Evening Vic,I want to start the car and leave it running to warm up but do not want to leave it unlocked. Will separate remote key fob work when car is running to lock the car?
Evening Vic,
Interesting question as Im sure there is quite a few of us here reading this who also start the car in the morning then nip back indoors to finish that coffee or bowl of crunchy nut cornflakes.
I personally down lock mine which is a gamble I suppose. Im positive that if you had a second key fob that you will be able to lock the car with the engine running. If you don't have a spare key fob to try this out then I will try it in the morning.
That said, I do have some spare key fobs here for the earlier generation CCCUs. Let me know which CCCU you have as I might be able to give you a couple of spare key fobs (remote part only)
Kind regards,
Tom
Firstly @Vic please get the door lock functioning with the key blade. This is your backup if the remotes fail ( and they do ). Second as a bare minimum I suggest to get a valet key incase you lock the key in the car by accident. Only once you have a backup would I suggest locking the car with the engine running. Tom has very kindly offered to help you with a fob, so I suggest you take him up on the offer. BUT please reread my first important sentence.
You may well find that using lots of penetrating oil in the lock and rotating back and forth eventually lets the key function as it should. I am assuming it is the correct key for the door lock.
Exactly this. This is the only way to lock the car whilst the engine is running, unless you want to lock yourself out.I lock the car with the spare key in the door lock.
This cannot be trivial.I don't know what's involved but the emergency services use a system called run-lock where you use a switch to override the ignition switch so you can remove the key and lock the vehicle and it will run. To drive you just unlock and put the key back into the steering lock and turn to position 2. If anyone tries to drive the car the run-lock cuts out the engine.
In the UK, maybe. Here, it's fine. And 163gbp compared to the thousand for a webasto install is peanuts.Remembering it's illegal to leave a vehicle running on a road. A quick google will find a company that sells a similar product in Manchester for £163. A lot for a warm car.
John
I agree for Northern European countries a price worth paying. We in the UK are beneficiaries of the Jet stream and generally our winters are modest compared to other countries on the same latitude. As to the Run-lock type of system what is involved in fitting and if it's a DIY job I don't know. For those with diesel vehicles with broken Webasto's or like yourself bretti_kivi in Finland and Scandinavia it may merit further investigation.This cannot be trivial.
In the UK, maybe. Here, it's fine. And 163gbp compared to the thousand for a webasto install is peanuts.
Hello Vic,My key blade can unlock the car but can not lock it because i can not turn it that way. And yes i know that it should be fixed.
I will write PM to Tom.