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Old 01-10-2017, 06:01 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by ryoma View Post
I'm guessing it's to prevent you locking your key inside the car or something like that (key falls out of your pocket as you get out of the seat and coincidentally hits the lock button as you shut the door, etc). how likely is it to accidentally lock while you're not in the car? probably not likely but it is still a possibility. I would like to lock my car when it's running though... sometimes a quick run into the post office without shutting off the car would be nice.
That's a possibility... Most likely it's done to prevent kids from playing around in the car, locking it, and then not being able to get out. Nothing says lawsuit faster than a dead child in a small garage with the engine of the car they died in running.
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