Remote key fob question

gh0st3794 · 02-11-2010, 11:38 AM

I started my car this morning and stepped out while it warmed for a bit. When I got back in the car after about 2 minutes, I noticed the dash display said no key. I was wondering, would the car shut off if the key wasn't present for a certain amount of time? What if someone drove off without the key fob present?

schrute · 02-11-2010, 11:40 AM

This has come up before. The car will operate as normal (except for the display warning about the missing key) until it's turned off (or runs out of gas). At that point it would not restart without the key.

370Zsteve · 02-11-2010, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by gh0st3794

I started my car this morning and stepped out while it warmed for a bit. When I got back in the car after about 2 minutes, I noticed the dash display said no key. I was wondering, would the car shut off if the key wasn't present for a certain amount of time? What if someone drove off without the key fob present?

I think this has ben discussed in other threads. I can tell you that if you left your car running while you went into 7-11 for a slurpee, someone could drive your car away and as long as they didn't shut it off, could drive it until it ran out of fuel.

EDIT: oops, Schrute is fast lol

schrute · 02-11-2010, 11:42 AM

IIRC a pizza delivery guy had his Z stolen when he left the car running during a delivery.

Zguy · 02-11-2010, 11:49 AM

yea nissan should have put in a timer option. You set the timer when you get in to start it if you are warming it up to say 10 min... if the key isnt in the sensor range then it shuts off. Any other time leaving it running is just retarded ... you are asking for someone to steal your car... Warming it up in the drive way is semi ok....

Granted you can get out and lock it anywhere with it still running but still.....

kannibul · 02-11-2010, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by schrute

IIRC a pizza delivery guy had his Z stolen when he left the car running during a delivery.

That's what he gets for using his Z as a delivery vehicle

schrute · 02-11-2010, 12:00 PM

Haha true. When I was in HS in San Diego there were some pizza delivery guys driving new benzes and other high dollar cars in the nicer parts of town. Apparently La Jolla residents are good tippers!

kannibul · 02-11-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by schrute

Haha true. When I was in HS in San Diego there were some pizza delivery guys driving new benzes and other high dollar cars in the nicer parts of town. Apparently La Jolla residents are good tippers!

That or he was selling other stuff.

dang370z · 02-11-2010, 12:21 PM

didn't read much after the pizza delivery but i'm sure you can lock it and leave it running

schrute · 02-11-2010, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kannibul

That or he was selling other stuff.

very possible.

elmz · 02-11-2010, 12:45 PM

This would be good if you got into a fight by yourself after a club or something. You were super drunk and beat up all the dudes trying to steal your car. But during the brawl your cell phone and key fob got destroyed, but luckily your car was still running. So in this situation one might appreciate it.

Blown32 · 02-11-2010, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by elmz

This would be good if you got into a fight by yourself after a club or something. You were super drunk and beat up all the dudes trying to steal your car. But during the brawl your cell phone and key fob got destroyed, but luckily your car was still running. So in this situation one might appreciate it.

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schrute · 02-11-2010, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by elmz

This would be good if you got into a fight by yourself after a club or something. You were super drunk and beat up all the dudes trying to steal your car. But during the brawl your cell phone and key fob got destroyed, but luckily your car was still running. So in this situation one might appreciate it.

Haha, first rule of fight club is put your key fob in a safe place.

mwilli · 02-11-2010, 03:06 PM

What I always do if I want to keep the car running while going in somewhere real quick or warming it up in the morning is just take the keys with me and then press the lock button on the door. Unless I'm fooling myself here...no one can get in the car and steal it since I am the only one that can unlock it when I get close to the car...

Rasengan · 02-11-2010, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mwilli

What I always do if I want to keep the car running while going in somewhere real quick or warming it up in the morning is just take the keys with me and then press the lock button on the door. Unless I'm fooling myself here...no one can get in the car and steal it since I am the only one that can unlock it when I get close to the car...

Are you sure you can lock it like that? I've never tried but in my old Lexus IS350 with push button start, if I left the car running and tried to lock the doors, it wouldn't lock. I could manually lock it by flipping the door lock and then closing the door but I could not do it via remote (which never made any kind of sense to me).

02-11-2010, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
gh0st3794 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: FL Posts: 121 Drives: 2012 NISMO 370Z Rep Power: 15	Remote key fob question I started my car this morning and stepped out while it warmed for a bit. When I got back in the car after about 2 minutes, I noticed the dash display said no key. I was wondering, would the car shut off if the key wasn't present for a certain amount of time? What if someone drove off without the key fob present?

02-11-2010, 11:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
schrute Track Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: utah Posts: 781 Drives: my z every day Rep Power: 17	This has come up before. The car will operate as normal (except for the display warning about the missing key) until it's turned off (or runs out of gas). At that point it would not restart without the key. __________________ my journal \| 2009 370z touring \| 6mt \| platinum graphite \| my album second skin \| mr works \| fast intentions \| ssr \| eibach \| hotchkis \| spc \| toyo \| bluebatmobile \| v-led \| jwt \| ventureshield \| tinted tails

02-11-2010, 11:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
schrute Track Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: utah Posts: 781 Drives: my z every day Rep Power: 17	IIRC a pizza delivery guy had his Z stolen when he left the car running during a delivery. __________________ my journal \| 2009 370z touring \| 6mt \| platinum graphite \| my album second skin \| mr works \| fast intentions \| ssr \| eibach \| hotchkis \| spc \| toyo \| bluebatmobile \| v-led \| jwt \| ventureshield \| tinted tails

02-11-2010, 12:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
schrute Track Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: utah Posts: 781 Drives: my z every day Rep Power: 17	Haha true. When I was in HS in San Diego there were some pizza delivery guys driving new benzes and other high dollar cars in the nicer parts of town. Apparently La Jolla residents are good tippers! __________________ my journal \| 2009 370z touring \| 6mt \| platinum graphite \| my album second skin \| mr works \| fast intentions \| ssr \| eibach \| hotchkis \| spc \| toyo \| bluebatmobile \| v-led \| jwt \| ventureshield \| tinted tails

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02-11-2010, 11:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
Zguy Base Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 153 Drives: 05 Chrome Silver Rep Power: 17	yea nissan should have put in a timer option. You set the timer when you get in to start it if you are warming it up to say 10 min... if the key isnt in the sensor range then it shuts off. Any other time leaving it running is just retarded ... you are asking for someone to steal your car... Warming it up in the drive way is semi ok.... Granted you can get out and lock it anywhere with it still running but still.....

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dang370z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NoLA Posts: 242 Drives: 2013 MBlack Rep Power: 16	didn't read much after the pizza delivery but i'm sure you can lock it and leave it running

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02-11-2010, 03:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
mwilli Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 13 Drives: 10 370Z Trng w/ Sprt Rep Power: 15	What I always do if I want to keep the car running while going in somewhere real quick or warming it up in the morning is just take the keys with me and then press the lock button on the door. Unless I'm fooling myself here...no one can get in the car and steal it since I am the only one that can unlock it when I get close to the car...