Keyless drive (PCC) - Page 3

155mph · Apr 12th, 2010, 15:36

I should add that with the Renault system, hands-free unlocking was disabled on all doors bar the driver's door due to ABI requirements. Kind of defeated the benefits Renault intended.

Do not know if this is the case with Volvo's PCC.

mu71rd · Apr 12th, 2010, 16:32

as far as i remember from reading the manual - if you leave a PCC in the car, and lock it with a different one - it disables the PCC that is in the car (so someone can't just walk up and open the door).

but what happens if you leave your PCC in the car, and press the handle button? presumably it won't lock the doors? Otherwise i can see it would be easy to lock yourself out... or easy to think you'd locked the doors, but in fact getting in is only a case of pulling the handle?

(also - in answer to a previous question - there's a function on the key that tells you whether the car is locked. The 'i' button i think - works from about 200m away or something)

thebigv · Apr 13th, 2010, 17:37

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Originally Posted by tangey

"How do you know if the car locks? When you walk away it'll lock, but if you walk back to check its open? So my question is, if you walk away from your car and dont walk back to check, is your car locked. haha

I had to get that into peoples heads because a woman i worked with had keyless entry and i drove her mad saying it may fail and her car will be open. She was forever giving the keycard to people and checking the door, its a gimmick. Yes it will come in handy with kids etc but do what everyone else does, open the car from in the house, lock your house door WITH the keys you didn't want to get out of your pocket cos you have keyless entry, but had to cos your house doesn't have keyless entry, put the keys in your pocket and magically your car is open."

You clearly did not understand the previous posts.

The car NEVER unlocks itself. To unlock it you must pull on the door handle. When you exit the car, you press the button on the outside of the door handle after the car is closed. You hear the usual locking sound, the indicators flash etc and the door mirrors retract (if set as an option).

Once that happens the car is locked, so you know it is locked ! it can't not be locked unless you go to pull the door handle again, at which time the car detects the keyfob within range on that side of the vehicle and then proceeds to unlock the door.

"Also i am forever leaving my wallet in the car when wearing a certain jacket as the pocket design is pap, what happens if the card falls out of your pocket? Most thieves are opportunists remember."

Its NOT a card, its a regular looking keyfob, also buy a better jacket ?

By the way I would love to be able to lock the car from the outside whilst the engine is running, be of great use on the winters mornings to warm up the car securely. Unfortunately the locking system doesn't allow it.

Your right its not a card, but her's was and i like the jacket. No need to get tetchy. And as has been said, leaving the car unattended whilst the engine is running is an offence known as aquitting, but seems as though your car doesn't lock itself that'll never happen to you.

Usmcusmc2 · Apr 14th, 2010, 21:30

When you purchase the PCC option...do you only get 1 key? If so, that a good excuse to not let the wife drive I guess?

Teejay1 · Apr 14th, 2010, 23:35

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Originally Posted by Usmcusmc2

When you purchase the PCC option...do you only get 1 key? If so, that a good excuse to not let the wife drive I guess?

2 as standard. Replacements are expensive

XC60nick · Apr 15th, 2010, 16:44

Marketing idea!!!!
Remote keyfobs for your front door!!!!

155mph · Apr 16th, 2010, 16:49

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Originally Posted by thebigv

How do you know if the car locks? When you walk away it'll lock, but if you walk back to check its open? So my question is, if you walk away from your car and dont walk back to check, is your car locked.

Also i am forever leaving my wallet in the car when wearing a certain jacket as the pocket design is pap, what happens if the card falls out of your pocket? Most thieves are opportunists remember.

Just my thoughts, i'm not meaning to cause an arguement.

Just reading the owner's manual, there is an i button on the PCC which you can press. Green light for locked, yellow light for unlocked. Leaving the card in the car (accidently or otherwise) is no different from walking away from your vehicle with the keys inside.

tangey · Apr 19th, 2010, 11:13

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Originally Posted by XC60nick

Marketing idea!!!!
Remote keyfobs for your front door!!!!

I've been banging on about that idea for years, seems obvious, of course it does require a power line to your door, and a battery backup system in case the power is out.

The outside lights could flash once for unlock, twice for lock !

Teejay1 · Apr 19th, 2010, 11:59

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Originally Posted by tangey

I've been banging on about that idea for years, seems obvious, of course it does require a power line to your door, and a battery backup system in case the power is out.

The outside lights could flash once for unlock, twice for lock !

Yeah and you can have a alarm for when someone breaks in, ... no wait someone has already thougt of that

155mph · Apr 19th, 2010, 12:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by XC60nick

Marketing idea!!!!
Remote keyfobs for your front door!!!!

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mu71rd Member Last Online: May 12th, 2018 22:06 Join Date: May 2009 Location: London	as far as i remember from reading the manual - if you leave a PCC in the car, and lock it with a different one - it disables the PCC that is in the car (so someone can't just walk up and open the door). but what happens if you leave your PCC in the car, and press the handle button? presumably it won't lock the doors? Otherwise i can see it would be easy to lock yourself out... or easy to think you'd locked the doors, but in fact getting in is only a case of pulling the handle? (also - in answer to a previous question - there's a function on the key that tells you whether the car is locked. The 'i' button i think - works from about 200m away or something)

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