Who still remembers? In the past, in the 1960s and 1970s, the ominous button in the car always had to be pressed down so that the door was locked when you got out. And when closing the front doors, you had to press the outside door lock at the same time, otherwise the button would pop up again. At least that was the case with our first family car, an Opel Rekord B. But almost all other cars also had these pins to be pressed on the upper edge of the inner door panel. If one of the side windows was only slightly open, thieves had an easy time of it. They pulled the pen up with a noose and they were in the car. Then a quick short-circuit – every second television crime drama showed how easy this was – and the car was stolen. Today, car cracking is no longer so easy. Or yes. The following happened to a dear colleague: The test car is an E-Class station wagon from Mercedes-Benz. After shopping at the supermarket on Saturday, the groceries are stowed in the trunk, the flap is closed and locked. Then she opens the passenger door, puts her handbag, laptop and everything else she has with her on the passenger seat. Also the Mercedes key. She slams the door. And the car is and remains closed. What now? She calls the Mercedes hotline from the supermarket. The phone call lasts almost an hour, and the fact that the vehicle is being tested seems to be too much for the employee. Ultimately the ADAC comes. What has one been a member for since time immemorial? “Luckily you don’t drive an Audi or Volkswagen, then we would have more problems,” says the Yellow Angel. “We’ll have that soon.” He fumbles some kind of plastic film into the gap between the door and the body. Then pump it up and pop, the door opens. Incredible. Only if the ADAC can do it can others do it too, right?
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