Auto Door Locking

tntna · 11-29-2004, 01:15 PM

From what I can tell from the manual and from what I have read here, the doors do not automatically lock when you exit the car. My question is why not. Doesn't seem like it would be that hard to do. Signal from FOB not detected. Lock doors. Now it could become annoying if you are going about the car and it keep locking on you, but how would you know since it unlocks automatically. I'm hoping someone tells me I'm wrong on this, cause it seems like a no brainer to me. It could easily be turned on and off as well.

**efusco** · 11-29-2004, 01:23 PM

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From what I can tell from the manual and from what I have read here, the doors do not automatically lock when you exit the car. My question is why not. Doesn't seem like it would be that hard to do. Signal from FOB not detected. Lock doors. Now it could become annoying if you are going about the car and it keep locking on you, but how would you know since it unlocks automatically. I'm hoping someone tells me I'm wrong on this, cause it seems like a no brainer to me. It could easily be turned on and off as well.

You can go to your dealer and ask that the passive locking feature be turned on. It is done with the diagnostic tool. There is not 'easy' way to activate and deactivate that feature.

I've been toying with turning that mode on, but about half the time my car is parked in my garage and I don't need it locked...further, I often send my kids out to the car to start getting buckled in while I gather my daughter, wallet, and turn on the home alarm system and such. If it was locked the kids couldn't get in on their own and I'd end up having to dig out my fob to remotely unlock it or they'd have to wait for me to get there to open it for them.

If you have no issues like that and always lock it when you leave the vehicle it is a good idea to have it turned on.

See This File for all the available dealer customizable features.

noisebeam · 11-29-2004, 01:37 PM

I have a habit of always rolling down car windows when parking in garage. Not sure how I started this, but it makes it easy to get stuff from/to car later

Al

tntna · 11-29-2004, 01:45 PM

Sure, I knew there would be reasons why it wasn't a good idea for everyone, but it seemed it should be configurable. I'm betting theres a charge for making this adjustment? Labor I would guess. Something like this should have been a user configurable setting, like unlocking all doors or just the driver door.

11-29-2004, 01:15 PM	#1
tntna Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Central OH Posts: 131 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Auto Door Locking From what I can tell from the manual and from what I have read here, the doors do not automatically lock when you exit the car. My question is why not. Doesn't seem like it would be that hard to do. Signal from FOB not detected. Lock doors. Now it could become annoying if you are going about the car and it keep locking on you, but how would you know since it unlocks automatically. I'm hoping someone tells me I'm wrong on this, cause it seems like a no brainer to me. It could easily be turned on and off as well. __________________ Thomas 2001 Silver Prius 2005 Salsa Red Prius BC 2009 Jupiter Mango Prius (hovercraft version)

11-29-2004, 01:37 PM	#3
noisebeam Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 29 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Auto Door Locking I have a habit of always rolling down car windows when parking in garage. Not sure how I started this, but it makes it easy to get stuff from/to car later Al

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11-29-2004, 01:45 PM	#4
tntna Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Central OH Posts: 131 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Sure, I knew there would be reasons why it wasn't a good idea for everyone, but it seemed it should be configurable. I'm betting theres a charge for making this adjustment? Labor I would guess. Something like this should have been a user configurable setting, like unlocking all doors or just the driver door.