I have always believed that it is impossible to lock the car with the Fob inside. Several times I have accidentally tried to lock the car when the Fob was inside the car, and it would not allow it; in fact, it would give me a double-beep warning that something was wrong.
But today my wife took the car and did what I thought was impossible: She locked the car with the Fob inside. I drove to rescue her (thankfully we have two cars and two Fobs) and discovered all doors nicely locked and the Fob still inside. Some Clues: The driver's door was only partially closed (but latched). I believe she pushed the unlock button on the dash prior to exiting, and may have pushed it twice.
The $64,000 Questions:
1) What is Ford's intent? Did they intent to have a fail-safe system so that the car cannot be locked if the Fob is inside the car?
2) What is your experience with this issue?
3) Besides the obvious, i.e.: only lock the car using the Fob, how can this be prevented?
4) Can Ford Roadside Assistance unlock the car (similar to OnStar)?
Thank you in advance!
But today my wife took the car and did what I thought was impossible: She locked the car with the Fob inside. I drove to rescue her (thankfully we have two cars and two Fobs) and discovered all doors nicely locked and the Fob still inside. Some Clues: The driver's door was only partially closed (but latched). I believe she pushed the unlock button on the dash prior to exiting, and may have pushed it twice.
The $64,000 Questions:
1) What is Ford's intent? Did they intent to have a fail-safe system so that the car cannot be locked if the Fob is inside the car?
2) What is your experience with this issue?
3) Besides the obvious, i.e.: only lock the car using the Fob, how can this be prevented?
4) Can Ford Roadside Assistance unlock the car (similar to OnStar)?
Thank you in advance!