Footman

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Does anyone know what happens in the following situation to our cars:

I am the key fob holder. I start the car. I get out of the car and walk away out of range of the car. The car is running, another person steps in and attempts to drive off.

Will the car auto-shut off cause no key is present? or it will let the person drive off?

Rems31

No...the car won't shut off. They just can't start the car again once they turn it off.

AmKorp

That's right, the person can drive off with your car. When they turn it off is when they run into trouble as the car will not start again.

The car will warn you though as you walk away while its started. It will beep for approx. 3 seconds telling you that you've left the car on and have taken the key.

TurboEight

iTrader: (1)

Um, I not sure of the 8, But the ISX50's car stops after so many miles I believe.

Smokin_LaLa

I am pretty sure they can still drive the car until they shut it off then they can't start it again

delhi

The 06 GT model drives itself automatically to the nearest Constabulary. Yours doesn't?

Leesha

Basically your screwed...the car will drive without the key. The minute you take the car off then it will require the key to start and to lock the doors. So yeah our car can be stolen while we leave it to warm up...

Rems31

You can just manually lock it if you leave the car...

Leesha

Sure...that wouldn't stop a theif....

Rems31

How long are you warming your car up for?!? :-P

Leesha

Don't worry I don't warm up for long...like a few min. and my car is in my garage, with the door open of course...

Neo

You do realize that's the worst thing you can do to a car, right?

You're suppose to get into the car, let the computer figure things out for 15-20sec's, and then begin to drive.

If you leave it "warming up" the engine doesn't get hot quickly, you're waisting fuel, and of course you leave your car to the possibility of getting stolen.

I'll never understand why people do this. The industry doesn't help either. Offering remote starters for the winter as an option.

So you get into a cold car. Dress appropiately and gently get the car up to operating temperature. How hard can this be?

laythor

The worst thing you can do for your car is let it warm up for only 15 or 20 seconds.

delhi

Neo is correct. Modern cars do not need to a few minutes of idling to warm up. In fact the car gets to operating temp faster when it is in motion because it promotes other lubricants to circulate as well. Having said that, do not jump on the engine when engine is cold. Use some simple common sense. Idling to warm-up is bad for fuel. very unnecessary.
My procedure is. Start the car. Strap on my belt. Turn on the radio (sometimes). Admire the beautiful gauges. And then back-out of the garage and drive within 4000rpm. The rotary gets hot quickly so within 3 minutes, the temp gauge rises.

Neo

Thanks delhi.

At least some people understand how these suckers work nowadays.

prospectjtaz

iTrader: (1)

Remote star by compustar ftw, lol, i'm just kidding, i put in a remote start, but after the lecture I got from Neo, I actual have used only that one weekend, when we were having temps dip as low as -16. I had to do inventory that one night, it felt retarded trying to shift. Even the plastic hvac ***** felt like they were frozen.

Smokin_LaLa

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!