Teen dies inside locked E36

[HKSpeed]

I read this on Autoblog this morning. A high school teen died from heat stroke due to being locked in an E36 (1997). The story says the car's electronics don't work from the inside when the car is locked from the outside. Could the trapped person pull up the lock pin or would pulling the interior door handle unlock the door? I guess the person was too disoriented from the heat. I'm not making fun of this situation, but I wanted to see what E36 owners think about this door lock matter.

Link to Autoblog with video of E36.
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/15/g...-faulty-locks/

[Rob&co]

Well she fell asleep in the High School parking lot? Of her brothers own car? Why didn't she go to class like her brother?


SOunds like she was on something? Ether way sad story.....

[Ollie]

I wouldn't put it past an e36 to just not unlock. People get stuck in the passenger seat of my car all the time because you have to pull the passenger handle to the point that it feels like it's going to break. My pass door doesn't lock but it also doesn't open from the outside. My driver's door can't be locked or unlucked with a key, only with the fob or the passenger door lock.

[MommysLittleMonster]

Our hearts go out to the Martinez family and Graciela's friends at Madera South High, whose football team is reportedly staging a bake sale to raise money for the funeral expenses. Scroll down below to watch a news report covering the tragedy.

team is reportedly staging a bake sale to raise money for the funeral





staging a bake sale to raise money for






a bake sale

[NegativeCamber]

my everyday carry knife is a SOG escape. it has a seat belt cutter and a glass breaker tip. would have been handy here

[aLaFleur]

team is reportedly staging a bake sale to raise money for the funeral





staging a bake sale to raise money for






a bake sale

I tried to keep a straight face on account of this being a serious situation with death involved, but jesus christ I just pissed myself. hahahaha

[Rob&co]

my everyday carry knife is a SOG escape. it has a seat belt cutter and a glass breaker tip. would have been handy here

I need one of those!

[HKSpeed]

True about the irony of a bake sale.

So the E36 deoesn't have a door lock pin that you can manually pull up to unlock the door?

Would you keep your car if someone (especially your sister) died in it? Would you buy a car if you knew someone died it like that teen?

[Average_Jerk]

e36 actually have a common electrical issue that cause the doors to "lock out"

[mrg7243]

So wait the handles wont open the door if you move the lock lever to unlock?

[Oxer]

seriously?



How does one not know how to break a window.... or if it is a hot day, to leave a window down whilst sitting in a car....





A small child I can understand, but a teeneager?

[Titty]

should have just kicked the door open.

it's only an e36.

[omega48er]

So, she couldn't kick the windows out? I agree with the other comment where she must have been on something

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[stinkinrich]

So wait the handles wont open the door if you move the lock lever to unlock?

No such thing on an E36. The door pin falls flush with the door card when its locked and is proud when unlocked. I was under the impression the pin comes up when you pull the lever from the inside therefor unlocking the door.

[mrg7243]

No such thing on an E36. The door pin falls flush with the door card when its locked and is proud when unlocked. I was under the impression the pin comes up when you pull the lever from the inside therefor unlocking the door.

But what high school girls at this age doesnt have a phone? Or a voice to scream? Could she not find something in the car to smash a window. I bet my ipod classic could shatter a window. You could probably crack the window with the buckle from the seat belt and work from there.