Changes for 2009 Impreza?

Replying to: mamamia2 (Jan 29, 2009 2:04 pm)

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Replying to: mamamia2 (Jan 29, 2009 5:15 pm)

Replying to: mamamia2 (Jan 29, 2009 5:15 pm)

The lights do not turn off until the key is removed from the ignition. If the key was in the ignition (in the off position) and you open the door, the car will beep at you. But, the beep is to remind you to remove the key, not to turn off the headlights!
 
Also, with the key in the ignition, the remote entry/lock system is disabled. It is actually quite difficult to lock yourself out of the car. If you try to lock the car with the auto-lock feature on the door, it will immediately unlock itself. The only way to "trick" the car into being locked with a key in the ignition is to get in, close the doors, lock the car, then manually unlock the driver's door only, get out, manually lock the drivers door, then close it. Yes, more than you wanted to know, but handy if you live in a cold climate and want to warm the car (without leaving it unlocked) without having an auto-start system installed. The one caveat? You better have the spare key handy!

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Replying to: xwesx (Jan 29, 2009 5:27 pm)

Thanks, xwesx. Car beeps when the key is left in the ignition while the lights are left on and the door opens.... This makes much sense, and seems like what happened when the car was beeping.... But as I promised, I will test it next time she comes for a visit.....
 
BTW, you mention locking yourself out of the car.... Last time I had to drive an hour to save my daughter's a$$ was when, with her previous car, while loading the trunk with groceries she left her keys inside the trunk and then, when finishing loading, she shut the trunk's lid...... If your car doors are still locked, and you use your remote to unlock the trunk only, and then slam the lid close, then without your remote and/or keys -- you can't open it again, do you.... See, if that's the case, I'm offering here an excellent way to lock yourself out of your car ....
 
As to asking the dealer? I have been solving issues with my new cars by posting questions here and on other forums, not asking the dealers, who are usually quite IGNORANT about the cars they're selling.... We all know that....

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I'm offering here an excellent way to lock yourself out of your car
 
Haha! That's for sure! It sounds like, in your daughter's case, the car needs an auto-unlock proximity feature wherein the car is unlocked anytime the key and/or remote are within, say, a body's length of the vehicle. Fool-proof the fool.

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Replying to: mamamia2 (Jan 30, 2009 9:31 am)

Well, is this car a hatch back or a sedan? If it is a sedan, then yes, the trunk will be locked again when it is closed, as it only opens via key or using the electronic release on the remote. If it is a hatch, I think it has a handle on the outside; at least, they once did. I am forgetting whether my last two Outbacks (07 and 08) had handles.
 
It is probably best if she hangs onto her keys. Although, if she did unlock all doors first, it could be a good learning experience for her to have to crawl through the car to get her keys out of the trunk!

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