Locking key fob in car

**Guest001** · 19-11-2019, 09:45 PM

Heres how its done

Two of you go out Driver chucks fob in console gets out wont lock with button on door Wife says hang on and locks it with her fob

IT LOCKS so make sure you bring wife home with you LOL

Just went out to car and did that threw fob in console and locked it with spare fob then had to unlock it with the fob as well.

So it will do it

**Simonr23** · 20-11-2019, 05:59 AM

That’s not a true ‘lock car with THE fob stuck inside.’
You locked the car with a fob from OUTSIDE the car. The fact another fob was inside was irrelevant in that process. I would rather the default behaviour (if that’s what you’re describing) didn’t allow any key to be locked in the car, but I can see why it allows it in your scenario.

I wonder if that locked fob is useless until the car is opened and the fob is then taken out of the car. Or could someone smash the window and start the car ‘as is’

**Guest001** · 20-11-2019, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by Simonr23

That’s not a true ‘lock car with THE fob stuck inside.’
You locked the car with a fob from OUTSIDE the car. The fact another fob was inside was irrelevant in that process. I would rather the default behaviour (if that’s what you’re describing) didn’t allow any key to be locked in the car, but I can see why it allows it in your scenario.

I wonder if that locked fob is useless until the car is opened and the fob is then taken out of the car. Or could someone smash the window and start the car ‘as is’

It may not be the "True" way but I would have thought that if a fob was inside the car you should NOT be able to lock it by any method and yes if someone got in they probably would be able to simply press the button and bye bye and insurance may look at you a bit funny as a result

I agree if a fob is inside you should not be able to lock it in anyway including how I did it. I only found out by accident as I couldnt find the fob and the car was locked so looking inside was the last option

**Tuan** · 20-11-2019, 10:24 AM

Can someone try with a locked car, opening just the boot (while key is on your person), then proceeding to throw key into boot and closing the boot.

This could happen for example if your key is in your bag, which you then throw into the boot, before opening unlocking the other doors.

**Guest001** · 20-11-2019, 11:16 AM

Answer is Door comes down about a foot, tails and indicators flash the town hall clock chimes and the door wont go any further till the fob is removed Then door goes up when you press the button and you have to press again to lower and it locks then.

**Tuan** · 20-11-2019, 11:44 AM

Cool - I don't have the electric tailgate - need to test this at home tonight. ... .

**jrgti** · 22-11-2019, 09:22 PM

I tested my Tiguan as soon as I read about someone having locked their key inside their's on facebook. Fortunately mine recognises it is inside the car (left in centre console) and does not lock or detect from the outside.

**Guest001** · 22-11-2019, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by jrgti

I tested my Tiguan as soon as I read about someone having locked their key inside their's on facebook. Fortunately mine recognises it is inside the car (left in centre console) and does not lock or detect from the outside.

Neither does mine but i outlined how it can be done with a second remote

**iDiesel** · 23-11-2019, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by iDiesel

It was one of the things the sales guy made sure I was aware of when showing me the car on pick-up.
He left the key in the boot and then proceeded to lock it...
I was a bit flabbergasted that it didn’t register the key inside the car...

Ok some clarification, after re-reading my post.
When the sales guy was showing me the features of the car on pick-up, he advised that it would register a key in the passenger compartment and not lock, but not if left in the boot, so one could possibly lock the keys in the car. His example was, if your wife locked the car, but then went to the boot to get something out, and accidentally left her handbag with the key in it when she closes the rear tailgate - the keys could be locked in the car.

To demonstrate, he proceeded to lock the car.
Then went around the back, and opened the tailgate (powered tailgate)
He then placed the key fob on the floor of the boot, and pressed the close button on the rear tailgate
The tailgate door closed and locked.
He then used the second key fob which we had placed about 20m away to unlock the car.
We had placed the 2nd fob this distance away to ensure the car did not sense that key was outside the car.

I just tried to replicate this and it no longer allows this scenario.
Instead, as others have mentioned, the tailgate closes about a foot and then stops and indicators flash.
Also, warning message "key in vehicle" is displayed on the AID

I tried having the car locked, opening the tailgate (passenger doors still locked) and then closing again and just before the tailgate closes, throwing the key fob into the boot. The tailgate closed, but did not lock. Instead the tail lights flashed and warning message appearing on AID.

Wonder if this was addressed through a firmware update when I got the car serviced???

Glad it's been fixed, as I thought it strange that the car did not sense a key in the boot and therefore could be locked with keys in the car.