Solutions to Locking with Winter Gloves

It takes 3 seconds to take the glove off and lock the car. It's been sub -20C here all week. My heat stays on 20C (68F) with 2 bars on fan. I never play with it except to defog. Some people hate the cold. Doesn't bother me.

 

Sure, but it may not be safe depending on where you live.

 

Well, we are visiting our Daughter in St. Paul, MN and at -8F I have no problem locking our model five thereWITH FUR LINED LEATHER GLOVES ON! No problems unlocking either.

But. you are right: how much problem is it to take one glove off?

 

So far no one has posted the obvious solution to locking a Gen III without removing gloves: Use your tongue. On a really cold day it should work just like the flagpole in A Christmas Story. I triple dog dare you.



Tom

 

What annoys me is the unpredictable delay between pressing the sensor and hearing the beep. Sometimes it seems like 2 seconds before it beeps. Sometimes it doesn't beep at all so I hit it again. Other times I get two beeps after locking. Is that supposed to mean something? I usually lock it again to be sure.

Edit: Now I press the sensor until I hear the beep. That seems to work better than press and release.

 

^^
1 beep= locked
2 beeps= unlock

 

Surprised that no one has mentioned using the button on the hatch to lock the car.

 

How about shooter's gloves:



Meant for hunters/marksmen, but what the hey, a lot
of what we do here on PC is friendly "shootin' the s#!t."
Good for finding/fishing small things out of pockets/purses too.

Available for right or left handers from:
Model 462, Gehmann Slim Line Padded Shooter Glove

 

I would say use the lock on the door interior armrest prior to closing the door. Then after the door closes give the handle a tug prior to three seconds elapsing and the SKS activating to ensure the door is locked. Those gloves you posted look cool but if they are not heavy or warm enough you could always get some industrial Glomitts.

 

Oh, unless you're a woman, in which case the fob is in your purse and it'd be fiddly to get to it.

The suggestion to lock it on the armrest is a good one, although I don't like that if you have passengers, it puts a delay in a middle step in the process and has you facing the wrong way while you wait. (You have to wait for everybody to open the doors before you can lock them).

 

Or- step out of the car, wait for everyone to get out, hit lock button on inside of door, close door.

 

Today it happened again. I pinched the lock sensors on the driver's side door handle (above and below) and it locked the car with two beeps. I didn't let go of the sensors until it beeped. It seemed to lock the car twice in a row. Seems like a bug in the software or the sensors.

My car is a model II so the driver's side door is the only one with sensors. Has anyone else had this happen?

 

just use the fob and be done with it...

 

I get the Fob out less than every 6 months, I use the button on the exterior about once a month. I use the lock on the inside driver's armrest every day, every stop.

 

Maybe I'll try that technique. I assume you still unlock using the door handle. The door handle lock button is just too inconsistent.

 

Yes, if this was a vehicle unlocking thread, I would understand all the folks worrying about gloves and Fobs.

 

To lock the doors, I've been trying the "put the back of your hand vertically against the side of the handle next to the sensors" method. It works very well. (It hasn't been cold enough to wear gloves, though.) This is a Gen III car.

 

Your $2.50 key works the ignition? Is your car 10+ years old? The good old days are advancing to make cars more difficult to steal. I'm guessing your car doesn't require a chip, have an immobilizer and apparently no laser cut keys.

I didn't buy the car for the SKS and don't really see the need for 3-SKS system, but I have to say, being key free is pretty nice. I have it zipped into one of my upper jacket pockets and I haven't touched it since.