scolliss
Member Since: 05 Mar 2007
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
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| How NOT to lock yourself out of your D3 |
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Man, I had an epic and my heart has still not slowed.
Managed to lock myself out of my car in an underground car park with the engine still running. This is easy to do I discovered and have posted the "how" here as a warning to others.
1. Pulled up to unload the boot, hopped out found the boot locked (as always)
2. Returned to front and leant in and pressed the unlock button on the dash
3. Returned to open tailgate - still locked 
4. Turned round as the drivers door gently closed under its own power (is this a new "Surprise & Delight"?)
 LOCKED OUT
I had inadvertently pressed the lock button and NOT the unlock button.
Luckily (very) I had access to my spare key after a few phone calls and a 20 minute wait
BUT - WARNING
5. discovered remote key will not work with another key in the ignition (with or without engine running)
6. Panic started to come into the equation 
7. removed access cover to manually unlock car
8. would not unlock - panic nearing overdrive 
9. considered breaking rear quarter light to reach in and open rear door from inside (not deadlocked as engine running)
10. final attempt at manually unlocking - worked (have to hold the key in the unlock position for a second or two)
11) now drinking wine from the bottle 
EDIT - solution found, posted on second page Life is what you make it.
Last edited by scolliss on Thu Apr 26 2007 8:27pm. Edited 2 times in total
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catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
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Derek knows all about it 
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mick
Member Since: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Yorkshire
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I always put the window down to avoid this. 
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AVE
Member Since: 13 Nov 2006
Location: First house on the left
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I always take the key out of the ignition... duh
Like the sound of the wine!! As you slide down the banister of life
may no splinters point your way
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fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
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The key goes with me from now on!
Thanx for the tip.
Will I get my rod in?
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| Sat Apr 21 2007 10:13pm |
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Nigel Tracey
Member Since: 04 Nov 2006
Location: Lausanne
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Woudn't have thought it possible but reading this I can see how it's easily done.
Thanks for the tip Mrs Jones ? We've come for your Liver
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| Sat Apr 21 2007 10:23pm |
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d3syd
Member Since: 04 May 2006
Location: Scamander, Tasmania, Australia
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Did the exact same thing in my D2 a few years ago, except I was trying to open the tail gate and asked my wife to press the unlock button.
Spare key was in the car
Got a bloke from a local garage to use a long bit of wire to shove through the edge of the door and poke the unlock button. Slight damage to the paint work and door seal on my then brand new car was the result.  '06 TDV6 SE AUTO BUCKINGHAM BLUE
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'87 Mecedes 420 SEL
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afp001
Member Since: 23 Nov 2005
Location: Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire
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I did this also. Thankfully, the drivers door was not fully closed. I managed to find a long piece of cardboard, fed it past the door rubber. I kept feeding it in until it was resting on the steering wheel which just happened to be in line with the unlock button. A quick push on the end of the cardboard and I was in. The lesson for me was never leave the key inside. TDV6 SE auto, Java / Alpacca
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DSL
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Heading here ^^^^ :)
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catweasel wrote:Derek knows all about it
Tell me about it!
Off roading 200 miles from spare key, stuck on top of a muddy hill with engine runnng & car locked. Luckily driver's door not completely closed so someone tried to click it too & it unlocked. Now "lock while drive off" is off when offroading!
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| Sun Apr 22 2007 12:39pm |
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scolliss
Member Since: 05 Mar 2007
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
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Glad I am not the only "special" one out there. Every reply I am reading brings that "pit of the stomach sick feeling" back to me. Suppose we are all members of the Barred D3 Club now. 
Ah well, live and learn. I will experiment with this "Click effect" described in a couple of these posts sometime but making sure the tailgate is open first. Life is what you make it.
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| Sun Apr 22 2007 12:48pm |
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catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
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scolliss wrote:but making sure the tailgate is open first.
better to leave the drivers window open 
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| Sun Apr 22 2007 12:51pm |
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DSL
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Heading here ^^^^ :)
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scolliss wrote:Ah well, live and learn. I will experiment with this "Click effect" described in a couple of these posts sometime but making sure the tailgate is open first.
I do same, never replicated the problem, except I have both of the front windows down for good measure 
PS as described by CW!
Note to self, should read rest of post before hitting keyboard!
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Tim in Scotland
Member Since: 27 Jun 2005
Location: All at sea
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L322 and RRSport are the same..................................... so I assume F2 will do it too! Fortunately the new 2007 Dfender has retained the old style "bunch of keys" attitude for the various locks and the ignition, AND they are still the pick-able sort of locks too! Nowt like simplicity! RR Evoque Coupe Dynamic Plus Lux auto in Fuji White with every extra - just brilliant
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zebadee
Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: The Magic Roundabout
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I’ve gone out & tried this, admittedly on my RRS, but same systems as the D3 though.
I had “Wifey” sit in the car just in case.
Had the doors locked, engine running, transmission in park with handbrake on, opened drivers door & got out. Reached in hit the “lock” button on the dash which flipped the drivers door into the locked position & then closed the drivers door.
But when the door closed it unlocked straight away !!!
I tried a few different combinations, such as handbrake off, transmission set to “N” even going so far as to get herself to sit in the backseat, just in case the seatbelt presence sensor on the passenger seat had something to do with it.
But under no circumstances could I get the car to lock me out !!!
So I don't guys, but I certainly couldn't replicate the scenario
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