Auto locking doors - please be careful

[Tim - Stratford]

And you can't lock the keys in a 200 series

Does the key in the fob unlock the door mechanically?

Tim

[CRW]

Does the key in the fob unlock the door mechanically?

Tim

Yes


Cheers
Carl
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[Jaysea]

We were camping a few years back with a Nissan Pathfinder.  Camp site was miles from any where with no phone reception.  At some point during the day I jumped in the car to turn the motor over to give a bit of juice back in to the second battery that was running the fridge. hopped out and left the door open.  5 minutes later my young daughter thought she was doing the right thing and closed the car door.

Yep - you guessed it - for some reason the car decided to lock all the doors.  Only thing I could do was smash the rear window to get access otherwise we would have had no chance of getting out.

not a good experience!

[kylarama]

Years ago I had an 93 EB S Pack, the first with Fords 'Smartlock'.  Put a new battery in it one day, had the battery disconnected for a good 4 hours while doing other stuff.  Reconnected the battery and instantly the doors locked with the keys in the ignition.

To this day any car with remote or central locking, if I leave the keys in the ignition, I put the window down a frag.

[jwb]

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[HEM19X]

Was talking to a bloke last week who has a 2010 BT50, said he has been locked out a number of times - We had our BT for 4 years & it never happened to us???

The current one will re-lock after 20 sec if we don't open a door.

[Darcy7]

I reckon this is a problem or potential problem for an increasing number of vehicles today.  All these safety features and electronic conveniences are fine up until the point they cause you a headache. 

Simply keeping a spare key with you at all times is a simple solution and just good common sense.  Leaving a window open is also a good idea.  Both suggestions require a conscious effort.

I tend to agree with you Bruce.  All these modern conveniences seem to be pandering to the general hopelessness and lack of common sense that permeates modern society.  Fine if you live on the city and never venture far away from it but for those of us who get out into the outback, not so convenient.   

[Bird]

I tend to agree with you Bruce.

just for that I have a camp chair you can have... FREE!

[KingBilly]

All these modern conveniences seem to be pandering to the general hopelessness and lack of common sense that permeates modern society.  Fine if you live on the city and never venture far away from it but for those of us who get out into the outback, not so convenient.

Yep, fully agree but all companies need to make profits to satisfy shareholders.  I reckon 95% of myswag member's financial futures are reliant on shares increasing in value and paying dividends, otherwise their superannuation funds would be going backwards.

So for companies to make profits, they target the largest and the most profitable markets.  Car manufacturers are no different.  Their biggest markets are in the cities so they make vehicles that city folk think they want or need.  They are going to sell more cars to the younger generations than the retirees.

Read a reprint of an old fourbie magazine the other day where the journalist was having a whinge about how soft the 60 series Cruiser had become 

KB

[Bird]

..where the journalist was having a whinge about how soft the 60 series Cruiser had become 

due to all the rust in them???