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Default Toyota keys (why do they lock themselves in the car?)

On 9/25/2017 8:51 PM, June Bug wrote:
The date is 25/09/2017 08:41

Every winter cars are stolen by people that run out and start the car to
warm up while finishing their coffee.


We live in a safe area where I've been here 30 years and I've been leaving
my keys in the car overnight in the tray along with my glasses for that
whole time.

I don't know of ever a house being robbed or a car being stolen in all that
time. Maybe it happened, but nobody here even locks their houses since I
know most of the neighbors. When I knock, they say "come on in" and I just
push the door open. Never once do I remember one being locked except the
new people who recently moved in.

We have a long-standing joke that only the new people lock their doors.
It takes them a few years to learn that locked doors aren't needed.

If there is a way to REMOVE that autolock feature of the Camry 2005 LE,
that would be useful for my friend!



I may have mentioned to look into the software for settings to change.

Now see it probably is not that easy but others may have solution:

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/t...ing-door-locks

New cars have all kinds of computer like things in them controlling car
functions. Took me a half hour first time I had to go to DST time
setting but easier once I learned.

PITA and I know folks that have to go back to dealer to change settings
or learn how to do it yourself.