start and walk away its cold!

avitech · 11-18-2009, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zproject

just make sure u lock ur doors
so no one can drive off with ur z >.>

This is good to know. I noticed people already do this with their Mercedes and BMWs. As for someone running of with the Z that is heating up. I wonder if the car shuts down since the key needs to be physically inside the car for it to go into "drive". It can sense that they key is no longer inside the car I suppose. Probably the would be thief wouldn't get very far. You can easily test this theory by starting up the car and placing the key in the house and to try driving off without the key with you.

vash_241987 · 11-18-2009, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by avitech

This is good to know. I noticed people already do this with their Mercedes and BMWs. As for someone running of with the Z that is heating up. I wonder if the car shuts down since the key needs to be physically inside the car for it to go into "drive". It can sense that they key is no longer inside the car I suppose. Probably the would be thief wouldn't get very far. You can easily test this theory by starting up the car and placing the key in the house and to try driving off without the key with you.

Reminds me of this

Modshack · 11-18-2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by avitech

I wonder if the car shuts down since the key needs to be physically inside the car for it to go into "drive". It can sense that they key is no longer inside the car I suppose. Probably the would be thief wouldn't get very far. You can easily test this theory by starting up the car and placing the key in the house and to try driving off without the key with you.

Yup....You can drive it til it runs out of gas without the key once it's running.....

370zproject · 11-19-2009, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

Yup....You can drive it til it runs out of gas without the key once it's running.....

yea i dont like that part lol

avitech · 11-19-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

Yup....You can drive it til it runs out of gas without the key once it's running.....

Wow, me thinks this is a bad design. I should write Nissan USA and tell them that they need to factor this into their design. Driving without a key is like using a computer terminal at some random firm without having the proper authority, access, or permission to use it.

I suppose it wasn't considered in the design.

What if someone were driving their Nissan Z and they stopped at a 7-11 to throw away some trash in their trash can but the driver mistakenly threw away their car key as well and then they proceeded to continue driving without it. I hear these coded keys cost anywhere from $300 to $1,000 USD.

370zproject · 11-19-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by avitech

Wow, me thinks this is a bad design. I should write Nissan USA and tell them that they need to factor this into their design. Driving without a key is like using a computer terminal at some random firm without having the proper authority, access, or permission to use it.

I suppose it wasn't considered in the design.

What if someone were driving their Nissan Z and they stopped at a 7-11 to throw away some trash in their trash can but the driver mistakenly threw away their car key as well and then they proceeded to continue driving without it. I hear these coded keys cost anywhere from $300 to $1,000 USD.

or if u started ur car and let it warm up went back insde and left ur key in the house then went back to ur car without the key and drove far away and turned ur car off... uh oh... >.>

Modshack · 11-19-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zproject

or if u started ur car and let it warm up went back insde and left ur key in the house then went back to ur car without the key and drove far away and turned ur car off... uh oh... >.>

LOL...There were stories every week on the Corvette forum about guys doing this. Their system works the same way. Tends to PO the wives when they have to drive 50+ miles to rescue the Hubby who left the FOB on the workbench...You usually only do this once....

Modshack · 11-19-2009, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by avitech

I hear these coded keys cost anywhere from $300 to $1,000 USD.

Once again..

..you heard wrong.

But even at $75 (Corvette) or $125 (Mazda) or $275 (Nissan) that's the price you pay for stupidity..

mirror · 11-19-2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by vipor

My guess is that the button on the handle doesn't work while the car is running.

The button on the handle works on my Altima while the engine is running so I'd imagine that it's similar for other recent Nissan/Infiniti cars.

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Originally Posted by avitech

What if someone were driving their Nissan Z and they stopped at a 7-11 to throw away some trash in their trash can but the driver mistakenly threw away their car key as well and then they proceeded to continue driving without it.

The car will whine loudly (beeping, NO KEY LCD warning) if it loses contact with the key - it's hard to miss. I'd think it'd be a worse idea if the car shut itself off after losing communication with the keyfob for a while. My current car has shut itself off without warning in traffic at random. Not fun.

The solution here is to turn off your car when it's unattended. You wouldn't leave the keys in the ignition of a locked, non-Intellikey car, would you? All someone would have to do is smash the window and go.

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I hear these coded keys cost anywhere from $300 to $1,000 USD.

I was quoted ~$200 for a new fob, mechanical key and programming at a dealership. It costs a lot more if you've forgotten/lost the security code number/tag that comes with your spare set of keys and all of your other keys.

rcm2525 · 11-20-2009, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by avitech

Wow, me thinks this is a bad design. I should write Nissan USA and tell them that they need to factor this into their design. Driving without a key is like using a computer terminal at some random firm without having the proper authority, access, or permission to use it.

I suppose it wasn't considered in the design.

What if someone were driving their Nissan Z and they stopped at a 7-11 to throw away some trash in their trash can but the driver mistakenly threw away their car key as well and then they proceeded to continue driving without it. I hear these coded keys cost anywhere from $300 to $1,000 USD.

Now how does that make any sense?????

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