Car doors are not self-locking when left unlocked - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

CrazedEpidemic · 01-23-2009, 09:30 PM

How can I lock myself out of the car? On cold days I want to leave my car warming up for a couple of minutes but it wont let me lock the doors while the engine is on and the door is open.

IllusionX · 01-24-2009, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrazedEpidemic

How can I lock myself out of the car? On cold days I want to leave my car warming up for a couple of minutes but it wont let me lock the doors while the engine is on and the door is open.

use the key to lock the doors. it's a safety feature to not get locked out.

BY THE WAY, all garages here have been trained to always open the window so that they can reach the lock/unlock button due to some cars having this autolock feature.

My friend's civic had it, but the previous owner had an Autostart (remote starter) installed.

Fishbulb · 01-22-2009, 01:12 AM

I knew I wasn't crazy.

(mine do too)

chibipod · 01-22-2009, 02:30 AM

My Yaris doesn't "lock" itself - it will "re-lock" after 30 secs. unless a door is opened (but you have to lock it first). This is a nice feature - if you've locked the car and accidentally unlock it while putting your keys in a pocket/purse there's nothing to worry about.

SailDesign · 01-22-2009, 09:07 AM

Mine doesn't lock unless I personally use a key to lock it, or have flipped the catch before shutting the door.
But then again, I'm a Luddite (wiki it) and proud of it!

firemachine69 · 01-22-2009, 03:48 PM

The auto-lock will activate after you remove the key from the ignition, and open/close the door once. If you open the door once more, the auto-lock will de-activate, and your doors will remain unlocked (presumably since you're opening/closing the door to load multiple items like groceries).

manuel_Ga20 · 03-12-2011, 12:39 PM

i got another issue and is that m doors are not opening with the key control, after I installed a new stereo, and i got no idea what is going on with my control, it doesn´t lock or unlock the car! any opinions?

*kimona* · 03-12-2011, 11:11 PM

A really annoying feature IMHO... but it could have saved me a couple of tickets in Montreal... where you risk getting a ticket if you forget to lock your car... even in your own driveway!

DevilGirl · 03-14-2011, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by kimona

A really annoying feature IMHO... but it could have saved me a couple of tickets in Montreal... where you risk getting a ticket if you forget to lock your car... even in your own driveway!

Seriously??

The cops come around and check to verify if you locked your car door??

Complete waste of manpower and money.

Where I live, I feel perfectly competent to leave my car doors unlocked in my driveway. (Then again, I don't keep anything of value in the car, and there is no garage door opener or anything like that in there.)

bronsin · 03-14-2011, 10:12 AM

No thankyou I can lock my doors myself. Dumb stupid expensive feature that will only cause trouble and break someday costing inconvience and $$$ to fix!

01-22-2009, 01:12 AM	#3
Fishbulb Mr. Sparkle Drives: 09 white Yaris, 99 Z3 Coupe Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 19	I knew I wasn't crazy. (mine do too) __________________

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01-23-2009, 09:30 PM	#1
CrazedEpidemic Drives: 2008 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York City Posts: 42	How can I lock myself out of the car? On cold days I want to leave my car warming up for a couple of minutes but it wont let me lock the doors while the engine is on and the door is open.

01-22-2009, 02:30 AM	#4
chibipod Drives: '09 3DR LB S MT Meteorite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 36	My Yaris doesn't "lock" itself - it will "re-lock" after 30 secs. unless a door is opened (but you have to lock it first). This is a nice feature - if you've locked the car and accidentally unlock it while putting your keys in a pocket/purse there's nothing to worry about.

01-22-2009, 09:07 AM	#5
SailDesign Drives: . Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: . Posts: 1,931	Mine doesn't lock unless I personally use a key to lock it, or have flipped the catch before shutting the door. But then again, I'm a Luddite (wiki it) and proud of it!

01-22-2009, 03:48 PM	#6
firemachine69 School'er of hard knocks Drives: Silver Yaris 4dr. HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sudbury, On Posts: 556	The auto-lock will activate after you remove the key from the ignition, and open/close the door once. If you open the door once more, the auto-lock will de-activate, and your doors will remain unlocked (presumably since you're opening/closing the door to load multiple items like groceries).

03-12-2011, 12:39 PM	#7
manuel_Ga20 Drives: Yaris 2008 Hatchback 5 doors Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Venezuela Posts: 21	i got another issue and is that m doors are not opening with the key control, after I installed a new stereo, and i got no idea what is going on with my control, it doesn´t lock or unlock the car! any opinions?

03-12-2011, 11:11 PM	#8
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	A really annoying feature IMHO... but it could have saved me a couple of tickets in Montreal... where you risk getting a ticket if you forget to lock your car... even in your own driveway!

03-14-2011, 10:12 AM	#10
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,792	No thankyou I can lock my doors myself. Dumb stupid expensive feature that will only cause trouble and break someday costing inconvience and $$$ to fix!