I locked myself out of the car yesterday. Key in the ignition, engine running, phone inside, house keys inside, wife waiting to be picked up from the stables. 

I managed to break into the house (scarily easy, but that's another story) and retrieve the spare key only to find that the remote unlocking doesn't work when the other key is in use.

I phoned the dealer who told me where to find the hidden keyhole and it all ended well.

I know it was entirely my fault and it's a lesson learned but I do wonder what design genius made a locking system that allows the doors to be locked with the engine running, and then further complicate it by stopping use of the other key. Previous cars I've had from other makes sound multiple warnings and won't allow the locks to activate.

Feel free to take the ****...

I’m not going to take the wee wee but how did you manage it?

 

i would like to avoid it. Different for me as I have Kessy. 

I got in, started the engine then realised the front passenger door wasn't shut properly. 

Went to turn off the ignition, decided not to (I think I must have accidently pressed the lock button on the key at this point), got out, shut the driver's door, shut the passenger door and then found every door was locked. 

36 minutes ago, 33q said:

I’m not going to take the wee wee

Thank you but, trust me, nothing said could be worse than I called myself

5 hours ago, DexTheDog said:

Feel free to take the ****

 

Nope, won't do it. 

 

I once locked myself out of my car while locking my keys and 10 kg of dead fish into my boot. On a Sunday before a bank holiday Monday. With the car out on pier, in the sun, in 28 C. 

 

Taking a **** in the boot would have been better.

By the way are you sure it was not the auto locking mechanism that caught you out? I think mine auto locks after about 30 seconds but I am not sure whether that is from ignition on or car moving.

 

Additionally, I wonder if in this situation the boot would open if you have the easy access foot thing?

 

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Also, I can't beat the fish story, but I managed to lock myself out with my old Passat on a day when it was about 105 degrees and I had just finished playing 18 holes and was already burnt to a crisp.

 

As I had also locked my wallet and phone in the car I had to walk about 4 miles home to get the spare keys.

 

 

No, it was definitely me touching the key. I hadn't moved the car so the auto-lock didn't have chance to kick in and being an SE it doesn't have the boot foot lever. 

 

It's good to hear I'm not the one who's done it and at least I was outside my own house. 

I'm struggling here.

 

When the key is in the ignition the buttons on the key fob are supposed to be deactivated, so accidentally hitting the lock button on the key fob when climbing out shouldn't have been an issue.

 

Also, opening the drivers door to get out, even with the engine running, should have automatically unlocked all the other doors.

 

This is applicable on both KESSY and non-KESSY equipped cars...

 

Edited 22 October, 20187 yr by silver1011

"When the key is in the ignition the buttons on the key fob are supposed to be deactivated, so accidentally hitting the lock button on the key fob when climbing out shouldn't have been an issue." 

 

That's what I thought too, and would make more sense, but it definitely didn't work out that way for me. 

Never mind the car, tell us how you broke into your house? Where do you live again?

On 22/10/2018 at 14:43, DexTheDog said:

"When the key is in the ignition the buttons on the key fob are supposed to be deactivated, so accidentally hitting the lock button on the key fob when climbing out shouldn't have been an issue." 

 

That's what I thought too, and would make more sense, but it definitely didn't work out that way for me. 

 

It shouldn't be difficult to replicate the potential fault.

 

Next time your in the car, try pressing the buttons on the key fob whilst they're in the ignition, if the door locks react then it's possible there is an issue with the car that should be mentioned next time it's in the dealer.

 

Just don't get out of the car this time!