Car Imobilisers

[yates]

Yesterday I ended getting locked in my car(without going into too much detail my wife proceeded to post the car and house keys through the letter box). The problem I had was that I could not get out of the car. With 3 dogs and myself struggling to breathe I was forced to smash a window to get out. I assumed that there must be a fault with my car, no. I've tried this with several other cars and they all did the same. Once locked with the mobiliser you cannot get out. Is this a design fault

[mossy835]

mobilissers are a pain in the ***,try to get mine disconnected but no one would do it.

Edited December 8, 2014 by mossy835

[loriusgarrulus]

I stick a big yellow disc lock on my car steering wheel. Its always there when I get back to it. Have done this since I had a rag top Landrover.

[firdom]

Hi Yates not a fault with my current car as you press lock once if the dog is in the car re movement sensor and twice to immobilise totally if window is broken doors cannot be opened from inside . my last car a merc had a button inside you pressed if the dog was left

[four-wheel-drive]

Last year I got a rover 25 as a runabout until my jeep was back on the road on about the third time of using it I parked up to take the dog for a walk and I could not get out of it the doors was locked the windows would not go down in the end I remembered something about tacking the ignition keys out and pressing the button on the fob and it worked.

 

But it did frighten me for a bit as with most cars today they tend to have large center barriers between the front seats so that unless you are young and slim you are trapped in your seat not to bad if you are just parked up but what if you had a crash and the thing caught fire and you could not get out I was pleased to see the back of that car I must say.

 

One thing I used to like about big old cars with bench front seats and column gear change you can get out of ether side handy if someone parks to close to the drivers door.

[happypig]

The fire thing is not a problem..... I once saw a challenger gunner get out before the commander.....

 

You would eat your way out

[mrwabbits]

Yep , sounds like a `deadlock' system on mobiliser. one press for lock - two presses for deadlock.

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Some high marque cars and mid range manufacturers are fitting both front sides with laminated glass instead of tempered.

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Something to bear in mind should you need to access in an emergency , - go for the rear windows if the 1st 2 strikes don`t work.

If someone is still inside, get them to cover up, or you burst a window well away from them, a face and derriere of glass is not nice.

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Check the labeling imprinted in the bottom corner of the window glass - it will either say Laminated or Tempered or Toughened.

Older cars / classics used Toughened glass all round - but that bursts into thousands of shards when burst, not nice.

[will_gleave]

Can i ask what car it is as there are a few ways to open from the inside.

[parapilot]

Once most of them are deadlocked then you can't open from the inside, that's what it's designed for! If someone smashes a window they can't open boot / door.

 

If you turn the ignition on with a programmed key it will release the deadlocks. Other that that you will need the remote / key in door lock. Professionals can hook into the can lines and send a unlock signal this is how I open a lot of top end cars for the police but if your just locked inside deadlocked with no keys then the window was your only way out really on most cars