My 2019 Mazda CX-5 locked me out of the running car

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, my Acura rdx does this too. I always leave a door cracked when I leave it running while I scrape it off.

I had my 2019 Mazda CX-5 idling for a long time Sunday while I shoveled and it did not lock me out. You’re really out of luck if you don’t have the second fob handy.

Can't open doors even with the second fob. I haven't tried the hidden physical key though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so scared to get locked out of my car in just this way! I'm 99% sure my Subaru has a feature that doesn't allow the doors to be locked when the engine is running, but I still leave the door open.

The car does not know if you’re in it or not, so it can be locked while running. Ever sat in a parking lot with the car running and locked the doors?

I don’t think it can be locked. DH and I often sit in the car with the baby while the other runs inside a dry cleaner or to grab something in a gas station, and we noted that we can’t lock it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP please come back and tell what happened. I have a 4 year old Mazda 6 and I leave it running like this in the driveway almost every day, for a few minutes. It has never locked me out. Even if it locks, it always lets me back in using the keyless entry by touching the door handle. I would hate for something like this to happen! I’m all too prone to things like this so if there’s something I need to know to avoid this ever happening, please share!

The physical key hidden inside the spare fob can be used to unlock the door. Good thinking Mazda.

Its a federal law, all cars have it not just Mazda

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP please come back and tell what happened. I have a 4 year old Mazda 6 and I leave it running like this in the driveway almost every day, for a few minutes. It has never locked me out. Even if it locks, it always lets me back in using the keyless entry by touching the door handle. I would hate for something like this to happen! I’m all too prone to things like this so if there’s something I need to know to avoid this ever happening, please share!

The physical key hidden inside the spare fob can be used to unlock the door. Good thinking Mazda.

Its a federal law, all cars have it not just Mazda

But... I’m assuming OP didn’t have the fob with her and it was locked in the car. Because couldn’t she have just unlocked the car by hitting the button on the fob?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP please come back and tell what happened. I have a 4 year old Mazda 6 and I leave it running like this in the driveway almost every day, for a few minutes. It has never locked me out. Even if it locks, it always lets me back in using the keyless entry by touching the door handle. I would hate for something like this to happen! I’m all too prone to things like this so if there’s something I need to know to avoid this ever happening, please share!

The physical key hidden inside the spare fob can be used to unlock the door. Good thinking Mazda.

Its a federal law, all cars have it not just Mazda

But... I’m assuming OP didn’t have the fob with her and it was locked in the car. Because couldn’t she have just unlocked the car by hitting the button on the fob?

Right. One fob was inside the locked car. The second fob wouldn’t unlock the car (but the physical key thing hidden in the second fob unlocks the car).

[Anonymous]

So OP bought Christine

[Anonymous]

sounds like a glitch in the system to me. the second fob should work, regardless of there the other fob is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:sounds like a glitch in the system to me. the second fob should work, regardless of there the other fob is.

But how do you reboot this system?

[Anonymous]

If this is not a defect, what’s it trying to protect or when is it ever a good idea?

[Anonymous]

Standard DCUM response: Divorce!

Or: I would suggest getting counseling before getting a divorce.

Or: A man is not a plan.

Hopefully one of these helps you OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Standard DCUM response: Divorce!

Or: I would suggest getting counseling before getting a divorce.

Or: A man is not a plan.

Hopefully one of these helps you OP.

But OP is the DH.

[Anonymous]

Invest in a Hide-a-Key.

My son goes to the beach often to surf + does not like leaving his keys on the sand.
Plus he tends to lose a lot of stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Invest in a Hide-a-Key.

My son goes to the beach often to surf + does not like leaving his keys on the sand.
Plus he tends to lose a lot of stuff.

OP didn't lose her key. OP had both the original (locked in the car) and the spare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So OP bought Christine

Who’s Christine?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:sounds like a glitch in the system to me. the second fob should work, regardless of there the other fob is.

In my car (MB) it doesn’t. I thought it was a deliberate safety feature instead of a “glitch”.