Can't lock (powerless) car (displayed in local mall)

[jwight]

From post #28:
Park smart car.

Exit and lock with remote.

Use remote key to unlock rear glass hatch.

Enter vehicle through rear glass hatch. (leave tailgate CLOSED)

Not sure, but if your car has the factory alarm it will be armed; when you use the fob to unlock the glass hatch does that disarm the alarm? If not, it will be really noisy until you get the battery disconnected.

[Duckhunter]

I know this can not work right? never tried it

open doors
lock using central locking
remove battery
close doors
open using key

[abelenky]

This sounds pretty bad to me.

Consider the following scenario:

When you're away from your Smart, the battery dies. (perhaps you left your lights on?)
You return to your car, discover the dead battery, unlock the car, read the manual, and cry in frustration.
Then you decide you need to go for help for jumper-cables, or to call a friend, whatever. At this point, you cannot secure your car to go for help??!

That is a big WTF to me. You should always be able to secure your car.

[wenglish]

Originally Posted by Duckhunter

I know this can not work right? never tried it

open doors
lock using central locking
remove battery
close doors
open using key

I haven't been able to lock using central locking with the door open and the key in my pocket. Should that work? I always have to lock using the lock button on the key.

Mike

[PeteInLongBeach]

Door locking does not work with the doors open. I'm guessing that is so you won't lock the keys in the car.

[JPaul]

A reminder on how to lock with an open door:
http://www.smartcarofamerica.com/for...156-post1.html
An following posts...

[smrt4her]

Will one of the computer saver devices that plug into an accessory outlet have enough current to activate the door locks? It's only a 9v battery but it might give you one or two times of locking the doors. You'd also have to wire an outlet up to the "always on" fuse locations as the current outlet is controlled by the key.

Just a thought.

Don

[HGB]

What I have stated in Post #22 actually was in jest because when there is no battery or dead battery in the smart, it would not help pressing the lock/unlock button.
So here we are... still dumbfounded with no simple straight forward solution.

[randyzimmer]

Originally Posted by forestacademy

...Randy if you want to prove that you can unlock the car manualy while the battery is disconnected (or dead) please feel free and report back.

At noon today, I used the key to open the driver's door and the inside handle opened the locked RH door.

[Padawan]

Originally Posted by randyzimmer

At noon today, I used the key to open the driver's door and the inside handle opened the locked RH door.

Was the battery disconnected?