xgliu128

from Acura MDX owner's manual:

"The front door inner handles are designed to allow
front seat occupants to open the door in one motion.
However this feature requires that front seat
occupants never pull a front door inner handle while
the vehicle is in motion.“

seems it is to exit car faster or prevent lock failure during emergency.

any other car model design in same way?

Tigmd99

Huh? What car do you own before MDX?

If you're concerned, then let someone drives and you sit in the back with childlock ON. Every modern car that i know is like this!

VinceCL

Pay no attention to that obnoxious idiot's reply.... To answer your question neither my Legacy nor wife's Explorer will unlock the doors by simply pulling on the handles. You have to unlock the doors by either pushing the unlock button or manually pulling on the lock stem/latch at which time you can then pull on the door handle to open the doors. Honestly, I would prefer to be able to unlock them and open the doors with just one motion of the door handle.

jimihaha

I noticed the same thing too... I used to drive a 2004 Rav4 and 2008 Honda Civic, and with both, you cannot unlock the front doors with only the inner handle. I drove my friend's 2013 Lexus RX and if I remember it correctly, I was able to open the front door from the inside without unlocking the doors first. Must be a new safety feature? I don't know...

xgliu128

i also hear couple of american car models have front-door auto-lock when car is moving and auto-unlock when car stops. to be safe, i just check couple of japanese car model, 2015 highlander, 2015 accord. both of the models do have the one-motion open feature. I am not sure which feature is safer. but we might need to check owner manual if getting new car.

xgliu128

the front door includes passager side's front door, make sure your old enough kid doesn't open the door when car is moving.

Tigmd99

1. Why would he stupidly do that? Common sense. Otherwise, front door would have child proof lock too! Hell, my five year knows better!

2. Door is fairly heavy. Add in strong wind when driving on highway. Wind pushing door close.

3. Even if he manages to open door wide enough AND keep it open, there is still a little thing called SEAT BELTS!

4. Now if he or she manages to do all that AND unbuckle, then you must a bad guy for that person to want to jump out of a car moving at highway speed.

Seriously, this is mind blowing for me to have to explain this.

xgliu128

seat belt tights with sudden move, it is not for holding passenger.

i find some other posts mentioning this issue. so just alert people who are not aware.

anyway, drive safe since you think you are smart.

Tigmd99

Ok...so, with seatbelt on, you think that someone can fall out of the car UNwillingly?

Have you ever tried to open the door while driving on the highway?

In other words, i think that you have other things to worry about while driving than falling out of your car unintentionally...because you accidentally pull (hard) on the inner door handle.

Come on dude....

Tigmd99

BMW X5 is the same as MDX. And people over in BMW forums are rejoicing over that!!!