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Yes, sorry -- back to front again!Quote:
Originally Posted by MalGib
It's on the left hand passenger side (How did I get that so backwards? I was probably thinking about the fact that there isn't one on the driver's side) -- which is where the air intake is, and is a common place to site vents for CAIs. Which is why I wondered if it's there in earlier models -- I don't recall seeing one before.
Yeah, I knew what he was talking about, That was what I was referring to as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by aaronng
Years ago the US had a car (Cadillac?) that used nightvision technology, but they refused to sell it to China cause they were afraid the Chinese would rip the technology and use it for military purposes LOL.
LOL, I bet China just wanted the Cadillac so that they could rip off the design and sell it under their own brand like what they did to BMW, Mercedes and Chevrolet, but that's another offtopic story: http://www.autoblog.com/2005/04/16/chinese-copy-cats/Quote:
Originally Posted by IS250
Yep mine works. It starts the car and all. I don't know why your second one wouldn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by euro77
does it lock and unlock ur car remotely?Quote:
Originally Posted by xiang
My two keys work identically and weigh the same. Both remotes work the same.
It sounds like your 2nd key is missing a battery. Get a screw driver and have a quick look. U can buy new batteries from DickSmith cheap.
OK, I don't understand what the fuss is about opening boot but then the door relocks itself in 30secs?
When u walk to the car back from the supermarket and use 'remote button' to open the boot, the doors aren't unlocked anyway in normal usage, since its a separate button. So in this case, if you accidentally leave ur keys in the boot before closing it, u'll be locked out regardless of whether u pressed the 'normal door unlock' button or not initially.
And if u actually came out from the car to access the boot, the doors won't lock itself after 30 seconds since the computer detects that u unlocked the doors from inside manually.
And in cars that don't have a remote boot release, u would still insert your car key manually to open the boot when u come back from shopping. So the chances of u being locked out as well is exactly the same as above. And if u had unlocked the normal doors remotely in this case before opening the boot? Well unless u actually opened the door then used the release hatch inside to open boot, and then close the door again it'll relock anyway. But the thing is people don't normally go to that trouble unless they have a 'kid'.
They just open the boot directly in most cases... using remote boot release or the key manually.
My keys always stay in my pocket. After I open the boot, it goes back into my pocket, so there is minimal opportunity for me to lock myself out of my car.
Hi guys,
Noticed something weird on the weekend regarding the automatic locking.
When i was cleaning the car, i had the car unlocked and i accidentaly pressed the unlock button on the remote (heard the lock click), about thirty seconds later the car auto locked. Havent tried it again yet, but i will on the weekend. Has anyone else noticed this or did i accidentally press the lock button and not notice.
nozman
Yeah I think the unlock press triggered the count down, where if you dont open a door in 30 seconds, the car locks itself.
yeah just read up above, thats what the guys are talking about.
It's just an auto lock, and there is no way you could lock yourself out, with the key inside the car.
Because once u "unlock it" and don't open the doors, then it will lock itself, but if u unlock it and open the door then close it. it assumes ur in the car or around the car, and so it doesnt lock itself.
Yes Integraz is right - that is what part of my point was. The 30 second auto-lock function only works, when u have pressed the unlock button but didn't open the door. But this should be considered separate to what the boot does.
If you 'accidentally' pressed the unlock button whilst you're leaving the car to go somewhere, you would certainly want it to relock itself or someone could be stealing your vehicle or the belongings you have inside the car. Like IS250 said this is a feature on almost all cars with remote door release for this reason.
There is one thing i have to complain about the Euro accord. That is, the LOCK/UNLOCK stick is too easily visible from outside. So that means, if I parked somewhere and I accidentally forgot to lock the car (as I'm sure some of us do once in a while especially when running late!).... then anyone walking past the car will be able to see ur car's unlocked. This would serve the Opportunists who aren't necessarily thieves!
Some cars don't have that 'plastic' sticking up anymore. Instead the lock/unlock is on the side of the door, where its slightly more invisible!