illadelph

Im just curious if any of you have locked your keys in your car while its running. I always leave my window down if i leave it running or door open just incase.

Bearcat94

I did that once. Long ago and not in a TL.


I do the same thing as you, if it's running and I get out, I'll open the window. Just in case.

Azndjay

acura cant lock your keys in your with it in the ignition on . if the keys in the ignition you press lock once you closed the doors it will unlock . it been in place since the 2002 models i think ..i notice it in my rsx thats why. With all the new technology i dont really think u can even lock your keys in there expect you leave it in the seat then your SOL

guitarplayer16

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Not me =)

tl3097flnkr

I left them in the trunk not once but twice...ofcourse it wasn't running...:P

DeathMetal

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This will save you more trouble than you'll ever know. It's a 'quick-release' ring w/ latch.

Ignition key on one, keyfob on the other.

swoosh

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I know someone was locked out that way.....

I was locked out of my car back in India....so I always roll down my window half way

Spoduh

Once...was still in the driveway tho...

spaceboy

yes but not in my TL...good thing i had AAA

YeuEmMaiMai

goes farther back than that my '94 accord '98 accord and '02 CL-S will refuse to lock the driver's door with the key in the ignition using the lock button. The only way to lock the door with the keys inside is to use another key to lock the door..

Roger555

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I wired in (2) hidden reed switches in case this ever happens, if I ever lock myself out I grab two magnets also hidden on my car and just place each one over the reed switches (through the body panel). This unlocks and disarms my car! You'll never find them!

LIQUID0401

^ Nifty!

RaviNJCLs

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Did it once with my old Maxima. Now if I get out of any car with the engine running I roll the windows down a bit. Just habit.

illadelph

Same with me. I like the peace of mind that some of you are telling that it isn't possible. But with the winter months ahead it would be great to know i could leave my car running and not worry about leaving my window half the way down.

illadelph

In your 3g TL?

Shoot2Thrill

Not sure about the 08 but on the 04 you can get a home depot key that will open the lock but won't start the car.

NBP04TL4ME

Not yet -

Joelito2983

I just made a copy of the key that will only allow me to open the door in any case this happens and i have it in my wallet...

riicky

not yet!

IIDXholic

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I roll my windows down as well. When I was young, drunk and stupid, I smashed my quarter glass window on my Integra to get back in. Never again....

TheChamp531

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Anyone ever scared of rolling your windows down and leaving the car on? I am always scared someone would just steal my car. Lol

av2600

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that happened to a guy on here

ohsixMTee

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My driver's door lock actuator went bad without the faintest clue which had the car thinking it was always locked....of course I did not know this at the time.

One morning on my way out the door, start the car, get out to smoke a cig as always (never smoke in car, yuck) and as I shut the door I hear the bastard doors lock....FUUUUU.

Luckily my wife was still home so I let myself in with remote/key 2.

Shoot2Thrill

Found a very good thread. Makes a few good points.


http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...y-door-unlock/

Now need to learn where to tap into TL system

This has sticky potential!

Roger555

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See my post above? I did something similar on my TL during my viper alarm install. I have 2 reed switches that both need to be contacted with magnets which opens the trunk and disables the trunk sensor (where you can hide a key or fob). I'm not going to give any detail on where I mounted them obviously but I can tell you what parts I used and how to wire it.

TL_Trooper

I was at Chic Fil A having breakfast. Before I hit the road I popped my trunk to take my multivitamins. Closed the trunk and realized that my pants were lighter than usual. I had popped the trunk and dropped the keys inside -.-

Luckily I had the rear window cracked. Pulled some MacGuyver sh*t and removed my windshield wiper blade and pulled the door lock upwards.

anthracite_ftw

Clever solution. I bet passers-by might have been somewhat suspicious, watching some guy fishing inside a cracked car window with a wiper blade.

In high school, I locked myself out of my truck while running once. I left the keys right on the seat. Think I was running 10 miles that day.

SSM4DR

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I did once a long while back. I remote started my car and went to sit in the driver's seat about ready to pull out of the garage, but I realized that I forgot my cell phone. So as I got out of my car my keys slipped out of my pocket and onto the seat. Lucky I was only at home with my spare key/remote handy.

TL_Trooper

It was awkward as flippity-flop. Local Sheriffs usually gather in groups there to eat breakfast before patrol lolol.

Shoot2Thrill

Something like this is the way to go. I am very familiar with reed switches and magnets. You can drill a hole in any magnetic metal material to place the read switch in and mount that block if you will anywhere in the car that you can create a magnetic flux path with a permanent magnet. A strong permanent magnet is never going to dislodge from a good magnetic mount under shock and vibration.
The trunk sounds like a good place to hide and secure the third key. Where did you tap in?

imj0257

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I always take my key with me, not the FOB, just the key. So no.

ISOSUNRISE6

locked them in trunk while the car was not running.... Had 2 spares at home 20 minutes away not a big deal. Same with my audi...

A SiQ TL

I'm always REAL careful of this, because if I'm going to lock them somewhere, it will be the trunk. I wish Acura would have made this impossible like they did on the RL.

NBP04TL4ME

Curious - how is it impossible on the RL?

SSM4DR

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The Acura RL uses a smart key system, in a event where you may had forgotten your keys in the truck or if they were to slip out of your pocket onto your seat and what not. The car will not lock and instead make a beeping tone to tell you that you had forgotten your keys in the car. If you forget or drop your keys in the trunk, when you close it. It will also make a beeping sound and pop the trunk open by itself.

NBP04TL4ME

Thanks!

A SiQ TL

yep, someone showed me that a few years ago. He threw his keys in the trunk then shut it. It immediately popped back open. Pretty cool.

memyselfandhigh

Just remember that when you leave your car running a thief can easily steal your car key's and leave your car there, coming back later and taking it. If you park in the street's you'll lose a lot of sleep...

rockstar143

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This happened to me once, put my dogs in the car with the windows up and raining...had the ac and music blasting...one of them leaned on the door lock button.
Spent 30 minutes with a hanger trying to open it...then finally called AAA (thanks to my fiancee finally convincing me to swallow my pride). 5 minutes later...it was open!

JBONN

I have done this a couple of times:

1. Locked my keys in my old Honda Prelude, luckily I was on a construction site and one of the guys I worked with knew how to jimmy the lock.

2. Locked myself out of the house because we had one of those knob locks that when activated only allows you to open the door from the inside, the scary thing was that I had a 6 month old sleeping upstairs so I panicked and smashed one of the basement windows to get back in...needless to say we no longer have the knob style lock!

I always roll down the window if I am closing the car door with the keys inside!