I just learned the hard way.After locking and leaving my Yeti I remembered I had forgotten something in the boot.

I returned and opened the boot with the middle keyholder button ( First time , BTW), got what I returned for,and closed the boot door forgetting the key on the boot floor.

That was it.The boot does not reopen without the key!

Lucky for me I was not too far from home,so I got a ride back home to fetch my spare.

Isnt it stupid of Skoda? It was an unpleasant ordeal.

Isnt it stupid of Skoda?.

Of Skoda????

Come on...own up .Who else has done it (besides me)

I had to break the rear quarterlight of my Puegeot 205 to get back in.

IIRC there have been a few who have done it.

Fortunately I 'm not one of them.

Touch wood.

Now I just know what's going to happen next......!

Despite the prospect of this happening, I like the idea. I've had it on my last 5 Skodas.

It normally gets used when returning home with the shopping.

Open boot, lock car, open house door and put keys where they belong, remove shopping and just close the boot.

Locked.

Job done.

Ive never used the middle button on the fob to open the boot for the simple reason that you have just given. I always unlock then relock, that way you wont lose your keys in the boot.

 

'Hold on, wheres my keys to lock the car? They must be in the boot'

@CFB That is a different scenario altogether to the other posts. For instance I can lock the car whilst 'er incars is still fiddling about with 'er door open. The car locks fully when she eventually shuts her blo... door.

What OP meant was using the middle button on the remote which opens the rear hatch only and locks it again when it is shut.

The third scenario I come across is when picking someone up and they try to put something in the boot...  I would be interested to know how others get around this minor problem.

All modern VAG cars have this feature, when it is connected to a high end car the middle button operates a power tailgate which makes it very handy.

 However, I don't think it is Skoda/VAG's fault if you lock your keys in the boot, I agree it is inconvenient though. 

Car could have a sensor which sense the keys inside the car and do not lock it automatically in such case.

I did this last year, although managed to lock both sets of keys in the boot, along with house keys / mobile / wallet etc!!

 

Despite the best efforts of both a locksmith and Skoda breakdown recovery, the only option was to break a window (car was around 2 weeks old at the time  ).

 

Never used the button since!!

 

Incidentally my old Lexus would not allow this to happen - It refused to lock, if the keys were still in the car. Totally different class of car though and around £16K difference in list price!!

Didn,t this once happen to TP when he went to pick up his brand new Yeti.Can,t remember if it was first or second one.

Tony

...  I would be interested to know how others get around this minor problem.

 

I purchased a spare key from ebay and had a local locksmith cut me a copy. The key has no transponder in it so will not allow the car to be started or turn off the alarm, but it does give me access to the interior to retrieve a very well hidden, fully functioning second key (or the one inadvertently locked inside!). Using this cloned key has no adverse effects on the vehicle whatsoever, as confirmed by Skoda CZ......

 

"I discussed your question with competent specialists and they confirmed that unlock of the door is mechanical issue and the key without transponder cannot cause any defect. After the unlocking door by this key you should turn the ignition on by the right key with transponder in order to avoid alarm activation."

 

My cloned key is well hidden and would take a few minutes to get at it. So hopefully not be found by a prospective thief. Having gained access, all I need to do is use the correct key to turn off the alarm etc.

 

Cost: If my memory is correct...... I purchased the Blank key for about £1 and the locksmith asked for a small donation to charity (£5) as he could not "warranty" the key as he had not supplied it.

 

This, of course, is just my own answer to the problem and hope that it may be of help to others......................Tony 

I have one 'secreted' too!

@CFB That is a different scenario altogether to the other posts. For instance I can lock the car whilst 'er incars is still fiddling about with 'er door open. The car locks fully when she eventually shuts her blo... door.

What OP meant was using the middle button on the remote which opens the rear hatch only and locks it again when it is shut.

The third scenario I come across is when picking someone up and they try to put something in the boot...  I would be interested to know how others get around this minor problem.

