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Central Locking, but still managed to lock keys in vehicle...

  • 01-04-2014 4:39pm
    #1
    Inspector Dhar
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭


    I would dearly love for somebody to tell me how this happened. I left the keys on passenger seat, exited driver's door, closed driver's door, and then Klunk... the car was locked, with the keys inside. I'd like to know how this happened, if for no other reason than avoid it happening again.


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  • #2
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    Some cars have a system where the doors lock automatically if they are opened and the engine is not started in a certain time.


  • #3
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,490 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    djimi wrote: »
    Some cars have a system where the doors lock automatically if they are opened and the engine is not started in a certain time.

    I though that only happened when you unlocked the doors using the remote but didn't open any door. Actually opening the door means the driver is either in the car or has potentially put the keys inside, in both cases it's not appropriate to automatically lock the doors.

    OP, can you say the make & model so others with the same motor can advise you on ways to avoid that happening again.


  • #4
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,289 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Similar thing happened to me once with a Honda Civic, was defrosting the car, had the engine and heater on as you would, got out and closed the door for a minute to do something, came back and the car had locked itself with the engine and heater still running. Only had a loan of the car and had to get the spare key sent to me from the owner by taxi. Used quarter of a tank of petrol and the taxi cost €20. Still cannot explain how it happened to this date.


  • #5
    Inspector Dhar
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭Inspector Dhar


    coylemj wrote: »
    OP, can you say the make & model so others with the same motor can advise you on ways to avoid that happening again.

    2007 Hyundai Accent. When I shut the driver's door, it closed, but it wasn't quite flush. But it was locked! Mercifully my daughter was at home & she could bring my spare key into me.


  • #6
    alias no.9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,336 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Similar thing happened to me once with a Honda Civic, was defrosting the car, had the engine and heater on as you would, got out and closed the door for a minute to do something, came back and the car had locked itself with the engine and heater still running. Only had a loan of the car and had to get the spare key sent to me from the owner by taxi. Used quarter of a tank of petrol and the taxi cost €20. Still cannot explain how it happened to this date.

    I'm going to take a stab at explaining this one because it's happened quite a few people in the big freezes of a few years ago...

    When you opened the door, the little switch that activates the interior light was frozen in the door closed position and the car never detected that the door had been opened, hey presto a minute or so later the car relocks itself thinking it had been opened accidentally.
    Do you recall (long shot) if the interior light came on when you opened the door as that would confirm the above?


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  • #7
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    coylemj wrote: »
    I though that only happened when you unlocked the doors using the remote but didn't open any door. Actually opening the door means the driver is either in the car or has potentially put the keys inside, in both cases it's not appropriate to automatically lock the doors.

    OP, can you say the make & model so others with the same motor can advise you on ways to avoid that happening again.

    You might be right to be honest; I just remember something like this with a car that my father used to own, but now that you mention it I think it was only when the door was unlocked and not opened.


  • #8
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    alias no.9 wrote: »
    I'm going to take a stab at explaining this one because it's happened quite a few people in the big freezes of a few years ago...

    When you opened the door, the little switch that activates the interior light was frozen in the door closed position and the car never detected that the door had been opened, hey presto a minute or so later the car relocks itself thinking it had been opened accidentally.
    Do you recall (long shot) if the interior light came on when you opened the door as that would confirm the above?

    I had this problem with my car around that time, however in my case the central locking used to open and immediately lock itself again! Im guessing my Japanese car doesnt like Irish weather...


  • #9
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,289 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    alias no.9 wrote: »
    I'm going to take a stab at explaining this one because it's happened quite a few people in the big freezes of a few years ago...

    When you opened the door, the little switch that activates the interior light was frozen in the door closed position and the car never detected that the door had been opened, hey presto a minute or so later the car relocks itself thinking it had been opened accidentally.
    Do you recall (long shot) if the interior light came on when you opened the door as that would confirm the above?

    Cannot recall to be honest but it's probably the most logical explanation. Either that or the car was possessed.


  • #10
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,490 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    I have a vague notion that I once managed to lock the keys in the boot. Fortunately the car was outside my house at the time and I had a spare key.

    I think I might have had the boot open, accidently pressed the 'lock' button on the remote, left the keys on the boot floor while I took some stuff out, forgot about the keys and then slammed the boot shut whereupon it locked the boot lid.


  • #11
    Totofan99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,597 ✭✭✭Totofan99


    As far as I know, this is a common problem with the K11 Micra. My one locks itself all the time. Totally unpredictable! I quickly learned not to leave the keys in it.


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