i saw a kid do this this morning with a nwer dodge charger. got me wondering if we can do this?

 

Not with Toyota products! My Chevy's and Nissans with keyless igntiions all did this just fine! Not with my RX-350, ES-350 or my dad's RAV4. And yes it's perfectly safe and secure. You can't drive the car without the fob inside. Depending on the car brand it will either stop the engine when you hit the brake, shift out of park or prevent you from shifting out of park if the key FOB is not present. No way anyone can drive off without the FOB. Saves a ton of re-starts when you're popping in and out of stores especially in the cold weather.

You can just use the mechanical key on Toyota products but it's a bit more tedious and you will have to re-start the car when you get back in it.

 

You certainly can drive the car without the key fob present. It will run until it's shut off or it runs out of gas. But to the OP, I believe you would have to use the mechanical key and lock on the outside of the door to accomplish this.

 

Open the door, press on the door sensor button to imitate door being closed, press lock button on the door, release the door sensor button and close the door.
You will need to use the mechanical key to open doors after the fact. And yes, one can drive off without a key. Otherwise, if the battery in your fob was weak, you could be stranded unexpectedly.

 

^^ Good to know... thanks..

 

My reference to not being able to drive off in the car without the fob was an obvious reference to the more advanced system in the Chevy and Nissan cars after they are remote started. The archaic system in my Lexus vehicles does indeed allow you to drive off without the fob, leaving you exposed to being down the road (or up the creek) with no key (paddle).

 

No new car I have driven work like this. Once the car is started, the key does not have to be present. Granted I haven't driven any really new Chevy or Nissans recently. Mostly German cars with keyless fobs and a few Ford rentals.

 

This is a surprisingly easy thing to do! I get used to never having to think about the key fob because it almost never leaves my pocket. I've had 2 similar experiences (slow learner?). My lovely daughter in law would call this a "First World Problem".

 

My buddy's BMW can be locked and unlocked via the door handle while it is running.
I had him do this twice because I couldn't believe it did that. Both Lexus and Audi disable key fob operation once the engine is on.

 

thats how this kid did it on his charger too...

 

I don't consider Chevy and Nissan cars more advanced. Actually not too smart if it allows you to lock the car while the car is running and you are not inside the car.

I guess each car manufacturer wants to please it's own customer base which may be biased based on what the car manufacturer's Pont of view what it's customers want.

 

To each, their own. Toyota tailors their products for a very broad customer range, most of which want an "appliance" that just runs.
To protect the brand, they need to avoid exposure due to user error. Hence why many options are locked-out, no put intended, from the user.
That's why I can change navigation settings while driving in my Audi, but not in our Lexus.
Whether something fool-prof is considered to be advanced, depends on the point of view.

For the colder climates, being able to lock a car while it is running is a great to have feature. My BMW buddy does it all the time.
I used to do this to my '85 Toyota too, which had a broken ignition lock actuator. It's great for integrating a remote start feature, as an aftermarket remote would not be needed to unlock the car.

 

Probably not a problem if you have remote start. Just shut the car off, lock it, then restart it with the remote.