MG4 Doors Locking When Driving Away.

[Ayoull]

This feature was on the Punto we had in our family 15 years ago.

Its not just protecting the car. Women have had attempted abduction through unlocked doors.

Was dogs being stolen from car boots during covid

 

[Ian Key]

Was dogs being stolen from car boots during covid

They probably were.
Now in todays financial climate you'd probably get home and find a random dog in the boot.

 

[Buster72]

I've turned this off as it keeps the doors locked when only the passenger gets out. It's annoying having to remember to unlock when the Mrs gets out and wants to start getting the boy out from the back before I've gathered my things.

We manually lock when we go somewhere dodgy.

How did you manage to turn off the central door locking after you have driven away?

 

[TheArcher]

What. When you are driving?

Waiting at traffic lights is risky in some areas. At best, anyone can open the door to get in thinking you're a taxi!

How did you manage to turn off the central door locking after you have driven away?

Doesn't 2 pulls on the door handle unlock?

 

[stevegus]

What. When you are driving?

I certainly remember a few years ago there was an attempt to accost and kidnap a woman at traffic lights in finchley north London

 

[MoDolph]

How did you manage to turn off the central door locking after you have driven away?

"Auto door-lock"

 

[Buster72]

"Auto door-lock"

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Thanks for this. I thought I had looked there but obviously not so I will do it today.

 

[Buster72]

"Auto door-lock"

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This must be the Trophy version. The SE version does not have an auto door lock setting. Anyway I can live with it.

 

[siteguru]

It is a Trophy version - you can tell by the top item in the screenshot.

 

[MoDolph]

Sorry, I didn't think that it would be different between the versions. It seems like a strange thing to miss off the SE

 

[Ayoull]

Sorry, I didn't think that it would be different between the versions. It seems like a strange thing to miss off the SE

Us with the MG4 peasant edition don't get to decide if we can be free.. we must be incarcerated for our own protection

 

[Buster72]

Us with the MG4 peasant edition don't get to decide if we can be free.. we must be incarcerated for our own protection

Exactly what I was going to say. Us with the Poundland version aren't worth saving eh.

 

[the briggie]

But as you chew on your turnip at the traffic lights you can laugh at the Trophy Toffs getting all their finery nicked because they switched autolock off, safe in the knowledge your stash of bottled slops is safe....aah the irony

 

[Ian Key]

 

[Macadoodle]

I didn't think that it would be different between the versions. It seems like a strange thing to miss off the SE

I know ! Got all excited and looked for the disable option today and it ain't there.
Truly bizarre , it would cost them nothing

 

[Ayoull]

I know ! Got all excited and looked for the disable option today and it ain't there.
Truly bizarre , it would cost them nothing

But would cost them everything all those lost trophy sales because they paid for the upgrade just to have their stuff easier to steal at a set of lights

 

[Macadoodle]

This and the 'one touch' only on the drivers window on the entry level cars seems like petty discrimination against tight wad customers, shame on you MG

 

[Ian Key]

You say that but I want to be able to pull up next to an SE in my Trophy and say "I can stop my doors locking when I move off" and "I've got warm hands and bum with my heated seats and steering wheel" with a smug look on my face

 

[Buster72]

You say that but I want to be able to pull up next to an SE in my Trophy and say "I can stop my doors locking when I move off" and "I've got warm hands and bum with my heated seats and steering wheel" with a smug look on my face

That and a really smug look in the rear view mirror when you see an SE out accelerating past you from the lights. Ha ha...

 

[Ian Key]

That and a really smug look in the rear view mirror when you see an SE out accelerating past you from the lights. Ha ha...

Many years ago I was waiting for my bus when a boy racer pulled up at the lights in his Renault 5 GT Turbo next to the old guy in his 1960's two seater sports car. The boy racer kept revving his engine and looking across to the other driver who totally ignored him.
The lights changed and the lad didn't even get to the other side of the junction before the other car had disappeared apart from the echo of the V8 from the AC Cobra.