Being the owner of a modern Nissan Altima provides us some features, in reality, modern automobiles give access to an increasingly spectacular number of features. They will allow you to gain in comfort, multimedia or security. Today we are going to examine a feature that is expected to make you feel safe in your vehicle, the automatic closing of the doors. This option can be deactivated without a reason, so we’re going to find out how to activate auto locking on your Nissan Altima. To do this, we will first look at the operation of this option and how it works, then, in a second part, how to reactivate the automatic closing of the doors of your car.
What is the automatic locking or closing on a Nissan Altima?
Before we present you how to activate the automatic lock of your Nissan Altima, we will examine the usefulness of this features. In actual fact, the number of carjacking is slowly raising, and our Nissan Altima is a place where we often feel safe. Nevertheless, when stopping at a red light, at a stop sign or in traffic jams, one can feel exposed to aggression, it is with this in mind that the brands have launched this option. Generally there is a door lock button that permits you to close and open the doors from the cabin, but this functionality automatically locks the doors of your vehicle when you go over a certain speed or a certain time after turning on the engine. The benefit is that you no longer have to be anxious about this gesture to assure optimal security.
How do I activate the automatic closing of the doors on my Nissan Altima?
Unfortunately, it can appear that due to factory defaults, electronic failures, bad handling, this option can be shut off, we will now find out the two methods to allow you to activate the automatic lock on your Nissan Altima.
- How to activate the automatic locking / closing of the doors on a vehicle: The lock button
The most basic approach if you are in the event that your automatic door closure no more functions, is to turn on the ignition (on some series you will also need to have the engine running) and quickly come and hold down the door lock button on your car for a short time until you hear an audible indicator and, depending on the year of your Nissan Altima, the turn indicators that are activated. This approach should be sufficient in most situations to activate the automatic door lock on your Nissan Altima.
How to activate the automatic door lock on my Nissan Altima: Through the computer
Finally, a more difficult approach but which can be connected to a factory problem or a power failure on your car. To reactivate the automatic door lock on your Nissan Altima, you will have the ability to go through your diagnostic socket. You will have to have a diagnostic tool and navigate through the menus to modify the linked option in the “sash menu”. Nevertheless, this is only recommended for people with some mechanics knowledges and we advise that you stop by your dealer to accomplish this.
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