Got Locked Out of GS350
#1
Lexus Test Driver
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Got Locked Out of GS350
I took my daughter to the tire store yesterday to pick up her 07 GS350. To make a long story short, she put her purse (fob in purse) on front seat and closed the door. At the same time, I was closing her trunk after storing her wheel lock key. Next thing we know is that she's locked out of her car. All four doors were locked, the trunk was locked, and her purse was on the front seat with the key fob in plain sight. Needless to say, I drove her back to her house in my car to get the other fob to open the door.
Has this ever happened to anyone? Note: the battery was just changed about 2 month ago and we were unable to duplicate the lockout.
Weird...
Has this ever happened to anyone? Note: the battery was just changed about 2 month ago and we were unable to duplicate the lockout.
Weird...
#4
Lexus Test Driver
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It also made me think had my 18 month old grandson been with us, he could have been locked in the car on a 90+ degree day ... not good.
She said from now on, she's not goning to close the door unless she's in the car.
#6
But if the key was inside, couldn't you just press the button on the door handle to unlock the car?
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#9
I always thought locking the car with the fob inside wasn't possible.
So ... I thought I'd test. With fob on the seat and spare fob safely about 10 feet away:
With driver door open, I physically flip the door locks on all four doors to locked position. I closed the door. Within 2 seconds, all of the doors automatically unlocked.
With driver door open, I pressed the door lock button on the inside door panel. All doors lock. I closed the door. Within 2 seconds, all of the doors automatically unlocked.
With door closed and doors unlocked, I pressed remote lock button on spare fob. Doors lock. Walk up to car, without spare fob, and doors remain locked (remember, other fob is in car).
Didn't try any variations with the trunk.
So ... I thought I'd test. With fob on the seat and spare fob safely about 10 feet away:
With driver door open, I physically flip the door locks on all four doors to locked position. I closed the door. Within 2 seconds, all of the doors automatically unlocked.
With driver door open, I pressed the door lock button on the inside door panel. All doors lock. I closed the door. Within 2 seconds, all of the doors automatically unlocked.
With door closed and doors unlocked, I pressed remote lock button on spare fob. Doors lock. Walk up to car, without spare fob, and doors remain locked (remember, other fob is in car).
Didn't try any variations with the trunk.
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I always thought locking the car with the fob inside wasn't possible.
So ... I thought I'd test. With fob on the seat and spare fob safely about 10 feet away:
With driver door open, I physically flip the door locks on all four doors to locked position. I closed the door. Within 2 seconds, all of the doors automatically unlocked.
With driver door open, I pressed the door lock button on the inside door panel. All doors lock. I closed the door. Within 2 seconds, all of the doors automatically unlocked.
With door closed and doors unlocked, I pressed remote lock button on spare fob. Doors lock. Walk up to car, without spare fob, and doors remain locked (remember, other fob is in car).
Didn't try any variations with the trunk.
So ... I thought I'd test. With fob on the seat and spare fob safely about 10 feet away:
With driver door open, I physically flip the door locks on all four doors to locked position. I closed the door. Within 2 seconds, all of the doors automatically unlocked.
With driver door open, I pressed the door lock button on the inside door panel. All doors lock. I closed the door. Within 2 seconds, all of the doors automatically unlocked.
With door closed and doors unlocked, I pressed remote lock button on spare fob. Doors lock. Walk up to car, without spare fob, and doors remain locked (remember, other fob is in car).
Didn't try any variations with the trunk.
#12
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I find winter is the best time cause i put all my stuff in my jacket (key/wallet/cell) and I won't likely to forget my jacket cause the cold will hit me instantly.
#13
Lexus Test Driver
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We are going to try later today or tomorrow to replicate the exact conditions to see if purse with about 10 lbs weight on a passenger seat has anything to do with this. When we tried right after the original incident, we did not use her purse...just tossed the fob inside the car and the car did not lock us out.
#15
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I don't know the exact weight of a 1 gal milk but I know that's the tipping point for the seat sensor. When I put the 1 gal milk there sometime it register as a sitter and sometime not... I know that cause the seat belt popped up now and than when sitting at the red light.