According to the manual, it is in the center console as Eagle7 stated. Are you getting the "Key not in car" message? If not, you might have something preventing the car from starting not related to the key detection.
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According to the manual, it is in the center console as Eagle7 stated. Are you getting the "Key not in car" message? If not, you might have something preventing the car from starting not related to the key detection.
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Tried that, no go
Weird, mine seems to.. Well, let me qualify that - if I unlock the car with the fob and don't open the door for a given period of time it will re-lock itself. Might not qualify as auto-lock, but what I have observed..
Yep, mine does this too. If do open the door, then close it again, it does not then auto lock
But then how to explain why the car locked itself with the key inside? For the key to get inside in the first place either door must be opened first. The auto lock feature described in the manual assumes that the doors are not opened for a period of time after hitting the unlock button on the key fob.
This is an old thread, so presumably the OP has long since resolved their issue. For future reference, what likely happened is that the car was in fact locked with the spare key whilst the primary key was in the vehicle. In this scenario, the car deactivates the primary key fob, and it will only be reactivated once the spare key unlocks the vehicle. This is done so that you can safely leave a key fob locked inside the vehicle, without the risk of a theif forcing entry through the window/boot and then using said key fob left inside to start the car (exactly what OP did with the locksmith).
The car does not auto-lock in normal use. It only auto-locks if you unlock the car, and then not open any doors for 2 minutes, as the car registers this as an accidental unlock and re-locks itself.
The car does not auto-lock in normal use. It only auto-locks if you unlock the car, and then not open any doors for 2 minutes, as the car registers this as an accidental unlock and re-locks itself.
I have two keys, but I don't know which one is the spare and which one is the primary, you guys have a clue to differentiate both?
I personally only use one key, the other is kept in a box to avoid any damage/wear to it, never once got the door to automatically lock on me (though I never leave the key unattended in the car if I am not present).
The "Automatic Relocking" never happened to me and I sometime keep the door unlock for the whole night... Weird.
I personally only use one key, the other is kept in a box to avoid any damage/wear to it, never once got the door to automatically lock on me (though I never leave the key unattended in the car if I am not present).
The "Automatic Relocking" never happened to me and I sometime keep the door unlock for the whole night... Weird.
Yes, you can leave the car unlocked indefinitely by closing the door after driving and not locking it. It will not auto-lock in this scenario. I leave my car unlocked frequently in our very secure home garage.
However, if the car is locked, and you unlock it without opening the door within 2 minutes, it will lock itself again. That feature is common in modern vehicles of all makes.
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There is no difference on the Emira - a key is a key, whether it is number 1, 2, or 10... they all work the same.
Just interpreting the comments:
I think the idea is that the key used to first unlock the car is the "primary" for the purpose of the discussion, if that key is locked inside the car, that key gets disabled until you use the other key, "secondary", to unlock the car so that the primary becomes usable again.
Though I never tested it.
I do find it puzzling that OP was able to lock the key inside since they don't have the second key anymore. You would have to do some trickery to find a way to lock the car with the only key inside.
I think the idea is that the key used to first unlock the car is the "primary" for the purpose of the discussion, if that key is locked inside the car, that key gets disabled until you use the other key, "secondary", to unlock the car so that the primary becomes usable again.
Though I never tested it.
I do find it puzzling that OP was able to lock the key inside since they don't have the second key anymore. You would have to do some trickery to find a way to lock the car with the only key inside.
Your intepretation is correct. You could swap the keys around in your scenario and it would be the same. May as well call them keys A and B.
How OP locked their car with the key inside is obviously the question. It could be that OP lost the second key after locking the car, for example. Who knows!
Open windows, long press the lock button, throw key fob into the closing window ?
Ha! That's the trickery I was referring to. If so, the OP has been really thoughtful in creating a unique scenario to test our knowledge.
I had both keys inside the car, one I was using and the other in my pocket. I managed to lock the car whilst inside it with the key in my pocket. The key I had in my hand would not unlock the car. I had to dig the key out of my pocket and use that to unlock the car as that was the key which had locked it.
I locked my car, then opened the boot. As the key was in my pocket, it kept accidentally opening and shutting the car, so, I put it on the boot floor (oh yes, you guessed it), I then shut the boot.
Luckily was home and had a spare key, but it wouldn't unlock the car. Tried 4 brand new batteries but it still wouldn't work.
Got the emergency key out (for all British, its only on the passenger side!) Making it difficult in a tight garage.
Got it all to work as per the manual.
Turned out the pack of 4 new batteries I bought, were all duff! Another battery acquired and all is well again.
Luckily was home and had a spare key, but it wouldn't unlock the car. Tried 4 brand new batteries but it still wouldn't work.
Got the emergency key out (for all British, its only on the passenger side!) Making it difficult in a tight garage.
Got it all to work as per the manual.
Turned out the pack of 4 new batteries I bought, were all duff! Another battery acquired and all is well again.
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