Turning off rear door locks' ability to lock driver doors

Chad G 1979 said:

If she left the key in the suburban, and the kid locked it from inside, she should be able to press the little silver button on the door handle to unlock the vehicle. All 4 doors have that button that can lock/unlock doors

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navyseal334 said:

2023 suburban - the rear door lock buttons control the entire car (including driver's door) - this would be fine in a car of responsible adults but not wise on GM's part in a car with several young kids who can reach the door lock from their carseat. My 4 year old kid got a good laugh locking mom out of the car at the gas station when she got out to pump gas and left the key in the car.

Does anyone know of a way to limit rear door lock buttons to only unlocking that specific door? I couldn't find anything in the vehicle infotainment settings or the manual... Hopefully I've missed something.

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Chad G 1979 said:

Hmm odd they allow you to lock the vehicle with the fob inside.

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Doubeleive said:

the fob is not accurate enough for any other use, you could be inside or 10 feet away it doesn't know the difference

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WalleyeMikeIII said:

Not true, they use multiple antennas and can tell if it is inside our outside. Don’t believe me, sit the fob in the garbage can next to your ride and try to start it…you can’t…bring the fob inside..it will starts.

You can lock a fob inside in case you have another that you want to take with you.

The owners manual tells you that it checks for a reduction in number of fobs inside the vehicle to determine if you can lock with the keyless entry button or fob button.

But hitting the lock button on the door with all doors closed will always let you lock the doors. And this is good design, it’s a safety feature. So you can sit inside the car and lock all the doors if needed.

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navyseal334 said:

It makes sense being able to lock the doors with the key inside (e.g. you're in a rough part of town and someone is approaching your car). Using the outside lock buttons to open the doors while a fob is inside doesn't - otherwise the creep approaching the vehicle would be able to unlock all the doors you just locked.

What seems illogical is giving the ability for the rear passengers' door lock controls to lock/unlock the entire car. Again, this would be fine in a car of responsible adults but with kids in the back, it is predominantly a liability.

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