Lawsuit incoming!

[AMGeed]

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/mercedes-benz-under-fire-after-a-soft-close-door-chopped-off-owner-s-finger-180288.html

 

[LostKiwi]

How the hell do you trap your thumb in a 6mm gap?

 

[Rotorhead500]

How the hell do you trap your thumb in a 6mm gap?

He had an 8mm thumb?

 

[00slk]

How the hell do you trap your thumb in a 6mm gap?

I trapped my little finger between the front and rear door of an HQ in 1977 Alistair. I reversed car car into the workshop putting the drivers side up against the block wall, slid across the seat got out the passenger door not realising that I had pushed the lock button down, closed the door using my right hand around the frame, but weren't quick enough removing my hand and my little finger jammed between the 2 doors. I couldn't open the door as it had locked and I couldn't reach the back door to open it either.
Luckily the factory next door heard my yelling and came to my rescue. I was trapped for roughly 5 minutes, it felt like hours and my poor finger was very misshapen Lesson learnt, never use my hand on the inside of a car door to close it with thumb on the outside

 

[keefysher]

I trapped my little finger between the front and rear door of an HQ in 1977 Alistair. I reversed car car into the workshop putting the drivers side up against the block wall, slid across the seat got out the passenger door not realising that I had pushed the lock button down, closed the door using my right hand around the frame, but weren't quick enough removing my hand and my little finger jammed between the 2 doors. I couldn't open the door as it had locked and I couldn't reach the back door to open it either.
Luckily the factory next door heard my yelling and came to my rescue. I was trapped for roughly 5 minutes, it felt like hours and my poor finger was very misshapen Lesson learnt, never use my hand on the inside of a car door to close it with thumb on the outside

First rule of elf and safe tea, don't put yer finger where you wouldn't put yer d1ck

You were lucky you didn't drown, as you would had you done in one of your newer cars

 

[DSK]

I was just thinking the soft close doors would have been great in my youth when I was getting in late and didn’t want my parents to know. Hurdle one was closing the door without any noise

Interesting though, I always close a door with patience, always using the actual door handle. I see many that don’t who just use the edge of the door or glass if pillar-less and this is where accidents can happen.


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[A.J.]

I was just thinking the soft close doors would have been great in my youth when I was getting in late and didn’t want my parents to know. Hurdle one was closing the door without any noise

Interesting though, I always close a door with patience, always using the actual door handle. I see many that don’t who just use the edge of the door or glass if pillar-less and this is where accidents can happen.


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Like you I never slam the car doors and always use the door handle. I get annoyed when people slam my car doors and let them know that there is no need for it.