Pitstop mode: Lock doors w/ keyfob, while engine running (system on). Possible without remote start?

Very good question! I have been wondering as well and look forward to an answer....

I never thought of using the actual key tucked into the fob, so thanks for that idea which I will start doing unless a better way pops up.

 

It won't do it without a lot of modification. I've tried several methods (without modification), such as holding the door handle out while closing the locked door. As I recall nothing worked.

 

Hope you find a way. Worked like you want on my previous car. Leave it running, get out with fob and lock it. Been wondering the same thing. Best of luck...


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last weekend we had to go to a wedding .. and somehow we had both keys with us. Not wanting to take both keys with us ....we discovered that if you leave one key in the driver door .. the other controller will lock the door .. and you can not open the door without the same controller.

I thought it would detect the key inside and open the door when you pull on the outside handle. Nope.

I was wondering if it may do it with the car on ..forgot to try it. I have times when the dog is with me and it would be great to leave her in the car with the AC on .. and the doors locked.

 

Certainly you ca do that, locking and unlocking the driver's door with the tiny and skinny FOB's mechanical key.
You can leave the vehicle running, climate control ON if necessary and make sure you take the fob with you.

 

Yup, the system knows when the FOB is inside as opposed to outside the car. Inside lets you lock the doors. Outside not so much.

 

You may have to turn off the auto unlock or leave in neutral?

 

Nope, the system is designed to prevent you from locking the FOB in the car -from the outside-.
Now, one thing I haven't tried is take the key out of the FOB, roll the drivers window all the way down, leave the FOB in the car (hiden?), shut the door and reach inside, lock the doors and use "auto rollup" to close the drivers window (removing arm before it is trapped). You will still have the key to get back in. I would leave the passenger window rolled down while testing this "just in case" the key won't work.

 

Maybe reach over and lock the car from the backseat area with driver's door closed, passenger door open, then exit closing the rear door??

 

I do this all the time, just pop the key out of the FOB and lock it from the drivers side, then just unlock it, 5 seconds. dont over think it.

 

Power down the window, exit the car, close the door. Reach in and press the button to lock all the doors, then auto-up the window.

 

My Pitstop Mode:
60 to 120 seconds out of the car
Within Sight
Leave car on with A/C Blasting
Take Fob with me leaving driver door unlocked.
Car Beeps a few times as I walk away.
When I return the car and the A/C are still on, interior still cool as a cucumber.

I don't think a Car-Thief could drive away with the unlocked car because I have the Fob.
I don't think it would go into gear without the Fob being in the car.....I have not tested the theory though.

I could lock the driver door with the Steel Key if I were going out of view.

With my 2009 Corolla I just used 2 Keys, left one in the ignition, and the other to manually lock the door.

 

You're in for a big surprise one day!

 

Does anyone know if our gen 3 will just kill the power off if someone were to steal our car on a pit stop with the fob NOT in the car?

Good question. I prob should test this theory. But have been just doing the roll the window, exit, hit lock, roll window trick, then re enter with key.

And if not the case then what happens when the thief gets away??? Can the thief shut the car down? Or is the fob less car forever in ready mode....?????

 

you can use the car until you shut the engine off / (you don't need a key for that) THEN you're stuck//