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When I lived in Canada we had to turn on the honk mode because there were too many people using devices that block remote vehicle locking. The honk is an obvio
by bstar77 6y ago
When I lived in Canada we had to turn on the honk mode because there were too many people using devices that block remote vehicle locking. The honk is an obvious indicator that the car did, indeed, lock.
- crooked-v 6y ago> there were too many people using devices that block remote vehicle locking I'd be interested in more context on that.
- mudita 6y agoHere's for example an article in the Guardian from 2015: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/26/high-tech-thieves-jamming-technology-steal-car https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/26/high-tech...
- bstar77 6y agohttp://vehiclesecurity.co.nz/blog/keyless-block/ http://vehiclesecurity.co.nz/blog/keyless-block/
- detaro 6y agoToo annoying to look at the car for the 2 seconds it takes to see the indicators flash, which seems to be the common alternative?
- ceejayoz 6y agoI like to use the honk to locate my car when I've forgotten where I parked it. Unfortunately, my 2016 Corolla makes a beep inaudible from more than a spot or two away. :-(
- bstar77 6y agoyes
- glxxyz 6y agoMy car flashes lights on the first click and honks on the second, which is a pretty good compromise and handy when I lose it in car parks.
- kube-system 6y agoI can't tell you how many times I'm halfway across the parking lot when I question whether or not I've locked the car.
- alkonaut 6y agoThe range of the key should be tiny, so it should be easy to see the lights flash even in daylight (and often rearview mirrors fold).
- kube-system 6y agoDepends on where you're parked. https://i.imgur.com/9UsaZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/9UsaZ.jpg
- fiddlerwoaroof 6y agoThe range can be surprising: I had a car that could be locked and unlocked from our apartment on the other side of the complex.
- mcv 6y agoAren't the flashing indicator lights also an obvious indicator that the car did indeed lock? Or even just the sound of the locks locking. It gives an audible click in all cars I know.
- kube-system 6y agoYes, if you have line of sight. If you don't, sound has the advantage of going around corners. I have encountered situations where I might need to operate the locks without being immediately in line-of-sight, like when I leave the vehicle before other passengers, someone else needs to get something out of the vehicle, etc.
- globular-toast 6y agoJust walk back to the car to get line of sight. Even if my car did make an obnoxious sound I wouldn't lock it when I can't even see it.
- mcv 6y agoYeah, locking/unlocking the car out of sight sounds like a bad idea. It doesn't sound like a sufficiently important use case to justify obnoxious sounds.
- kube-system 6y agoWhy is it a bad idea? The noise only happens if you want it to, anyway. All of the US manufacturers who add that feature only make it occur if you press the button 2x in succession.