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Racer
Joined: May 2005
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I just went to open the door on the vette and realized I didn't have my Fob but as my fingers touched the pad the window went down and the door opened. I checked again and no key!
I closed the door and went around to the drivers side but it was locked. Went back to the passenger's side and it was locked.
What's with?
I closed the door and went around to the drivers side but it was locked. Went back to the passenger's side and it was locked.
What's with?
I posted at the time on this forum and most people told me I just forgot to lock the car, but I have it set to autolock after 30 seconds, so I know I did not forget.
I have also had a couple of incidents, which seem to happen at random, where someone was able to open my passenger door while I was in the car with the doors locked. This worries me as I would not like to have someone be able to do this while I am say, at a stoplight in a strange neighborhood, etc.
Racer
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If I exit the car and walk briskly around to the passenger side, the autolock doesn't work. I have never found another sequence that results in failure to lock. Others have reported they don't trust the autolock because they once discovered that it didn't work. In other words, the autolock function works for me every time except if I walk around the back of the car and arrive at the passenger door area about the time the autolock is checking to see the FOB is gone. It does not beep to indicate the FOB is still inside, it just doesn't lock.
Looks like I will be ditching the autolock too. Especially since I have accidentally locked my self out of the car before when the key was in a bag under the rear glass where it cannot be detected.
Too bad, I really would like the feature if it could be counted on to work properly.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Currently somewhere in IL,IN,KY,TN,MO,AR,MS,AL, or FL
I have autolock turned off. I want to hear the horn beep when I push the button and KNOW that it locked. It also makes it almost impossible to ever lock the fob in the car. You pull it out of your pocket and you have it in your hand as you exit.
Very interesting! I usually toss my briefcase and gym bag onto the passenger seat and then, upon arriving in my home garage, exit via the driver door and walk around the back of the car to the passenger door and open it to retrieve the bags. I have my horn beep switched off and the option to not lock if the FOB if detected in the car on.
Looks like I will be ditching the autolock too. Especially since I have accidentally locked my self out of the car before when the key was in a bag under the rear glass where it cannot be detected.
Too bad, I really would like the feature if it could be counted on to work properly.
Looks like I will be ditching the autolock too. Especially since I have accidentally locked my self out of the car before when the key was in a bag under the rear glass where it cannot be detected.
Too bad, I really would like the feature if it could be counted on to work properly.
Then let the autolock work 99% of the time. I love the autolock feature and, other than the one idiosyncrasy I described, it works 100% of the time for me. I have the beep set. You get used to hearing it and it becomes second nature to hear it as you walk away. When it doesn't beep it is very obvious that something is wrong. That's how I discovered the sequence that causes it not to work. And if you need it quiet then you can push the lock button on the door as you exit and it will do a silent lock.I would much rather have a computer autolock that will lock the car if I forget or think I punched the correct button but didn't than to trust that I'm 100% perfect. With autolock I know the car is always going to be locked without fumbling for a FOB with 2 hands full of stuff or punching a button on the door and accidentally pressing unlock thinking I hit lock.
Autolock will not lock the car if the FOB is left inside in the front. Yes, it can accidentially lock the car if you put it inside in the back so, DON'T EVER PUT IT IN THE BACK!!!
Keep it with you at all times. Take the key off to make it smaller on 05-07. You'll never need it if you always have the FOB and take care of your battery. Find a pocket or put it on a chain around your neck or ... Keep the FOB on you and you will never be locked out. The car will "know" you. It is never locked for you but it is always locked for everyone else who tries to open the door. On today's cars, autolock and a FOB is the closest thing to a DNA detector.
Drifting
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