Locked Out

I haven't been around much lately but wanted to relay this story and see if there was a solution.

My wife came home and stopped at the end of our long driveway to get the mail. She left the car on and got out, Smart Key fob in pocket, to walk to the mailbox. She had the dog in the car and he got up on the seat to see what she was up to and stepped on the lock button, locking the doors.

She was now locked out of the running car, with the dog inside with our dinner. Her phone was also inside, so she had to walk to the house and message me on Facebook for a solution. They key fob unlock button would not unlock the doors, now would grabbing any handle. Unfortunately, her fobis a replacement and we had never had the emergency key cut for it, so that wasn't an option either.

I was about 30 minutes away and headed home to rescue her (my fob has a working emergency key) and while I was en route, the dog stepped on a window switch and opened the window so she was able to get in. Thankfully he didn't eat our Chipotle either.

My question is, aside from the emergency key (or a locksmith), is there any other way to get in the car under that circumstance?

 

Both fobs are fully functional, but with the car running and locked it won't unlock the car. Odd design in my view.

The failure here was her not having a proper emergency key, that has been remedied. I now have the blank, but I'm rarely in the car alone, she's usually with me.