> What are manual door locks on a car?

What are manual door locks on a car?

Posted at: 2015-01-07 
Good news is: You can lock and unlock the doors and trunk and open them even if the battery is dead.

no botton to push. only way to unlock is to pull door lock pin, on top of the door, up on each door. or use a key. 4-door cars don't have key access for back doors.

If feel old now. Let me guess you’ve never had to actually roll up a car window have you?

yes except you will have to unlock each door individually.

Terrible isn't it? If you want a taste of it, take the key fob off your key ring and throw it away. That's what I did. Very liberating.

It's simple - each door has a lock that is in no way connected to the other(s). The drivers door can be locked/unlocked with the key, the passenger door may have a key or may not, it depends on the car/year etc. Rear doors never have keyholes and can only be locked and unlocked from the inside. The trunk will typically also be opened with a key, but some still might have a cable release.

There are no electrical devices to operate the locks, either it's a push/pull type or a rocker switch or a sliding switch (I've see all).

Although power door locks are convenient, manual ones aren't that much work, you only have to mess with them getting in then getting out.

Yes, that's how we used to do it in the cave man days. Look for the holes in the floor where you stick your feet through to stop the car.

Yup, use the key to unlock and press the locking mechanism when exiting. No power locks.

Im 17 and buying a car. I found a car on craigslist that i like but it says it has manual door locks. Does that just mean i will have to open the drivers side door with a key and press the button on the inside to unlock all the doors? Thanks.