Am I the only one to have locked my key in the boot????

[Cool Mart]

Yep, about 20mins ago .... along with my house keys ..... parents now on thier way to pick me up from work and let me into my own house - just hope I can find the spare key I haven't seen for 2 years .....

Bugger

 

[Rory]

You cant lock yourself out of a well designed car.

..or a Mercedes estate.

 

[219]

My W124 that I got locked out of when the pump actuated was an estate . You can still push the drivers door button down when the door is closed , if lifting something out of the back seat , then push the back door shut if you don't want to be fiddling with keys whilst your hands are full with whatever you just lifted . Saloons or estates , just the same .

 

[Rory]

My W124 that I got locked out of when the pump actuated was an estate . You can still push the drivers door button down when the door is closed , if lifting something out of the back seat , then push the back door shut if you don't want to be fiddling with keys whilst your hands are full with whatever you just lifted . Saloons or estates , just the same .

OK, that's the standard way of locking the car is the remote fails anyway.

But you cant lock the keys in the boot on an estate like you can in a saloon as there's no separate button or release operation the estate rear door (don't know why not, sometimes it would be handy).

 

[renault12ts]

OK, that's the standard way of locking the car is the remote fails anyway.

But you cant lock the keys in the boot on an estate like you can in a saloon as there's no separate button or release operation the estate rear door (don't know why not, sometimes it would be handy).

Just went out to my car. You can lock the whole car with the tailgate open. So it is possible to lock the keys in the rear of an estate or any other part if you press lock and then leave the keys in the car.

 

[mattg251]

once went to my car tryed to start it and the battery was dead, poped the bonnet and went to jump it as i connected the leads it activated the central locking and locked me out with the keys in the ignition. one smashed window latter i was on my way to get a new battery and a spare set of keys.

 

[Londonscottish]

It's easily done.
I locked the keys in my old Chevy.
Wife locked keys in the boot of her MB 380SE.

Frightening in both instances how easily complete strangers broke in.
The Chevy took about 10 seconds without doing any damage.
Unbelievable.

Cheers.
Johnsco

Oh yeah - that remids me - once locked myself out of a car in NYC - back in the 90's they didn't have remote central locking on most US cars, you just pushed the button on the drivers door and closed it. Im my case with the keys in the ignition. Took all of 10 secs for the recovery guy to get in...

 

[renault12ts]

once went to my car tryed to start it and the battery was dead, poped the bonnet and went to jump it as i connected the leads it activated the central locking and locked me out with the keys in the ignition. one smashed window latter i was on my way to get a new battery and a spare set of keys.

Thart happened to a friend in a hire Megane in France 3 years ago. Battery flat, jumped via my car, locked doors with key in ignition. No meal out that night.

 

[johnsco]

Oh yeah - that remids me - once locked myself out of a car in NYC - back in the 90's they didn't have remote central locking on most US cars, you just pushed the button on the drivers door and closed it. Im my case with the keys in the ignition. Took all of 10 secs for the recovery guy to get in...

In my case - It wasn't any recovery guy.
It was some kid on the street !!

 

[swaziboy]

I did this in my W203 a few years ago - phoned Mobilo and they gave me two options. 1) They break the taillight which I would have to pay for (£150+) or
2) they would fetch my spare keys from home and deliver them free of charge. No prizes for guessing which option I went for! Have to say I was impressed given that I live in London and my car was in Birmingham at the time.

 

[Gollom]

I did it too! We were visiting friends (we could not stay that night) and luckily enough my mate had not started drinking so he was able to run me home to get the spare.

 

[davidjpowell]

I did this in my W203 a few years ago - phoned Mobilo and they gave me two options. 1) They break the taillight which I would have to pay for (£150+) or
2) they would fetch my spare keys from home and deliver them free of charge. No prizes for guessing which option I went for! Have to say I was impressed given that I live in London and my car was in Birmingham at the time.

They said this to me. Unfortunately the spare key thing was not an option. Technician has an option 3 though. Took hm five minutes with no damage.

 

[Gareth]

never done it myself, but in my case even unlocking the car wouldn't help, as my rear seats don't fold down.

 

[davidjpowell]

On the W210 the vacuum pump for the central locking is under the rear seat though.... Not sure about the W211

 

[Rory]

2) they would fetch my spare keys from home and deliver them free of charge. No prizes for guessing which option I went for! Have to say I was impressed given that I live in London and my car was in Birmingham at the time.

There was a publicity story about Mobilo a few years ago where they did this for a woman who was on holiday with her kids at EuroDisney.

Someone picked up her keys from home and flew over to her, then drove her home - she was thrilled at not having to drive back. Sounded a bit odd to me - why wouldn't they just courier the keys to her?

 

[Ian B Walker]

Had a customer phone me to ask if I could get in his car as he had locked the keys inside. I asked if he had a spare, he said yes. I told him to use the spare key. Cant, he said, its in the boot for safe keeping.

 

[219]

HaHAhAh

 

[Gollom]

Had a customer phone me to ask if I could get in his car as he had locked the keys inside. I asked if he had a spare, he said yes. I told him to use the spare key. Cant, he said, its in the boot for safe keeping.

Come on Ian - name and shame!!!

 

[Lugy]

I did this when I had my first car at Knockhill, I managed to lock the keys in the boot but unfortunately I had decided to have the dead locks on! Luckily I had a spare set back home (30 miles away) so I got a lift there then back up.

My mate had finished all the left over beer by the time I got back though

Not in the boot , but I did lock the key in the ignition one of my W124's when I was changing the battery , and the central locking locked itself !

I had just bought the car , which came with only the one key , spent ages sucking and blowing at vacuum lines to no avail , pulling and replacing fuses , ditto . In the end I broke a rear quarterlight , then got Autoglass to come out and replace it for the £50 excess - expensive lesson . I had intended getting another key , nowadays a spare key is one of the FIRST things I get if a car comes with only the one .

Another thing to remember for future reference, if it's an older car then break a window with a lift, that way you can nip down your local breakers an get a replacement and fit it easily!

That is unless you'd rather not bother!

 

[johnpidge]

Did this on holiday in Florida many many years ago with ex wife!!! - nightmare but Alamo sorted it in minutes and cut me a new key. Should have locked her in the boot - or used as bait at Sharkworld - would have got sued for poisoning the sharks!!!!!!!!!