automatic locks

[Joshua Van Tol]

>Lee-
>At least from the B5 platform A4/S4 and the C5 platform A6, when the
>airbags are
>triggered, the hazard lights automatically come on and the doors unlock,
>so that is
>not a concern in the case of a serious accident. Audi already thought of
>that.
>
>IIRC, it is illegal to lock the doors while driving on the highway in
>Germany.
>
>Taka

Right, and I'm sure the power lock system and the vehicle bus is
going to survive a serious accident long enough for that to happen.
Not only that, even if the signal does get to the door lock
controller in time, and it does still have power, there are
mechanical latency issues to deal with and the unlocking mechanism
may be smashed by the time the solenoid activates.

Not a bad move on audi's part, but probably not sufficient to ensure
unlocked doors in all accidents.
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Joshua Van Tol -- josh at spiny.com