Originally Posted by blackcrossfire07
You should never lock yourself out anyway.... it is nearly impossible. The doors will not lock if the key is in the ignition. If the car is off and the key is in the ignition, there is an annoying alarm when the door is open.
Not to mention the lock button is inside the car in the center console. It is simply easier to just use the remote to lock it and I can't imagine anyone would lock themselves out of the car.
It is not like the older cars where you get out and push the lock lever down or the power lock button on the door. If you get out of the car and try to use the lock button, you have to get back in the car and push the center console button. In 4 years I never used that button... I hardly knew it was there!
There is a lock button on the center console??!??!!!!!! i haven't noticed..... is it the center round button?
Your right, it seems so far that it is VERY hard to lock yourself out. Such a good thing to hear. However with the anti-theft features of the car i would hate to break a window or tweak a door panel trying to get in to the car when my handy dandy $35 valet key would do the trick. Besides why not give yourself a backup to get in to the car? you all know Murphy and how much of a B*%$# she can be! In my career as a Network Architect, designing high availability systems the cardinal rule is to always design something with a backup option. Maybe you are familiar with the term used in data-centers, N+1. Basically what it means is you have something that can handle the load or need of the system but in the event of a failure you should always have something that is able to take that load in a moment's notice. In my mind the attitude of "eh forget it, it wont happen" is ignorant and asking for problems. I'll unlock my car and watch you wait for the lock smith who is going to slim jim your car door in to a warped piece of junk and then break your window to get in. Laughing the entire time. I may be new to the crossfires but I am not new to being smart about things and making sure I have an out.
Dang, why so much resistance to a hidden key? SHEEEEESH PEOPLE!
Lets get some more input on locations!