2008 SX4 Locked Me Out!

sschriber · 11-02-2009, 08:53 AM

This morning I went to get in my car and found all of the doors locked. Unfortunately, since it was in my garage, I could see the keys on the passenger seat. Could I have brushed the lock on my way out the night before, sure, regardless I went inside, grabbed the spare set leaned out the door, pushed the unlock button and heard the doors unlock and the lights flash. I put the keys away and went to the car to get in and the doors were locked. What the heck? Got the spares again and ran a test. If you unlock the doors and do not proceed to open a door, they lock back up in 30 seconds. Is this normal?

Now I don't know if my lock out last night was a brush with the driver's manual lock or a messed up locking system.

rovert97 · 11-02-2009, 09:38 AM

completely normal for it to relock the car if you dont open the doors

Ivypie · 01-06-2010, 02:42 PM

YES! Mine does the same thing--I found out. I got locked out once too! lol! But since then I know what to expect and I know it will automatically relock in 30 seconds or so. I wish they at the dealership would have told me. It's ok, but I would have liked to know ahead of time, not find out the hard way. I guess it's a safety feature.

grats · 01-06-2010, 02:46 PM

If you read your manual that came with the car you would already know this.
But since we are MEN, we don't need to read the instuctions.

Ivypie · 01-06-2010, 02:49 PM

Do you expect me to read a whole manual? If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all--I will report you!

grats · 01-07-2010, 08:12 AM

eeeeewwwwww, who you going to tell, your mommy?

TheShadowFL · 01-07-2010, 09:53 AM

It's funny about men..... they (me too) never read the manual, never read a road map, and when you even suggest it to them, they get all p'd off. Cheeech!

If you have to take off your SX4 battery terminals, (on the SX4 Cross, AWD) like to clean them, (who ever does that?), you will also have to reset your ESP or the light will flash. Drive about a mile at 25mph to reset the ESP. Yeah, I found that in the manual.
It's less embarrassing than calling the dealer and having him tell you "RTFM"!

Cheers Mates!
The Shadow