euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
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Ok its happened....bit sooner than I thought though 
Jumped out the car yesterday with the engine running and swapped cars with the wife.....20 minutes later got a call..."Have you got the car keys in your pocket"?...... 
As she was going shopping I had to turn around and go back...
note to self...leave keys in central cupholder not pocket.....  "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
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MHP
Member Since: 31 Dec 2011
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 im sure it wont be the last time either  
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Canburne
Member Since: 15 Jan 2013
Location: Devon
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Not a good idea leaving the key in the car - then when you get out anyone can drive it away. I would have asked the wife why disn't she have HER key????????
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| 4th Apr 2013 7:13 pm |
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Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 07 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
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I would definately agree and concur with that point... i've almost done that leaving the key in the central cubby hole and almost left it there when going to pay for the petrol.. If i had and car was stolen then no payout!!
Always make sure they are firmly ensconsched in pocket now.. Not worth it! Blame her!
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| 4th Apr 2013 9:11 pm |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
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I would never walk away from the car with the engine running,or leave the keys in it  ....we were in an empty car park at the time and the whole thing took about 5 seconds ....
 "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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| 4th Apr 2013 9:56 pm |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
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Happened to me - wife dropped me at the pub and then went to pick up son a few miles away and bring him to the pub - key in my pocket- quick call -'whatever you do - dont turn it off'
Was worried that it would have stopped TBH
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| 4th Apr 2013 10:06 pm |
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A1GSS
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
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Keyless go. One of mankind's most stupid inventions. Leads to forgetful old gits like me doing this kind of thing frequently. I hate it. 
Bring back the proper car key... ____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey
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dangerdave
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| 5th Apr 2013 6:53 am |
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Steve D
Member Since: 04 Nov 2012
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A while ago I picked up a customers car (Renault Megane Scenic) for a service the night before and parked it in a cul-de-sac opposite my house ready to take to work the next day. When I pressed the stop button, the electric handbrake wouldn't come on automatically as it should so I engaged it manually. I also found that the remote wouldn't lock the car so I left it open - it's pretty safe round here anyway. Next morning I looked out of my bedroom window and.... , it's gone. Feck, feck, feck, what am I gonna do? Wife tells me to contact the owner so I go downstairs to get my mobile and notice that the customer has phoned me at 1.45am many times (they didn't know my home address). Fearing the worse I phoned them and they tell me that the police came to their house at about 1.30 am to tell them that their car had been reported left running in the street! Yep, I hadn't switched it off hence the handbrake and remote locking not working. I'd parked it up at about 6.30 the previous evening! The police very kindly took them to their car so they could drive it back home. In my defence, it did have a very quiet engine on tickover but apparently not at 1.30 am! My wife said I'm not called 'Cloth ears' for nothing but neither of us heard my mobile ringing and a mouse farting at a hundred yards will normally wake her up from a deep sleep. I had to get a cab back to my customers house (I had left my car at theirs) to collect the car again. I filled their tank up by way of an apology - cost me £46
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| 5th Apr 2013 7:11 am |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
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Spoke to a mate who has the equivalent in his 3-series..and he gets an audible warning plus the yellow triangle on the dash which states "keys out of range"....wife was unaware of any warnings on the Disco,are there any ? "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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| 5th Apr 2013 8:47 am |
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GlosBoy
Member Since: 16 Oct 2009
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If I leave ours running on the drive and take the keys into the house the system complains about keys being out of range. I had assumed that if someone did nick it that it would stop just up the road.
lesson learnt - be more careful D4 HSE - Aintree Green
D4 Orkney my13 - gone
Stornaway D4. Gone, Didn't like it at all
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| 5th Apr 2013 8:55 am |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
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Yeah I thought about that....but realised the system could possibly decide to shut down as you were pulling out a T-junction....As the car won't open unless the keys are very close,perhaps it would be an idea to configure the ignition to operate in the same way ? "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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| 5th Apr 2013 9:05 am |
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MJIbex
Member Since: 13 Sep 2009
Location: Reading
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Hi Euan,
If the door is shut without a smart key present then a warning will come up "No Smart key found", and red warning triangle with "!" in it. If the key is passed out a window the car will not know. I.E. it does not constantly check, but will re-search for a key when a door is closed.
Regards
Mark. Gone: 2010MY 59 plate Bali Blue HSE.
Also gone : 2012MY 12 plate Firenze Red HSE.
In Bits : 2005 55plate 4.0 V8 Ibex 250s SW.
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| 5th Apr 2013 5:55 pm |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
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Cheers Mark....the wife couldn't tell me if there was a warning or not ...although I may have been close enough to have fooled the car into thinking the key was still present....either way it was a fairly cheap lesson for all concerned...could have been a lot further down the road before she realised "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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dangerdave
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