Auto Lock???

[ACCONDA]

does anyone that has a euro witnessed it lock by itself??? lol please explain if there is a timer etc...

[LXRY]

Yep this according to Honda is a security feature just incase after you lock your car you ACCIDENTELY press unlock again as you leave your car, unless the door is opened it will lock itself thinking it was ACCIDENTLY pressed. Not a timer.....correct me if I'm wrong ppl

[msnealo]

It would be a timer of some sort. It auto locks after about 30-60secs. My problem with it is if you unlock it and then open the boot, then go to get in the car, if your not quick enough it's auto locked.

Another time I unlocked the car, put all my stuff in the boot (including the keys!) and then just as I went to open the door it auto locked! Boot is now locked with keys inside and doors are all locked. I decided from that day on I hate this feature.

[kam]

yeh, once dad took the euro to sydney, and left the keys in the car, he didnt know about auto lock, and it locked, spare keys were in melbourne. so a honda tech had to be called out and used his gizmo's to open the car.

[ACCONDA]

i dont think its on a timer because sometimes it doesnt auto lock.

[msnealo]

It will auto lock everytime if you unlock the car with key remote and don't open any doors. These conditions have to be met to start the timer, which will be in the cars brain (computer generated timer)

[EuroAccord13]

yeh, once dad took the euro to sydney, and left the keys in the car, he didnt know about auto lock, and it locked, spare keys were in melbourne. so a honda tech had to be called out and used his gizmo's to open the car.

Don't think the doors will auto lock when the keys are in the ignition, also, if any door has been opened as mentioned earlier, it will not autolock.. Don't understand how that happened to your dad :wave:

[TypeG]

i JUST lock up myself
i unlock my car and open the boot and i left my key in the boot and it locked up after i came back for it..... it suck
any way i can undo this?
this is not my first time and this time my gf was in the city.........

[msnealo]

^ It sucks doesn't it! I have no advice for you I'm sorry.:(

[euro77]

i JUST lock up myself
i unlock my car and open the boot and i left my key in the boot and it locked up after i came back for it..... it suck
any way i can undo this?
this is not my first time and this time my gf was in the city.........

well, you can always not leave the key in the boot :D
Seriously, when I open the boot, I put back the key in my pocket, not on the boot floor.

Other option is to open the door first, then open the boot. that way it won't autolock

[kam]

Don't think the doors will auto lock when the keys are in the ignition, also, if any door has been opened as mentioned earlier, it will not autolock.. Don't understand how that happened to your dad :wave:

no, as in, the keys were in the car lol

not in the ignition

[TypeG]

i unlock the door (not open the door) first, then open the boot

any other method to cancel this function?
lol

[mcb]

Like EuroAccord13, I am not sure how this could happen (have the car auto lock with the keys in it).

I have never had the car autolock after I have opened a door. The only time it looks itself is when the boot is opened and not a door.

As Euro17 said, don't put the keys in the boot.

At least with these systems it is very hard to lock keys in the car (you need the remote to lock it). Before remotes, it was all too easy to push the door lock, lift the door handle, shut the door and then see the keys inside.

Having had cars with various different security systems, this one is one of the most logical I have come across. If you unlock it at the shops to put stuff in the boot and then walk away with out locking it, it locks itself. ( I unlock the car and then use the button on the boot, rather than using the boot button on the remote - don't ask me why, must be a habbit from past cars).

If you park it on the lawn to wash it and want to listen to the radio you can do so with out being locked out.

Try doing this with some of the aftermarket alarms and the alarm rearms with the imobiliser. The radio keeps working, but when you open the door to grab your key the alarm go off. PITA!

[TypeG]

after owning 8 different cars with different alarms, i found that this system is suck
I unlock the car and then use the button on the boot will not work
i lock up because i got this habit all the time and when u close the boot it locked

[tony1234]

well, you can always not leave the key in the boot :D
Seriously, when I open the boot, I put back the key in my pocket, not on the boot floor.

Other option is to open the door first, then open the boot. that way it won't autolock
I do the same.It's the only way i know to prevent you leaving keys in boot,closing it and car then autolocks.

[TypeG]

somehow you may just want to take a small thing but when u put your hand inm you may need to use both hand and that's how i leave my key there

[EuroAccord13]

no, as in, the keys were in the car lol

not in the ignition

How the keys got in there in the first place without unlocking the car first and opening the door?

I'm asking only because I need to know the sequence of events :) as if the door is opened after unlocking, the car will never lock itself...

[tron07]

I luv auto locking cars... cause aways tend to forget to lock.

[kam]

How the keys got in there in the first place without unlocking the car first and opening the door?

I'm asking only because I need to know the sequence of events :) as if the door is opened after unlocking, the car will never lock itself...

well, i wasnt with him, and ive never done it myself

i think it was the boot that he opended only, and put the keys in for some reason

i dont think ill ever have the problem, cuz i always do the windows down trick, always lol, unless its raining :D

bit OT, but i with the boot had the function like the BMW 7 Series - the boot closes by itself - so sex

[tony1234]

i think it was the boot that he opended only, and put the keys in for some reason

I bet he wont do that again!!!

