Does this work if we leave the car on so the AC continues to run for the individual still inside? I can try it out, but am under the impression that you can't lock it with the fob if the car is still on.
You are right, but you can still have pre-conditioning going with the car OFF. If it's people you leave inside, they can lock the car from the inside.
Preconditioning only works for 5 minutes or so and shuts off. Agreed that you can lock from the inside but my mother in law has to sit in the back seat so she's not able to reach to lock button. However, neither of this is relevant to the response I made to the other post, which was that I don't think using the fob is possible if the car is on. I've advised my wife to untick that checkbox on the PCM before exiting the car to turn off the sensor then she can lock it.
You can turn in on for longer before you exit the car (use battery screen).
I nobody sitting in the front passenger seat, just enable the pre-conditioning before exiting, then lock the car in the off state (and turn off the interior sensing either though a screen of fob).
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You can set it run for 30 mins?You can turn in on for longer before you exit the car (use battery screen).
I nobody sitting in the front passenger seat, just enable the pre-conditioning before exiting, then lock the car in the off state (and turn off the interior sensing either though a screen of fob).
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I think it always goes for 60 mins, but double check on the app (for the sake of your dog). I use it all the time when I go into a store and want the AC to keep running while I shop.
That is how I deal with it.
where it says that my friend there is a tick box in the bottom right, easy to miss..... can you see no tick box.... will go to the car tomorrow am and try to look for you !!!
I can confirm that you can’t lock the car when it is on. When we take the two keys on a trip and I go out first, the car doesn’t switch if automatically like normally because still a key inside. If I try to lock with the fob it doesn’t work. I wonder why, think about the second key and have to manually switch it off with the button in the car.
Manually switching it off with the button has this issue too... So, when we have 2 keys with us - mine in my pocket, and my wife's in her purse. It's beyond me how it often happens, but I manage to park the car, exit, and close the door and my wife is still sitting in her seat and just preparing to get out. So, when that happens, it detects a key is in the car and turns itself back on. So, if you manually turn off the car and close the door with your second key inside, it'll turn itself back on.
