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I get a small shock everytime I get out of my car as I touch the door and sometimes when I put the key in, just as the key touches the metal. Why could this be?

static electricity?

That's why there is a "TOUCH" pad on the side of the door. Take a look at it next time....<P>It's ment to de-staticize you.

REALLY! I always wondered what that was. Why does this happen? it never happens any other cars I get in and out of.

Possibly your clothing or your seat covers, or indeed your seats.<BR>As you move around as you drive you create a static charge witch is discharged when you come in contact with the cars metal. (It is in fact you giving the car a shock)<P>If it is the car that is generating the static its self ...<BR>I have remedied some cars by placing an electro static strap on the rear of the car that trails on the ground as you drive and diverts the charge into the ground...

If you are curious open up your door and look behind the touch pad..its grounded..they thought of everything

haha, yea my g/f gets shocked everytime she gets out of my car too...it's never happened to me though. I told her to use the TOUCH pad, and she just laughs at me

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mr. MX6:<BR>[QB]Possibly your clothing or your seat covers, <P><BR>Yah, I should probably stop wearing Versace, but Armany seems to have the same effect...<BR> sorry, bad joke.

interestingly, on my old car i'd get shocked with the cloth seats, but when i replaced them with leather it stopped. a friend of mine with an old saab never got shocked until he covered the torn leather with cloth seat covers. the cause in both cases was static electricity.

Not all mx-3 have this "TOUCH" things...