[yfin]

How the keys got in there in the first place without unlocking the car first and opening the door?

I'm asking only because I need to know the sequence of events :) as if the door is opened after unlocking, the car will never lock itself...
What happens if you press down the manual lock on the door (not the key fob) and then shut the door by holding the handle? Does it let you lock the door that way? I have a faint recollection that it pops back unlocked but I can't remember 100%. .

edit... I just remembered something. In Perth I picked up my car from a Honda service really late at night. I phoned them and asked if they could leave the car out front with the key in the glove box (i brought the spare with me). They managed to lock the doors so it must be possible - just how?

[sonnic]

You can lock Euro without the key by holding the outside door handle up while pushing lock button down on driver's door when it is open. No need to hold handle up as you close it, either. Works that way on ALL Hondas.

[kleung]

Yfin - they probably just used the rocker switch on the driver's door to lock it.

That, or they remote-locked the doors with the passenger side ajar, so they could put the key in the glove box afterwards?

[ZEi20T]

you cant lock the car with any doors open or even ajar with the remote

[aaronng]

after owning 8 different cars with different alarms, i found that this system is suck
I unlock the car and then use the button on the boot will not work
i lock up because i got this habit all the time and when u close the boot it locked
The boot release WILL work even with your doors locked. Just hold the button down longer.

[Merlin086]

I cannot believe this euro auto lock system is so fxxxed up.

Recently had to travel 1000k's round trip on the Pacific Hwy.
Stopped to get a feed 400k's from home, then got back in the car by unlocking with the remote. I then got in the car with the keys on my lap while i got a jumper out of my bag on the passenger seat. Just as I did the doors auto locked me in.
I then put the keys in the ignition and turned on to accessories, believing this would let the car know I'm in it.
(radio playing, etc)
I then alighted from the car to put my jumper on, turned back to open the car and it had LOCKED itself!!!

After trying to get in through the 5cm gap in the sunroof for about an hr to no avail, and putting a dent the roof in the process, I called roadside assist.
Roadside assist said they don't cover it so had to call NRMA.
After a 2 hr wait, (3hrs total) damaged B pillar from the NRMA, dent in roof from me trying to access through sunroof I was off again.

This is way beyond security, for a car to lock you out after you have gotten in and turned the ignition on is a major fault and IMHO should be covered by Honda roadside assist even if I don't have a baby locked inside.
Even their roadside assist is useless when the problem is a design fault.
I like to be the one who decides when my car gets locked,
not some japanese electronics engineer.

Anyway, be warned that the euro will stll auto lock after the doors have been opened, keys in ignition and turned to accessories....SCARY ain't it!!!

[tony1234]

Hmm.I thought it only auto locks when the doors haven't been opened after you unlock it with the remote,maybe you pressed the remote without realising it.:confused:I know if you have the car locked and use the remote to open the boot only the doors are still locked.:(

[tron07]

Did you modify the alarm or add aftermarket stuffs in?

AFAIK, it will not autolock after you open the door.

[tron07]

Hmm.I thought it only auto locks when the doors haven't been opened after you unlock it with the remote,maybe you pressed the remote without realising it.:confused:I know if you have the car locked and use the remote to open the boot only the doors are still locked.:(

Yup...I always left my keys in the car seat when I wash it... together with my hp and wallet.

[tony1234]

Did you modify the alarm or add aftermarket stuffs in?

AFAIK, it will not autolock after you open the door.
That's what i thought.

[msnealo]

Anyway, be warned that the euro will stll auto lock after the doors have been opened, keys in ignition and turned to accessories....SCARY ain't it!!!

I'm sorry for what you went through but your experience can best be described as a fault and not the way Honda has programmed it to operate.

[Suntzu]

I dont understand how people can get locked out with thts feature. Its never happened to me even once. I thought it was "fool proof" obviously not. :)

[sendok]

it usually set up in the immobilizer.. you can always turn it off.. but it's better safety first, so turn on but don't forget your keys.. anytime :p

[aaronng]

Haven't had the door auto lock once I have opened the door. The only way to make it do that is to press the unlock button once more after you close the opened door. Then it will autolock after the preset time.

[badthing]

Haven't had the door auto lock once I have opened the door. The only way to make it do that is to press the unlock button once more after you close the opened door. Then it will autolock after the preset time.

That's happened to me before.

Merlin086, I suggest you check your remote button is not faulty. Is it possible the button was stuck and was sending out the LOCK signal constantly? Get it fixed/replaced if that's the case. If not, then you should take this matter up with Honda.

[tarik]

Is it possible to configure the system to automatically lock the doors after the engine has been started or whilst the car is being driven?

[EuroAccord13]

Yes, you can buy aftermarket upgrades with that feature.

