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[FONT="]Hello, all! I’m a first time VW owner with a shiny new 2015 Jetta SE TDI. I’m hoping the experts here can point me to a real solution for my desire to manually lock my doors as I get out of the car without fumbling for the key fob.
[/FONT] [FONT="]I originally posted the following on the TDI 101 Forum because I thought it was no more than a “simple/basic TDI question”. I’m [FONT="]re-posting[/FONT] here on the MKVI Forum because I was apparently mistaken about the simplistic nature of the issue and also because I was getting advice from owners of earlier models that was not applicable to the 2015 SE.
[/FONT] [FONT="]I will also clarify up front that this vehicle is not – NOT – KESSY equipped. It has a push-to-start/stop button instead of an ignition slot for the key and it has a key slot in the driver's door handle. This trim level was touted as SE TDI "with Connectivity" but as far as I can tell in this context, that just means my finger has to have connectivity with the fob lock button.[/FONT]
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Here is the original post, slightly edited for clarity:[/FONT]
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I'm sorry to resurrect this dead horse just to beat it some more, but this is a truly irritating "feature" imposed upon owners. By the number of people viewing this thread (TDI 101, [/FONT][FONT="]How to lock car without the key),[/FONT][FONT="] it appears that not every owner wants, needs or simply accepts the manufacturer proofing his car against himself.
I just bought a 2015 TDI Jetta and this "feature" pisses me off every time I get out of the vehicle. I've owned my Toyota Supra for 26 years and I do not remember ever locking my key in the car. I'm not saying it never happened, but if it did, it wasn't a life-changing event that burned itself into my memory and made me want to eradicate the possibility of it every recurring by giving up the flexibility to respond to my environment as I see fit.
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[FONT="]Originally Posted by All of Us [/FONT]
[FONT="]I'm guessing those crafty German's want you to have the keys in your hand when you lock your car door manually.
Dan
[/FONT] [FONT="]This is where my problem starts--I don't have the keys in my hand! I had them in my hand when I walked up to the car. I pushed the button like a good monkey to unlock the door. But my shiny new Jetta doesn't have a key slot for the ignition so I don't have the traditional place I've always kept my key while driving. I therefore either have to put the key in the cup holder and thereby initiate the self-fulfilling prophesy of locking it in the car and requiring the idiot-proofing that has been foisted upon us by the smirking VW engineers or I put the damned thing in my pocket before I get in the car.
Because my car has no ignition slot, I don't have to grab the key and turn it to kill the engine when I arrive at my destination and therefore, I don’t have the fob in my hand when I get out of the car. The lock button physically built into the vehicle does nothing when I push it and therefore, I can't manually lock the doors as I get out of the car. No. I am forced to stop, transfer whatever load I may be carrying to free up a hand to shove down into my pocket to dig around for the damn key fob, pull it out, flip it over to find the correct button, push the button, lock the doors and get a banana. Good monkey. Aren't you glad we saved you from locking your key in the car??? This monkey, for one, is not.
So, that was most of the original post.
[/FONT] [FONT="]It seems to me that this is an engineering/electrical impediment and therefore must have an engineering/electrical solution/bypass/workaround.
[/FONT] [FONT="]On the other forum, Biopete [/FONT][FONT="]asked if anyone has looked in VAG-COM to see if it is a changeable option. Sadly, no one responded to his question. I would dearly love to hear one way or the other.
[/FONT] [FONT="]So there you have it. The Newb doesn’t want to conform to the dictates of the VW engineers.
I'd really appreciate your help b[FONT="]eca[FONT="]use I j[FONT="]ust [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]don’t want to drink the Kool-Aid[FONT="]. Thanks.
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[/FONT] [FONT="]I originally posted the following on the TDI 101 Forum because I thought it was no more than a “simple/basic TDI question”. I’m [FONT="]re-posting[/FONT] here on the MKVI Forum because I was apparently mistaken about the simplistic nature of the issue and also because I was getting advice from owners of earlier models that was not applicable to the 2015 SE.
[/FONT] [FONT="]I will also clarify up front that this vehicle is not – NOT – KESSY equipped. It has a push-to-start/stop button instead of an ignition slot for the key and it has a key slot in the driver's door handle. This trim level was touted as SE TDI "with Connectivity" but as far as I can tell in this context, that just means my finger has to have connectivity with the fob lock button.[/FONT]
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Here is the original post, slightly edited for clarity:[/FONT]
[FONT="]
I'm sorry to resurrect this dead horse just to beat it some more, but this is a truly irritating "feature" imposed upon owners. By the number of people viewing this thread (TDI 101, [/FONT][FONT="]How to lock car without the key),[/FONT][FONT="] it appears that not every owner wants, needs or simply accepts the manufacturer proofing his car against himself.
I just bought a 2015 TDI Jetta and this "feature" pisses me off every time I get out of the vehicle. I've owned my Toyota Supra for 26 years and I do not remember ever locking my key in the car. I'm not saying it never happened, but if it did, it wasn't a life-changing event that burned itself into my memory and made me want to eradicate the possibility of it every recurring by giving up the flexibility to respond to my environment as I see fit.
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[FONT="]Originally Posted by All of Us [/FONT]
[FONT="]I'm guessing those crafty German's want you to have the keys in your hand when you lock your car door manually.
Dan
[/FONT] [FONT="]This is where my problem starts--I don't have the keys in my hand! I had them in my hand when I walked up to the car. I pushed the button like a good monkey to unlock the door. But my shiny new Jetta doesn't have a key slot for the ignition so I don't have the traditional place I've always kept my key while driving. I therefore either have to put the key in the cup holder and thereby initiate the self-fulfilling prophesy of locking it in the car and requiring the idiot-proofing that has been foisted upon us by the smirking VW engineers or I put the damned thing in my pocket before I get in the car.
Because my car has no ignition slot, I don't have to grab the key and turn it to kill the engine when I arrive at my destination and therefore, I don’t have the fob in my hand when I get out of the car. The lock button physically built into the vehicle does nothing when I push it and therefore, I can't manually lock the doors as I get out of the car. No. I am forced to stop, transfer whatever load I may be carrying to free up a hand to shove down into my pocket to dig around for the damn key fob, pull it out, flip it over to find the correct button, push the button, lock the doors and get a banana. Good monkey. Aren't you glad we saved you from locking your key in the car??? This monkey, for one, is not.
So, that was most of the original post.
[/FONT] [FONT="]It seems to me that this is an engineering/electrical impediment and therefore must have an engineering/electrical solution/bypass/workaround.
[/FONT] [FONT="]On the other forum, Biopete [/FONT][FONT="]asked if anyone has looked in VAG-COM to see if it is a changeable option. Sadly, no one responded to his question. I would dearly love to hear one way or the other.
[/FONT] [FONT="]So there you have it. The Newb doesn’t want to conform to the dictates of the VW engineers.
I'd really appreciate your help b[FONT="]eca[FONT="]use I j[FONT="]ust [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]don’t want to drink the Kool-Aid[FONT="]. Thanks.
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