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Well, if you get it just right, you can hop out the car, and make a Jedi hand gesture that locks the car (surreptitiously using your other hand to press the button of the zapper in your pocket). Oh, I'm easily amused. . . Ooh! Shiny!
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That's not power locks. Power locks is having a button on your car door to lock the car, instead of having to use the key or push the little locking knob on the top of the door down.
The thing Lee is describing is a Fob, its buttons on the actual key that transmit a signal to the car to lock the doors.
I don't have a Fob, but I have power locks. Like I said, I have a button on my car that if I press once, will give a 10 second delay (allowing me to grab anything and shut the door) before locking, or if I press it twice is just locks right then and there.
I only put my keys on my beltloop before getting out of the car just to make sure I actually have the keys. That, and its annoying to try and walk around and get the key attached to my belt loop at the same time.
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My old Cavalier had no power locks. I managed to lock my keys in the car with the keys in the ignition twice. I also managed to lock my keys in the trunk once. My Saturn has power locks. I've yet to lock them in the car. The main reason is I only use the power locks to unlock the doors, and I use the remote to lock the car up.
And thus, convenience has saved me from ever again to experience the wrath of my mother hearing me yell "shit!" upon my realization of my having locked the keys in the car.
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So, how did you lock your keys in your car? Don't most old cars not allow you to lock the front driver door by pushing down the knob while the door is open (to prevent you from locking your keys in, presumably).
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I've never seen a car door lock operate how you've just described, Liam. With my Cavalier, the inside door locks were just above the door handle, and the locks were the horizontal sliding type. There was no knob that sat near the window for pushing in and pulling out. And I locked my keys in the car because something happened that upset the thoughtless rhythm I normally had when exiting my vehicle.
Locking my keys in the trunk was another matter. I was parked outside the band hall and was running late getting to a pep rally. I had the trunk open and was pulling my trumpet out of the case. I put set the keys in the case as I pulled out my music, shut the case, and closed the trunk. Realizing what I did, I said, "Oh, shit!" And dear mommy was standing behind me. This wouldn't have been a problem if I had an interior trunk release or fold-down back seats. I have forgotten to lock my doors that day.
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Yeah, I know the sort of locks you had. My brother had them too. And you couldn't lock the driver door one's while the door was open.
Actually, almost every non central locking car I've ever seen doesn't allow you to lock the driver's side door using the indoor lock while the door is open. Surely the super advanced US would have had this feature in it's cars too. Or was it declared unconstitutional?
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::shrug:: All I know, Liam, is that every car I've driven or riden in has had the ability to lock the driver-side door while the door is open.
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quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: So, how did you lock your keys in your car? Don't most old cars not allow you to lock the front driver door by pushing down the knob while the door is open (to prevent you from locking your keys in, presumably).
The design of the door is like this. On top of the door handle is the lock itself. How one would lock their door is to simply pull the door handle to open the door, then, while your hand is still on the handle, push the lock into the locking position with the ball of your hand. I am always used to locking the door every time I leave any car. And thus led me to my predicament yesterday.
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All I know, Liam, is that every car I've driven or riden in has had the ability to lock the driver-side door while the door is open.
My '96 Accord won't let you use the driver's side power locks with the car off and the door open unless you're holding the handle open.
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My '88 CRX is like that (except no power locks). The lock is a switch right by the door handle, and you can't use it to lock the open driver's door, unless you're pulling on the handle at the same time. Of course, the way it's designed, it's very simple to pull the handle and flip the switch with one hand at the same time. So if, for some strange reason, I would ever turn off the car and not immediately pull the keys out, I'd probably lock them in.
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We're letting this whole car key thing steer us off target here. The real question is what sort of dirt an ex-girlfriend must have on you to get you to run convoluted boring errands for them that end up requiring you to borrow car theft tools from strangers...
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quote:Originally posted by the Omeganator My '96 Accord won't let you use the driver's side power locks with the car off and the door open unless you're holding the handle open.
quote:Originally posted by Princess Pleh My Civic was like your accord 'til they "fixed" the door after the car wreck.... the thing never locked the same again
quote:Originally posted by Goatee Boy My '88 CRX is like that (except no power locks).
Call me crazy, but I'm seeing a trend here.
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Yes. Americans driving Hondas. Will wonders never cease? B)
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