*SOLVED* - locking your doors WIHTOUT keyfob - using your hand...

[Jrkennedy37]

Each of our four doors have different sensitivities, with the drivers door being the least reliable. Anyone else noticed the same?

I’d say we’re at 25% odds the Taycan locks from the driver door the first time vs 98% on our Panamera which takes much less purpose/effort.

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[chylld]

Fortunately, I don't have that problem. Because I have a Cross Turismo, I have to lock with the key - to avoid a false alarm. Lucky me!!!

You can deactivate the interior sensor by also double-pressing the door handle notch... assuming you can get both touches to register.

 

[feye]

Will try, thanks.

Mostly I use the close & lock button on the trunk, otherwise the fob. No biggie...

 

[John89]

I do NOT understand why this is difficult for anyone.

Put your finger on the dent in the door handle.
Hold it there until it chirps.

Done. Works 100% of the time.

Absolutely doesn't work on mine 100% of the time. It intermittently works. Annoying.

 

[4thPcar]

I do NOT understand why this is difficult for anyone.

Put your finger on the dent in the door handle.
Hold it there until it chirps.

Done. Works 100% of the time.

Sorry @DerekS, that doesn't work for everyone. It works for me about 25% of the time. I've given up, I just use the key fob to lock. Be thankful you have the magic touch!

 

[kreshi]

If you have your phone or a RFID blocking wallet in the same pocket as your key, it often will negatively impact the signal. When I have my key in a separate pocket, works 99% with tap and hold for 1 sec.

 

[BigBob]

This is only if you have the 'comfort access' option i assume? Or can you lock it like this without it?

 

[W1NGE]

According to the internets and this forum - seems like everyone is having issues with something these Taycans are SUPPOSED to do easily - lock the doors after you get out without the keyfob...

Story (from Porsche) goes - if you get out of your car - and touch the handle (with the keyfob on your personage) the doors are supposed to lock.

and - if you're lucky - it happens 1/4 of the time. I've read posts about : "hold it in your left pocket and use your right hand to touch the door handle..." or "DO the Karate Kid Crane Stance and then use your middle finger to.."

ANyway - i accidentally stumbled on something that works on my car - on all 4 doors, 100% of the time, AND on two cars at the dealer that i got to mess around with

it's NOT my job to say why this works - but i have my guesses. Just try it and let everyone know?

do what you've done before - just use the backside of your hand - specifically the back side of your fingers. I know it's dumb. Maybe my big manly calloused hands aren't as conductive on the normal side you touch things with. Again, no idea - but it works

i do my finger like this: (see image)

and use the back of my finger - the second section. And then hit the little indention on any of the doors and it locks like it's supposed to when you do a normal human touch to that area

Yes, it's silly and int he grand scheme of things - no big deal. But yet, for some reason it is. I NEVER would have thought of posting this - except i've literally seen over a dozen people complain about how they can't get it all the time.

PS - if it doesn't work for you - you're probably a descendant of bastardized alien race who comingled and bred with humans. And it'll never work for you

Here's a vid of it

Nice!

Not had the issue but note that you need to have Comfort Access as an option (not standard in many countries) for this to work in the first place.

I obviously have the 'magic hands' .... live long and prosper

 

[Dee]

According to the internets and this forum - seems like everyone is having issues with something these Taycans are SUPPOSED to do easily - lock the doors after you get out without the keyfob...

Story (from Porsche) goes - if you get out of your car - and touch the handle (with the keyfob on your personage) the doors are supposed to lock.

and - if you're lucky - it happens 1/4 of the time. I've read posts about : "hold it in your left pocket and use your right hand to touch the door handle..." or "DO the Karate Kid Crane Stance and then use your middle finger to.."

ANyway - i accidentally stumbled on something that works on my car - on all 4 doors, 100% of the time, AND on two cars at the dealer that i got to mess around with

it's NOT my job to say why this works - but i have my guesses. Just try it and let everyone know?

do what you've done before - just use the backside of your hand - specifically the back side of your fingers. I know it's dumb. Maybe my big manly calloused hands aren't as conductive on the normal side you touch things with. Again, no idea - but it works

i do my finger like this: (see image)

and use the back of my finger - the second section. And then hit the little indention on any of the doors and it locks like it's supposed to when you do a normal human touch to that area

Yes, it's silly and int he grand scheme of things - no big deal. But yet, for some reason it is. I NEVER would have thought of posting this - except i've literally seen over a dozen people complain about how they can't get it all the time.

PS - if it doesn't work for you - you're probably a descendant of bastardized alien race who comingled and bred with humans. And it'll never work for you

Here's a vid of it

Why does that look silly?
I do that all the time with the back of my four fingers.
Just like I open the frunk.
I slide along the door handle from front to back, works every time, even in rain.
No problem.

 

[Pozuelo]

Another possible factor no one here has taken into account is the use of hand creams. I have fingerprint access to my home and I noticed that the ones that had trouble often to open the doors used hand cream. So my recommendation is to not apply any to the finger you are going to use to lock/unlock your car. Probably acts as an insulator…

 

[Sparky]

Just to add to the mix ... when I use the drivers door with my finger, the car will lock and then immediately unlock. Now I use the back door and no problem.

 

[atebit]

For a moment I thought there was going to be a link at the end of the first post where I could learn to do this One Simple Thing to lock my Taycan.

 

[Genau]

I do NOT understand why this is difficult for anyone.

Put your finger on the dent in the door handle.
Hold it there until it chirps.

Done. Works 100% of the time.

Perhaps it is PPF on the door handles that prevents the normal finger press from working reliably, or the type of PPF. I have PPF and experience this issue, along with the frunk “swipe to open” not working easily.

 

[DLP]

I do NOT understand why this is difficult for anyone.

Put your finger on the dent in the door handle.
Hold it there until it chirps.

Done. Works 100% of the time.

Exactly!!

Just rest your finger on the groove ...... works every time

 

[bluegrassvroom]

follow-up question... I'm one of those people who the touch with fingertip/hold to lock DOES NOT work 100% of the time (except with the New, Improved, back-of-finger method)

but my car does NOT always unlock when i walk up to it 100% of the time

how about everyone else -

if your car does NOT lock like you think it should by hand/finger - does it UNLOCK perfectly when you walk up to it? Every time?

Same question for those who NEVER have a problem finger locking - does it UNLOCK perfectly when you walk up to it? Every time?

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