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Locked door opens when in drive mode?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by KenRC51, Dec 27, 2012.

  1. KenRC51

    KenRC51 New Member

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    I'm a new prius owner. I joined this forum back when I was considering on getting a prius and recently decided to pulled the trigger.

    I noticed that when I'm driving and the doors are LOCKED the door will open if I pull the handle. Only the drive and passenger side opens when LOCKED in drive mode. The back two door DOES NOT open when LOCKED in drive mode.

    Is this normal?

    I know some of you asked why are you opening the door while you are driving. The answer is that I don't at all. How I found out that the door opened was when my friend was in the passenger seat and I don't know why he decided to open the door but it happened.
     
    #1 KenRC51, Dec 27, 2012
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    It is normal.
     
    #2 50324prius, Dec 27, 2012
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    probably keeps the back doors locked for children.
     
    #3 bisco, Dec 27, 2012
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    peterjmc Ping pong in Ding Dang...

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    This is normal. The lock only prevents the door from being opened from the outside. They are able to be opened from the inside as a safety feature.
     
    #4 peterjmc, Dec 28, 2012
  5. KenRC51

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    Thanks for reassuring me.
     
    #5 KenRC51, Dec 31, 2012
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