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Post by sagemike on Dec 26, 2017 11:08:35 GMT 10
I am looking for a solution to what could be a very challenging problem, especially if you are miles from anywhere ...
One of the great features of the Everest is being able to remotely unlock and open the tail gate using your key pad. Note: pressing the tail gate button twice does not unlock the doors, it simply open the tailgate. This is a great feature when you carrying something heavy from Bunnings, Woolies, or when you're camping in the middle of nowhere. The trap is that you can close and lock the tailgate using the button on the tail gate while your keys are still on the back deck inside the vehicles - locking you out. It is easy to say it just requires discipline but things happen - you get distracted, it is raining heavily, or your just plain tired and not thinking.
Neither the Owner's Manual nor the screen-controlled vehicle settings seem to offer a solution. Has anyone found a way around this problem?
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Post by henry001 on Dec 26, 2017 14:19:57 GMT 10
No solution, I got a scare recently when 450km from home when pulled up at a rest area, my wife asked for the keys to put the dog in the back, I was just walking out of the toilet as the tailgate was coming down. I had that sudden panic feeling that the keys would have been sat in the back as she lifted the dog in. Lucky for us she had unlocked car first. It got me thinking that it might be a good idea to have both sets of keys if traveling far from home
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Post by mickp on Dec 28, 2017 23:30:12 GMT 10
Very easy to do, I did it the first week and of all places it was Bunnings. Dropped an arm full of items in the back, including wallet, phone and keys and locked the boot. It's a habit I need to get out of, as our other car is a Jeep grand Cherokee, which has keyless entry, so a lot of times I leave my keys and wallet in the rear area, as long as they are in the car, the car starts.
Had to borrow a phone from Bunnings and get my wife to collect the spare keys. Not an issue in the city, but would be a problem if you were in the bush some where. The only option, would be to decide which window is cheapest to replace.
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Post by dazzal on Dec 29, 2017 2:07:46 GMT 10
not sure how this could happen. Mine can detect if the key is too close and not allow the door to close automatically. (of course you could still close it manually, thinking the power lift was on the blink.......)
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Post by sagemike on Dec 31, 2017 5:33:54 GMT 10
Hi Dazzal, which year/model Everest are you driving? Ours is a 2016 Trend. Mike
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Post by Marilie Benedicto on Feb 25, 2023 11:32:22 GMT 10
I am looking for a solution to what could be a very challenging problem, especially if you are miles from anywhere ... One of the great features of the Everest is being able to remotely unlock and open the tail gate using your key pad. Note: pressing the tail gate button twice does not unlock the doors, it simply open the tailgate. This is a great feature when you carrying something heavy from Bunnings, Woolies, or when you're camping in the middle of nowhere. The trap is that you can close and lock the tailgate using the button on the tail gate while your keys are still on the back deck inside the vehicles - locking you out. It is easy to say it just requires discipline but things happen - you get distracted, it is raining heavily, or your just plain tired and not thinking. Neither the Owner's Manual nor the screen-controlled vehicle settings seem to offer a solution. Has anyone found a way around this problem?
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