my car running without being in the driver's seat.   BUT, that said, there shouldn't be anyway to lock the door from the outside with your keys still in the car. That is just a prescription for lock-out. It is not at all unsual for somebody to get out of the car and accidently leave their keys ont he seat (not smart- but also not unusual).   My Honda will not allow me to do this and neither should the Nissan.   I also fail to see how a car allowing a driver to be locked out while the engine still running could be conceptualized as a "safty feature." It is bad design. Pure and simple.   The Murano is, on whole, very well designed. This is just one example of a ergonomic gotcha.
#44 of 2175 Uncledavid is right by dweiser Apr 21, 2003 (12:28 pm)
IF it IS that easy to lock oneself out of the Murano, we should all be cognizant of that fact. I always thought people who locked themselves out of their cars were, well, stupid, until guess what? Yup, I did it to myself in an old VW Bug at a car wash. Then I saw the event in an entirely new light!
#45 of 2175 locked out of Murano by barryq1 Apr 21, 2003 (1:07 pm)
To all you doubters about this problem, ask yourself this question....   Would you lend your Murano to a friend or relative and not tell them of this potential problem( assuming you would lend out your car)   IF YOU DONT MENTION THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM THEN YOU HAVE FULL FAITH THAT YOUR PHONE WONT BE RINGING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT...
#46 of 2175 locked our of Murano by barryq1 Apr 21, 2003 (1:24 pm)
If one is locked out of the vehicle with the engine running and opens the door with the valet key, will that trigger the alarm.
#47 of 2175 STOP THE MADNESS!!! by div2 Apr 21, 2003 (2:28 pm)
Somebody report this to NHTSA- Before one more innocent driver is victimized! Nine people have already been locked out! When will this horror end???
#48 of 2175 by uncledavid Apr 21, 2003 (2:41 pm)
Well, I think the point is that there is a relatively minor (but potentially annoying) ergonmic snafu that could be improved in later versions of the Murano. Not a big deal in otherwise impressive package, but still worth taking note of.
#49 of 2175 hmm, possible safety feature to doors that can be locked... by gust334 Apr 21, 2003 (7:27 pm)
Hypothetically, you live in a rural area and you arrive home one night with your young daughters in the back. As you approach your mailbox you notice a package underneath it, so you put the car in park but leave it running, as you open the car door to retrieve the package. As you pull the door handle open, you see somebody coming at you from the dark behind the mailbox with a knife. You immediately hit the lock lever with the same hand that is on the door handle and pull the door closed, to buy yourself precious seconds to put the vehicle in gear and get some distance from the attacker while s/he fruitlessly hammers the knife on the vehicle exterior. Unfortunately, barryg1 was successful in his class action lawsuit that div2 sarcastically suggested and the car obligingly unlocks the door, permitting the attacker to simply pull the outside door handle and open the door. Fade to black.   OK, so in this thread we have established that the fact that the door does not unlock when manually opened, manually locked, and manually closed is an ergonomic snafu for people who don't think where their hands are when they are in a running vehicle. And it can just as easily be a safety issue if you're about to be carjacked. The more creative folks here can think of any number of scenarios in both areas.   The point is, trading off even the remotest possibility of having an extra safety feature in a crisis, against the inconvenices caused by somebody being clumsy or stupid, is an easy one for me to make. In my opinion, the Nissan engineers made the right choice.
#50 of 2175 lock out by barryq1 Apr 22, 2003 (2:04 am)
The question remains... can you open the car with the valet key if you are locked out, ignition on,without triggering the alarm.

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