Central Locking System: Now many modern features are available in vehicles for safety, one of which is central locking system. This system ensures that when you close the main driver-side door lock, all the locks close automatically. This ensures that you don’t accidentally leave the lock on either side open. If the lock is opened from one side, the car’s central locking system will activate and automatically lock the door. However, this safety feature has proven fatal on several occasions. Talking about the recent incident, yesterday afternoon a car and a truck collided in Sikar district of Rajasthan and 7 people in the car died due to the central lock system getting jammed. People burnt to death when the car caught fire after the collision.
What is central locking system?
Central locking system has become a common feature for security. When one door in the car (usually the driver’s door) is opened, the central locking system unlocks all the doors, eliminating the hassle of unlocking them separately. It also works in reverse, like if you lock the driver’s door, it locks all the doors. But if you think this is not a tough task, then try opening all the doors one by one, and then move towards the boot, as the central locking system also has the option to unlock the boot by pressing a button.
How does central locking system work?
Central locking system is an important safety feature for the vehicle occupants. Every car key includes a unique code that interacts with the vehicle’s alarm system. When the car is locked with the key, the engine immobilizer is activated. This system will be activated only when the signal of the same code is received from the car key. The central locking system of the vehicle prevents it from starting by activating the engine immobilizer, which is why this system is now mandatory in all cars to secure the vehicle.
There are many types of central locking systems available today. The remote control can be used to operate the car lock remotely. Some remotes are also capable of activating the vehicle’s alarm. Additionally, the sounds of locking and unlocking can be useful to the owner in many ways. For example, it can be used to locate a car in a huge parking lot containing hundreds of vehicles.
Why does this system fail?
After a collision in a vehicle, the electronic equipment and wiring in it also gets damaged, due to which the system stops working and the passengers remain trapped inside due to the doors not opening.
How to protect?
To prevent any incident like Rajasthan from happening to you, you should always keep important things like hammer, fire extinguisher, seat belt cutter and survival whistle in your car, so that if you get stuck in such a situation, you can break the glass of the car. car. Can go out.
