I'll give the seatbelt trick a try. I didn't have the seatbelt on since I was moving the car sideways about 6 inches and forward three feet or so.It happens because you don't have your seat belt on. Try it with your seat belt on, it allows you to open the door.
My guess is does this to prevent you exiting the car while in park or reverse.
It goes in park at slow speed, it should not damage anything. Try putting it in park yourself while you drive, you can only do it at very low speed
I tried this this evening. It worked. Thank you.It happens because you don't have your seat belt on. Try it with your seat belt on, it allows you to open the door.
My guess is it does this to prevent you exiting the car while in drive or reverse.
It goes in park at slow speed, it should not damage anything. Try putting it in park yourself while you drive, you can only do it at very low speed
Proof that in the contest between artificial intelligence and natural stupidity, the natural stupidity will always win.This safety feature is necessary for those that jump out of the car without putting the car in park.
I remember awhile back in the news of a woman who forgot to put the car in park, opened the door, undid the seatbelt and stepped out.
The car which was still in gear, crashed into the garage.
She claimed because the car had no engine noise, it was off.
Turned out it was a EV.
It also doesn't work when you're trying to put the tires right at the edge of the pavement.I roll down the window and lean my head out. May not work as well for shorter drivers.
Could you elaborate? When I roll the window down and lean my head out, I can see the entire left side of the car including both tires down to the pavement as well as the pavement itself. I do this all the time when parking tight on the left side in any of my vehicles. For me personally, opening the driver's door is worse because the door obstructs my view of the front left wheel. Not sure what I am missing.It also doesn't work when you're trying to put the tires right at the edge of the pavement.
Poor cognition……might be time to hang up that drivers license….for the rest of our sakes!My 90 year old mother was driving her '91 Dodge at the bank auto teller. She dropped a check to the pavement trying to put it in the drawer. She pulled forward a little, opened the door and reaching down fell halfway out of the car and bumped the shift lever into reverse. Fortunately, the open car door caught on the extended drawer and stopped the car preventing tragedy.