Thread: Oops!!

A few years ago Qld police on Sunny Coast had a then new fully loaded police car stolen while they were otherwise busy near by. Thief got in a just pressed start!

Cheers

RF

I had the key in my bag. My daughter dropped me off at an appointment. As I went through my bag after my daughter took off I found the key. I told her not to stop and drive straight home. She said a red triangle came up not sure if she found the message but realised she didn’t have the key as well.
quite funny!

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

The red triangle comes up to warn you the key is not found within the vehicle, along with the message.

.. except in my case .. there was NO message!

Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE

"SMART KEY NOT FOUND" is the error message, and yes it stays until such time that the key is returned to the car. I thought it was not possible to turn the car off if the key was not inside the car, same interlock as when the transmission is not in park.

Ive never tried turning it off (by pressing the start button ??!!) With the keys not in it though...

.. the "SMART KEY NOT FOUND" message I've had, when the key was not in the vehicle and I have 'tried' to start it ... but in this case, I started the car because I had the key in my pocket and when I moved away, it produced the red triangle warning but NO other messages.
I'm going to recreate this fault and check to see if the car engine will turn off, as you mention, because that would be useful to know.

Originally Posted by rapserv

.. the "SMART KEY NOT FOUND" message I've had, when the key was not in the vehicle and I have 'tried' to start it ... but in this case, I started the car because I had the key in my pocket and when I moved away, it produced the red triangle warning but NO other messages.
I'm going to recreate this fault and check to see if the car engine will turn off, as you mention, because that would be useful to know.

No, the engine will keep running (this is obvious when you consider the safety implications) and will shut down normally when the start/stop button is pushed. But that's it. It won't start until a key is within range.