Door Handle Buttons Can Lock Too...

[jthrelf]

Maybe this isn't very revolutionary

But I just discovered some quirks and features of the door handle buttons on my new-ish GT. If the car is locked, one press opens the driver's side door. Another opens the passenger side door. Ok here's what I just "discovered". If unlocked, another press locks the doors. This is great because now I don't have to dig for the key in my pocket to lock the doors. It can just permanently stay there.

I haven't messed with the passenger door yet, but I assume that button does the same?

 

[RedCal]

Similar - Single press on the passenger door locks or unlocks all doors

 

[87and66]

You can change the setting, either in the infotainment or the gauge cluster and make it so 1 press unlocks all of the doors. No seconds press needed for the passenger doors.

 

[MerlintheMad]

If unlocked, another press locks the doors.

Lol. I get ambushed by this all the time, still. I will assume that I locked the car (in my driveway, I lock it using the armrest button, to spare the mirror turn-in motors), walk up to the passenger door to open it for my wife, and LOCK the doors (which also turns in the mirrors): requiring a second push to unlock all the doors (and turn the mirrors back out, heh!).

 

[nhcowboy28]

Just wait till you have the car running, parked, you exit and you walk to open the passenger door with the button (for mum or GF). Looking like a jack ass because it won’t unlock. Walking back around to hit the button.
Fn Kia.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Just wait till you have the car running, parked, you exit and you walk to open the passenger door with the button (for mum or GF). Looking like a jack ass because it won’t unlock. Walking back around to hit the button.
Fn Kia.

Yes, that one gets me too, about as often as the scenario I described.

 

[monusa]

Lol. I get ambushed by this all the time, still. I will assume that I locked the car (in my driveway, I lock it using the armrest button, to spare the mirror turn-in motors)

Mr. Mad......you can change the setting for the folding mirrors in the dash settings menu to "stay put" instead of folding......LOL

 

[MerlintheMad]

Mr. Mad......you can change the setting for the folding mirrors in the dash settings menu to "stay put" instead of folding......LOL

Yes. And I can select "out" on the armrest button. But anywhere else but my driveway, I want to fold them in.

 

[monusa]

Figured that.......poor motors....LOL

I turned mine off when I first got my Stinger but then said to myself...."those damn motors had better last the life of the car" and so I turned them back on. Winter time was the only time I turned them off in case they tried to freeze in the closed position....wouldn't do me any good that way.

 

[jthrelf]

Ha I'm also wondering about the longevity of the motors. Well I know I'll get 5 years out of them or others . I manually (via button) fold and unfold to get into/out of my garage, never leave them in auto typically since I don't do much street parking.