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run car for warm up - two keys
Ok so its coming across the airwaves that as people get up in the cold morning and start their cars to warm them up whilst they sit in the kitchens and have their brekkie, scrotes are coming along and robbing their cars
so what about starting your car up and then locking it with your spare fob - would that work or would the ecu be confused and possibly lock yourself out of your running car?A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
8th Jan 2010 12:20 pm
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Why don't you try it
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8th Jan 2010 12:22 pm
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Great question! I'd definately like to know the answer to that - not too keen to just give it ago! Although I guess with the window down it should be ok?D3 HSE MY05 Auto
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8th Jan 2010 12:22 pm
Muddypaws
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Errrm - couldn't the person then just climb through the window?
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IIRC the car won't lock from the second (or primary) keyfob whilst keys are in the ignition and the engine is running.The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom
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Get your Webasto timer wired in and you don't have to worry
35 minutes on the timer (40 if it's really cold), pop out with a soft (indoor) broom to push/brush the snow off everything if needed, open door, start the car with a nice warm engine and any residual ice is gone in under 60 seconds, ready to drive to wherever.I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
8th Jan 2010 12:28 pm
Stu
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Errrm - couldn't the person then just climb through the window?
I was talking about testing to see if you could get it to work! Not leaving it like that! D3 HSE MY05 Auto
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8th Jan 2010 12:32 pm
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As JMC says, the fobs won't work whilst one is in the ignition.
Not sure if you could use the manual overide in the left hand front door though to lock it all?
I know that one of the conversions to blue-light services does something that allows the engine to continue running whilst in neutral and the keys out; it kills the engine if you move to drive or reverse, so is scrote-safe. Does anyone here know how hard that is to do? I still think installing a 1533 is the best bet though Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
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8th Jan 2010 12:42 pm
tanters
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NoDo$h wrote:
Get your Webasto timer wired in and you don't have to worry
35 minutes on the timer (40 if it's really cold), pop out with a soft (indoor) broom to push/brush the snow off everything if needed, open door, start the car with a nice warm engine and any residual ice is gone in under 60 seconds, ready to drive to wherever.
got it done Al, just thinking about the other poor souls that still have to give TFC a bell about an install A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
8th Jan 2010 12:51 pm
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8th Jan 2010 12:58 pm
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john - do they keep the car warm?
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8th Jan 2010 1:22 pm
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No they just steam up the windows 2020 SDV6 D5 HSE, Carpathian Grey +
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8th Jan 2010 1:26 pm
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Are people on the forum getting soft, that they can not drive for 10-15m for the car to warm up.
Also news readers make me angry when they metion Artic contitions, in the artic they have -40 to 50.
they just don't have a clue.convoy For Heroes record holder (348)
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8th Jan 2010 1:45 pm
DaveVX
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Runlock is your answer its fitted to all our HATO vehicles
Its most defiantly Disco friendly.
press the button take the key out and engine runs.
The "Run Lock" unit enables a driver to remove the keys from the ignition of a vehicle while the engine continues to run. This enables adequate power, without battery drain, to be supplied to Blues and other scene lights at a major incident. The vehicle can then be driven off after re-inserting the keys, if the keys are not re-inserted the engine will cut out on removal of the parking brake or activation of the footbrake.
This allows vehicles to be left running and the battery charging, without the worry of an unauthorised person driving off in the vehicle.
The unit has three separate outputs as required on most modern vehicles.
Three separate outputs (1x 15A & 2x 6A).
Works on most modern vehicles
Fully encapsulated
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Ideal for Emergency & Commercial Vehicles
Panel Mount LED indicator supplied.
Full installation instructions
12 & 24 Volt Operation
fitting instructions here
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8th Jan 2010 2:56 pm
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Nice find Dave A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
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I was talking about testing to see if you could get it to work! Not leaving it like that! 