[tarik]

Yes, you can buy aftermarket upgrades with that feature.

Thanks. I was wondering if the stock system can be configured like that, but I guess not.

[EuroAccord13]

My alarm has been upgraded to an aftermarket one and still using the OEM key fob, comes with heaps of options that I did not take up, I think you'lll be able to hook one up to the OEM system.

[Crapdaz]

My alarm has been upgraded to an aftermarket one and still using the OEM key fob, comes with heaps of options that I did not take up, I think you'lll be able to hook one up to the OEM system.

how much did you spend on the aftermarket system?
what sort of system did you get? shock sensitive ?

[assailant]

yeh, once dad took the euro to sydney, and left the keys in the car, he didnt know about auto lock, and it locked, spare keys were in melbourne. so a honda tech had to be called out and used his gizmo's to open the car.

now i havent personally tried this, but apparently if you lose/lock your keys in the car, if you can call whoever had the spares in melbourne from a mobile phone to their mobile phone ---> if they press the unlock on the spares, the radio signal is transmitted over the mobile phone call and unlocks the distant car.

one of you guys who are constantly locking themselves out of the car try it and report back!

[Merlin086]

now i havent personally tried this, but apparently if you lose/lock your keys in the car, if you can call whoever had the spares in melbourne from a mobile phone to their mobile phone ---> if they press the unlock on the spares, the radio signal is transmitted over the mobile phone call and unlocks the distant car.

one of you guys who are constantly locking themselves out of the car try it and report back!

Haha, don't believe it, it doesn't work!!..........:thumbdwn:

[SPQR]

....apparently if you lose/lock your keys in the car, if you can call whoever had the spares in melbourne from a mobile phone to their mobile phone ---> if they press the unlock on the spares, the radio signal is transmitted over the mobile phone call and unlocks the distant car.


Haha, don't believe it, it doesn't work!!..........:thumbdwn:

It probably only works in Melbourne, like he said (lol).

[Merlin086]

now i havent personally tried this, but apparently if you lose/lock your keys in the car, if you can call whoever had the spares in melbourne from a mobile phone to their mobile phone ---> if they press the unlock on the spares, the radio signal is transmitted over the mobile phone call and unlocks the distant car.

one of you guys who are constantly locking themselves out of the car try it and report back!

The factor I believe is that it is a radio signal and not a audible signal.

There may be alarms on cars that use a audible signal, such as when you dial a phone number and you hear it connect with a series of beeps.

But radio frequency transmitters, that most car alarms use, are not transmittable over phone lines.
If they were I could call someone in the US with Skype, and watch their TV channels in real time as long as my TV antenna was near my Skype headset........
..................if only it could happen in the real world!!

[SPQR]

But radio frequency transmitters, that most car alarms use, are not tranmittable over phone lines.
If they were I could call someone in the US with Skype, and watch there TV channels in real time as long as my TV antenna was near my Skype headset........
..................if only it could happen in the real world!!

Hasn't Mythbusters looked at this one?

In terms of what radio waves can carry, you can actually superimpose a "meaningful" signal on a radio wave. That's what TV is. The radio waves are known as a carrier wave in this instance because they carry the "meaningful" signal. One of Logie Baird's (The Logies) first TV transmission was via a telephone line in 1927.

Similarly, I am sitting in front of my computer monitor viewing the internet on what is essentially a TV screen. The signal or data is superimposed on a carrier wave that is transmitted in the most part over copper wires to my modem/wireless router. This is called ADSL broadband. I wouldn't discount what might be possible just because no one is doing it just yet.

In 1870(!), Jules Verne wrote about a submarine that had a virtually limitless power source (nuclear power) well before the very first nuclear submarine travelled under the northern polar ice cap and passed under the North Pole on the 3rd of August 1958. In honour of Jules Verne, the US Navy named this submarine the "Nautilus" after the Jules Verne's submarine.

In 1947, George Orwell, in a book about authoritarianism, wrote about flat panel televisions which, not only could people watch television, but they could be watched by the government (Big Brother). As I type, Big Brother (AKA Eschelon) is monitoring what I'm viewing and sending over the internet. This is Orwellian!

It might be possible. A mobile phone is a radio receiver and transmitter. But in any case, it probably only works in Melbourne (lol).

[bentusi123]

there are many features u dont need or u hate in the euro.
Auto lock is one, luckly, i didnt lock my key in the car.
but sometimes auto lock doesnt happened, i had tried 5 times.
there are 3 times, the car auto locked. normally around 30 seconds.
i had wait 10 mins for the other 2 times, it doesnt lock.

other thing i think its bad is if u keep push the unlock key, all wondows will come down, but.......if u keep puch luck key, it doesnt come up.......
consider this, whats the point let the windows down!?

[swiftvin]

does anyone know how to set the AUTO lock feature on Euros so it auto locks either after you start the car or drive over 10kmh?
it woudl be a good safety feature to have.