Auto door locking
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Auto door locking
I have my 2014 LS 460 set to automatically lock the doors at 30 seconds in the vehicle settings, but when I get home and turn off the car, the doors never lock. Do you guys have automatic door locking set? Does it work?
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Thanks for your question. I have monitored this forum for 10 years and this is the first time that I can recall anyone asking about this.
I don't think you have a good understanding of this feature.
This feature automatically re-locks the doors, if they are unlocked from the outside using the touch feature or the wireless remote key, but not opened within the customizable interval.
To demonstrate this to yourself, stand outside your car and, with all the doors closed, lock the doors by pressing the lock button on one of the door handles. Wait a minute or so and then unlock the doors by touching one of the door handles but do not open any of the doors. After the customized interval - 30 seconds in your case - you will hear the doors automatically relock. You can do the same demonstration using the wireless remote key, or a combination of the wireless remote key and door handle.
I think a better name for this feature would be "Auto Re-Lock" instead of "Auto Lock."
I don't think you have a good understanding of this feature.
This feature automatically re-locks the doors, if they are unlocked from the outside using the touch feature or the wireless remote key, but not opened within the customizable interval.
To demonstrate this to yourself, stand outside your car and, with all the doors closed, lock the doors by pressing the lock button on one of the door handles. Wait a minute or so and then unlock the doors by touching one of the door handles but do not open any of the doors. After the customized interval - 30 seconds in your case - you will hear the doors automatically relock. You can do the same demonstration using the wireless remote key, or a combination of the wireless remote key and door handle.
I think a better name for this feature would be "Auto Re-Lock" instead of "Auto Lock."
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Ok, that makes much more sense. Thank you for explaining how that works. Now that I am clear on this feature, is there anything that locks the doors automatically when you walk away or is that just a manual process?
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I find it easier to just touch the button on the door handle rather than wait for the beep, and pause again when away from the car to make sure it is locked. The only time it would be beneficial to me is when my hands were full and not able to push the button. Problem is, this generally only happens when I am unloading car in the garage at home, and I don't want the car locked in the garage. So I just leave this setting off.
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Thanks for your question. I have monitored this forum for 10 years and this is the first time that I can recall anyone asking about this.
I don't think you have a good understanding of this feature.
This feature automatically re-locks the doors, if they are unlocked from the outside using the touch feature or the wireless remote key, but not opened within the customizable interval.
To demonstrate this to yourself, stand outside your car and, with all the doors closed, lock the doors by pressing the lock button on one of the door handles. Wait a minute or so and then unlock the doors by touching one of the door handles but do not open any of the doors. After the customized interval - 30 seconds in your case - you will hear the doors automatically relock. You can do the same demonstration using the wireless remote key, or a combination of the wireless remote key and door handle.
I think a better name for this feature would be "Auto Re-Lock" instead of "Auto Lock."
I don't think you have a good understanding of this feature.
This feature automatically re-locks the doors, if they are unlocked from the outside using the touch feature or the wireless remote key, but not opened within the customizable interval.
To demonstrate this to yourself, stand outside your car and, with all the doors closed, lock the doors by pressing the lock button on one of the door handles. Wait a minute or so and then unlock the doors by touching one of the door handles but do not open any of the doors. After the customized interval - 30 seconds in your case - you will hear the doors automatically relock. You can do the same demonstration using the wireless remote key, or a combination of the wireless remote key and door handle.
I think a better name for this feature would be "Auto Re-Lock" instead of "Auto Lock."
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