On Thursday afternoon I came across a woman with young kids in tow who'd become locked out of her car. The car was a Jaguar XJ series and apparently as she tried to open the doors with the remote control her daughter had gripped the handle ready to open the car. No matter what she tried after that point she could not get the car to open. The possible ramifications of this could be serious so is this some sort of design 'fault'/feature or just a one off technical failure?
Having read an earlier thread about reprogramming keys and others in which people have accidentally locked themselves in/out of their cars, been unable to lock their doors etc. (IIRC by turning the key the wrong way for example) it seems there are certain procedures which if carried out inadvertently can have unforseen and possibly very dangerous conseqences like those above. Do many cars 'suffer' from these problems and if so, why? Is there a general rule for avoiding such problems or a get 'out of trouble' tip for anyone who finds themselves in a
similar position?
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No matter what she tried after that point she could not get the car to open.
Did she try the obvious? ie, putting the key in the door lock and turning it, or did she just stand there like a Jessie pressing frantically on the remote key fob and getting into a tiz.
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Excellent DD. Even BMs have keyholes for when it goes horribly wrong.
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The laguna has one, (keyhole that is) hidden but its there, a quick RTFM is all thats required before you drive,
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The laguna has one, (keyhole that is) hidden but its there, a quick RTFM is all that's required before you drive,
But you can't RTFM if the FM is still inside the car in the glovebox. And even if you have it to hand, they are kinda big documents these days.
Just spent a long journey in a friend's car where we relieved the boredom by going through the manual, cos there was so many buttons whose functions we didn't know. She's had the car nearly three years, but it was only last week that we found it has cruise control, mpg indicator, speed warning, and lots of other things. However, we were relieved to find no indication of an ejector seat ...
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Pressing the lock button to re-arm the system and then the unlock button again works on my XJ.
Kevin...
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Pressing the lock button to re-arm the system and then the unlock button again works on my XJ.
How long before cars come with Ctl, Alt and Del buttons on the outside?
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How long before cars come with Ctl, Alt and Del buttons on the outside?
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Depends if they go for Micro$oft or embedded Linux.
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=2&t=21...3
Kevin...
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Excellent DD. Even BMs have keyholes for when it goes horribly wrong.
BM's may have keyholes but they are not always linked to the locks! I discovered this on a 7-series with an electrical fault. The "key barrel" just operated a microswitch; the "lock" itself is operated only by a solenoid. When it all goes "horribly wrong" your are stuck.
Ditto certain Porsche models - a friend of mine had to call the dealer out to his at Christmas when the battery went flat and he couldn't even gain access to the battery to charge it.
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ditto pugugly's reply "excellent".
another urban myth in the making shot down in flames.
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