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I think with the advent of proximity keys, this problem has occurred quite often on all makes and this is not just an Acura issue....*snip*....I think your wife needs to get accustomed to rolling down the window(s) if she is going to exit a running car. I would not trust any make/model that this could not happen again.
This is what I do, after once locking myself out of a running vehicle and having to wait for a spare set of keys while the vehicle hummed along, oblivious to me waiting outside. Cheap insurance for guaranteed access.
Transponders, remote key fobs with more processing power than a Mercury capsule....there are going to be cracks to fall through (like getting locked out) as technology engenders more complexity.
With regards to locking ourselves out of the car, the newer keyless access is better because you can keep the car running and exit without any problem since the physical key is in your pocket. If you prefer leaving the key inside the car/ glovebox/cup holder, etc (sorry ladies) then the problem is obvious.
I tend to agree that the title of this thread appears too dramatic.
I tend to agree that the title of this thread appears too dramatic.
Sorry next time my 16 month old gets locked in our truck i'll think of a better one.
Originally Posted by pickettt
Low tech solution to a high tech problem: Hide-A-Key
I had one of those on my first Nissan 240sx lol
Anyhow, went to dealer today.. as expected they weren't able to replicate the issue. They were going to keep the car but service manager told me to hang out for a bit, ended up wiping the system with HDS and reprogramming my keys.
So we'll see how that goes, oddly a few hours later i received a call from our case manager telling me that Acura is sending me a Visa Gift Card for the amount of the Connect service.. so that was nice of them
Not to sound insulting, but this is really stupid. There is NO REASON why the keys were left in the car. Keep them on your person!
Yes they can be left in a purse, etc, but why would you leave the keys in the car when you are planning on exiting it.
Sounds like an easy way for someone to jump in your car and drive off with your child. People have stuck fliers on the rear of SUV's in malls in FL, driver sees it after putting the car in reverse so they leave it running, put it in park and hop out to remove the flier. Thief hops in, puts it in reverse, runs over the owner and leaves with whatever is in the car.
Yes, it is productive. It hadn't really been clearly stated anywhere earlier in the thread. Luckily, as a senior moderator, he knew the need and took the necessary action.
Some of you guys are really getting your panties in a bunch over this.
I called the situation stupid, not any person directly. You could have brought the 2nd key and opened the car too.
Every automaker that offers the smart key clearly states that you can leave the key on your person and then use the car. It's a comfort access system, not a key that you can leave in the car. If I leave the comfort key in my BMW, I'll have a dead battery the following morning since the car will not lock nor go to "sleep" and stop draining the battery since it primed and ready to be started.
Breaking a window in a car was something that was really unnecessary. The car could have been easily opened with a unlocking tool or an inflation airbag to open the door slightly.
Hindsight is 20:20, but for the future people should really think things through before panicking. The A/C was running and so was the car, your daughter wouldn't have died. Yes it's a situation that is very stressful for any parent but you shouldn't be turning a mole hill into a mountain. Just my
Dramatic or not, thanks to the op for posting. My wife also does this and it drives me crazy as well. I tell her to leave the window open or to open her door before closing the back one but her brain doesn't work that way i guess. Notice how the common sense route of keeping the key on her is not even an option that i bring up. That would be like her telling me i have to sit down to pee every time i need to go... : )
Im not really sure why but this fob is much more sensitive than any of my other vehicles. I can keep the infiniti fob in pocket with cell phone and open the door just fine. This one makes me feel like i forgot my keys because it's pretty much useless in the same pocket as phone.
sensitive wife mixed with sensitive key fob = disaster waiting to happen!
wow this is kind of crazy... hope things works out with honda and stuf..
but boy man... i have never had smart key cars but this can be a second thought...
I thought it supposed to open if you just happen to press the button on the door handle...
If the key is inside then it wont unlock. So if the key is being held by a women than has it in her purse it would be very easy for her to set the key down in the car then walk to the back to load the trunk or walk around to the other side to load a child.
But the issue there, as another user said, is simple. Dont leave the key in youre purse as you probably wont thin to carry your purse out to then load the child.
OR OR OR. On my ILX anyways. I have it set so the car doors dont actually lock until the car is put in gear. Meaning you can turn the car on, set the keys down. Close the door, walk around, walk out of distance, come back, and doors wont lock until you change into Drive or Reverse.
I feel like that would have saved this situation before it began. The salesman at acura helped me with those options when I first left the dealer with the car. He walked me through all the small changes I could make like when doors lock, when lights turn on, etc etc. To me it seemed to make more sense to have the doors lock when I finally shift into gear verse when the doors close with the key fob inside.
08-21-2015, 08:56 AM
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