want to lock my car with engine running
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want to lock my car with engine running
I know I am going to get a shit-storm of people telling me I shouldn't do this
; but in northern Canada in the winter everyone does it. Block heater at home and while at work (yes, employers provide electricity); leave it running everywhere else.
Does anyone know of a hack whereby I can lock my car with the remote while the engine is running? (2003 TL)
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Does anyone know of a hack whereby I can lock my car with the remote while the engine is running? (2003 TL)
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Open window and push the button to manually lock it. Or use your key and manually lock the door when you leave the car
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Is this not the standard behavior? I had my '99 warming up last winter, locked with a second remote, and found myself locked out (I didn't have a spare key) because it won't unlock with a remote if the car is running. Maybe that was changed by the time the '03 came out.
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Since remote starters have solved this problem; I was hoping there was a relatively simple hack I could do without actually getting a remote starter.
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Back to topic at hand, I think polo's remote starter suggestion might be what you need. No need to go and re-invent the wheel, ya know?
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My '03 won't lock with the remote when the key is in the ignition. This behavior is annoying for my purposes but somewhat understandable. The behavior of your vehicle seems really bizarre.
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Try pulling fuse #9 on the driver side under dash fuse box.
Start the car, with the engine still running try your key fob remote to lock/unlock the doors... does the power locks still work with the car running now? And report back.
Start the car, with the engine still running try your key fob remote to lock/unlock the doors... does the power locks still work with the car running now? And report back.
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I will try it and report back; but may not get to it until the weekend.
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