Freddie, that's what I do with the boot. You can still lock your keys in there if you put them in thee to remove shopping.

At least, if you've opened the house door you can pop in and get the spare.

It has exactly the same result if you shut the boot with the keys in there!

Third scenario is easy to solve. Press the unlock button in the centre console just behind the gear lever.

It is quite easy to break in with a couple of small chocks and a piece of wire that can be bent, like a straightened coat hanger of a quality variety!

 

 I have locked my keys in once or twice and on every occasion got back in without damaging the car or a window.   Might have something to do with a Merseyside upbringing 

Didn,t this once happen to TP when he went to pick up his brand new Yeti.Can,t remember if it was first or second one.

Tony

TP he will love you for that one  , it was the Hood 

It is quite easy to break in with a couple of small chocks and a piece of wire that can be bent, like a straightened coat hanger of a quality variety!

 

 I have locked my keys in once or twice and on every occasion got back in without damaging the car or a window.   Might have something to do with a Merseyside upbringing 

 

I think you may be mistaken in your belief, and must be speaking of older vehicles and certainly not a Yeti - The Yeti automatically "Deadlocks" (safe securing system)  the doors on remote locking it (unless you chose to disable it!). Trying to operate the door mechanism internally or externally is is defeated. You simply cannot open it without the key.

 

From the Manual: "If the vehicle is locked from the outside and the safe securing system is activated, there must not be any person in the vehicle as it is then not possible to

open either a door or a window from the inside."

 

I stand to be corrected but..................

Mine must not have the safe securing system activated as when sitting in the Yeti, remove the key from the ignition and press the lock button, then simply press the door lock button in the centre by the handbrake and the doors unlock, so from the outside I would imagine a stiff piece of wire would do the same thing.

I've owned several different German makes of car (not just VAG) and they all have that same feature.

Mine must not have the safe securing system activated as when sitting in the Yeti, remove the key from the ignition and press the lock button, then simply press the door lock button in the centre by the handbrake and the doors unlock, so from the outside I would imagine a stiff piece of wire would do the same thing.

 

Again no. There is a built in delay.

 

From the Manual: "After switching the ignition off, it is still possible to open or close the windows for a further 10 minutes. The automatic closing and opening functions will not operate during this time. The power windows are switched off completely once you open the driver or front passenger door"

 

This also applies to the doors

Edited 17 November, 201312 yr by Great Yeti

what does it say in the manual about smashing a window?  :wonder:   

 

 

 You can get in and if you are really clever you make a divide that tunes into the code of your key and opens by a simple push of a button, however I do not know how to make these.

I've owned several different German makes of car (not just VAG) and they all have that same feature.

I had a 2004 Passat that opened with a piece of wire on the button and a 2008 Audi A4 B8, in fact our Fabia is also openable by the press of the button to unlock, this is a 2011 car, so we will have to disagree on this one..

James 1 - Prove the point. 

• Sit in the car
• Turn off the ignition and take out the key
• Open and close the door whilst remaining sitting IN the car
• Lock the doors with the remote

You will NOT be able to open the doors! Only with the key or the remote can you now open the doors. Can you get in by smashing a window - Yes, but you will still not open the doors until you use the key / remote. Locksmiths and Skoda themselves cannot get you through that deadlocked door without causing significant damage.

 

The Yeti is a Thatcham category 1 alarm and immobilizing system (the highest category) and it's all part of that specification.

Car could have a sensor which sense the keys inside the car and do not lock it automatically in such case.

 

Nissans do.

With both the GT-R and LEAF you physically can't lock the key in the car.

 

Simple, but sensible.

Just been outside and tried it ,Great Yeti is right.

Nothing would open the doors....Bit scarey actually.

Nissans do.

With both the GT-R and LEAF you physically can't lock the key in the car.

 

Simple, but sensible.

 

more useful feature then that one senses your eye movements in skoda.