Timeline for Is there a reason keyless ignition cars do not shut off when it can no longer detect the keyfob?
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| Aug 24, 2018 at 9:05 | history | protected | CommunityBot | ||
| Jun 5, 2017 at 6:44 | comment | added | Snowman | My new Toyota behaves as mentioned above. The problem that must be solved is driving the car after being parked with engine still running and fob is no longer in the car. A solution would be to switch the power to what is called for Toyota an "accessory" position which prevents driving. | |
| Apr 16, 2016 at 0:28 | vote | accept | Ellesedil | ||
| Mar 18, 2016 at 17:54 | comment | added | simpleuser | because users like myself don't want them to just because we went back into the house to grab something | |
| Mar 18, 2016 at 16:04 | comment | added | Johnny | @HandyHowie - regardless of technology used, it's all RF. If your child throws it out the window or you accidentally drop it in your metal coffee mug, you don't want the car to shut off unexpectedly while you're driving. The times you do want the car to shut off without the keyfob (i.e. if someone carjacks your car) are much rarer than the cases when you don't (and will just train carjackers to demand the keyfob or take it from you forcibly when they steal your car). | |
| Mar 18, 2016 at 14:07 | answer | added | JRE | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 18, 2016 at 2:28 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackMechanics/status/710654080184684544 | ||
| Mar 18, 2016 at 0:21 | answer | added | Unnullifier | timeline score: 14 | |
| Mar 17, 2016 at 21:45 | comment | added | HandyHowie | If the key fob uses RFID technology, then it likely won't need a battery to work. | |
| Mar 17, 2016 at 19:53 | comment | added | sweber | Here I wrote about an incident where the car did stop on the middle of a highway, because a child had thrown the key out the window. | |
| Mar 17, 2016 at 19:15 | answer | added | JPhi1618 | timeline score: 17 | |
| Mar 17, 2016 at 18:46 | comment | added | JPhi1618 | Interestingly enough, there have also been lawsuits because the cars don't turn off. Must be tough being a car designer... | |
| Mar 17, 2016 at 18:28 | comment | added | Erik vanDoren | @Ellesedil, its a safety feature everywhere you can drive not just highway or intersections. I wouldn't want my keyfob battery to die while moving through a mall parking around Xmas, those places can be dangerous | |
| Mar 17, 2016 at 18:17 | answer | added | mr_tuner | timeline score: -3 | |
| Mar 17, 2016 at 18:01 | answer | added | cdunn | timeline score: 8 | |
| Mar 17, 2016 at 17:58 | comment | added | Ellesedil | @JPhi1618: I assume it's a safety feature for driving on the highway or near intersections. But that's all I have, my own assumption. | |
| Mar 17, 2016 at 17:58 | comment | added | JPhi1618 | To avoid fiery death when the fob battery dies on the highway? | |
| Mar 17, 2016 at 17:56 | history | asked | Ellesedil | CC BY-SA 3.0 |