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[Ti Kan]

Mark L. Chang writes:
> I know on later BMWs the doors could be "double-locked". Turn the key to
> lock and it locks all doors. Turn it further yet and it "really" locks all
> the doors, so that the plungers cannot be moved at all.
>
> A friend, riding shotgun to work with his father, got left in the car as
> he was fumbling around for his lunch. Dad double locked and left in a
> rush (doctor types). Friend could NOT get out of the BMW (525i, 90's
> vintage).

On current Audis the lock pin goes completely flush into the door so it
cannot be pulled by hand when locked, but there is a separate unlock
button on the door (which unlocks all doors, the trunk and fuel filler).
Pulling on the inside door open lever once will also unlock that door,
and pulling the lever a second time will open the door.

Don't know if you tried pulling the door open lever on the BMW but perhaps
it also unlocks the door?

-Ti
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