[Shotimes] Quirk, or "feature"?

[lewis]

In an atx car, the autolock feature doesn't lock the doors until the doors
are closed.  It is on the interior light circuit.  So say you pull up
somewhere and your passenger opens their door and gets out.  What happens
when they close the door?  The doors relock.  So when you turn on the
interior light switch and turn it off, the ciruit doesn't know any different
and relocks the doors, like somebody opened and closed the door.  What I
used to do was.... When I pulled up somewhere to drop somebody off and they
were going to get back in, instead of having to unlock all the doors again
after they shut the door, I just lifted my butt off of the drivers seat when
they opened and shut the door.  The doors won't lock if somebody isn't
sitting in the drivers seat.  Unless your switch is messed up or something.

Will Lewis

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Subject: [Shotimes] Quirk, or "feature"?


I've noticed this for a while, but never thought of asking about it.  Heck,
maybe it only happens with MY SHO.  When I turn off the interior lights, the
doors lock (or attempt to, if already locked).  I can't think of any reason
why it would be designed to do this, so is it just a "quirk"?  Anyone else
notice this?  Just curious.

Frank Whittle
'95 ATX

P.S.--Did anyone ever offer a plausible explanation for the dots on the
speedometer?  I'm looking at a speedometer from a '67 Mustang, and it has
the dots as well--a pair at 14 and 18 MPH, a pair at 44 and 48, and a third
pair at 90 and 95.  Definitely not shift points.
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