Pushbutton Start & Key, safety
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I was playing around with the pushbutton start and key the other day, and I discovered something surprising.
I started the car as normal, took the key and placed it at the back of my driveway. Then I drove to the end of my driveway. Other than the warning about the key being out of range, the car kept running.
Will the car ever shutoff automatically after a predefined time of the key being out of range? It would seem to me that this would be an important safety feature. The manual makes no mention of an auto shutoff.
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I started the car as normal, took the key and placed it at the back of my driveway. Then I drove to the end of my driveway. Other than the warning about the key being out of range, the car kept running.
Will the car ever shutoff automatically after a predefined time of the key being out of range? It would seem to me that this would be an important safety feature. The manual makes no mention of an auto shutoff.
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Originally Posted by JHStrange
Good question. It certainly reminds me when my wife leaves her purse in the car with her key - it won't let me lock the car.
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Originally Posted by DaveJ
I was playing around with the pushbutton start and key the other day, and I discovered something surprising.
I started the car as normal, took the key and placed it at the back of my driveway. Then I drove to the end of my driveway. Other than the warning about the key being out of range, the car kept running.
Will the car ever shutoff automatically after a predefined time of the key being out of range? It would seem to me that this would be an important safety feature. The manual makes no mention of an auto shutoff.
Dave
I started the car as normal, took the key and placed it at the back of my driveway. Then I drove to the end of my driveway. Other than the warning about the key being out of range, the car kept running.
Will the car ever shutoff automatically after a predefined time of the key being out of range? It would seem to me that this would be an important safety feature. The manual makes no mention of an auto shutoff.
Dave
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So say a child with long arms hits the button while you're doing 60, that kills the engine right? Can you restart it without stopping and putting your foot on the brake? Not advising anyone to try this but curious.
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Originally Posted by cassiri
So say a child with long arms hits the button while you're doing 60, that kills the engine right? Can you restart it without stopping and putting your foot on the brake? Not advising anyone to try this but curious.
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So say a child with long arms hits the button while you're doing 60, that kills the engine right?
Also, pressing the start button while the car's in park will immediately kill the engine and set the switch to ACC.
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Originally Posted by cassiri
So say a child with long arms hits the button while you're doing 60, that kills the engine right? Can you restart it without stopping and putting your foot on the brake? Not advising anyone to try this but curious.
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Originally Posted by Ex996
Sometimes when I come to a stop and open the door, the door chime sounds, and sometimes it doesn't. What's the deal?
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Originally Posted by Ex996
Sometimes when I come to a stop and open the door, the door chime sounds, and sometimes it doesn't. What's the deal?
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Originally Posted by DaveJ
Yes, I've experienced that too. I experienced the chime goijng off at different times for no apparent reason. When it goes off, I think to myself, now what the heck is it complaining about? The other day it went off when the trunk finished it's auto close operation. Weird.
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Originally Posted by chicagoblknazn
The 3GS has an automatic trunk closer? ![Uhh...](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/1387914497.gif)
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This thread is wandering way off topic.