Another Audi feature

[Mark R]

The automatic locking feature when you exceed 15 MPH or put the car into
gear is a feature I'm NOT a fan of.  With the Audis, it can be disabled with
VAG-COM (VCDS).

My father liked that feature and programmed it into his new 2001 Lexus LS430
Ultra Luxury (WHAT a car to travel in!).  He had a minor heart attack while
driving (age 54).  Because the doors were locked, the ambulance couldn't get
into the car and he became hypoxic.  Almost no heart damage, but he died in
a coma several days later.  Had they got him out of the car quickly and
administered CPR, he would've fully recovered.

That said, it was his choice to program that feature.  I cautioned him
against it (for that very reason) and had already disabled that in my own
2000 S4.

Mark Rosenkrantz

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Richard Thomsen <rajemez at valornet.com>wrote:

> This one I could do without!
>
> I moved the snow in front of my cars, and then moved the cars forward so
> that I could remove the snow around where they were sitting. I left the
> car running while I got rid of the snow behind, so the car could warm
> up. When I went to move the car back, it had locked all its doors while
> it sat there running! Great. Now my keys to the car and house are inside
> the locked car, and I cannot get into the locked house! Great feature!
> (Fortunately, there was someone inside the house, so I could get the
> other set of keys.)
>
> This happened with my wife's Audi (2000 A6) before, when the door locks
> were frozen as well, but I thought it was a freak case. Now I see it was
> all part of the plan!
>
> Who came up with this idea?
>
>        Richard
>        New Mexico
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