2013 xj - locking the car while engine runs
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2013 xj - locking the car while engine runs
Is it possible to lock our 2013 XJ while the engine is running? We travel a lot with our small dog and would like to be able to lock the car with the engine running, to maintain the A/C or heat, depending upon the temperature.
I know that I can walk away from the car when it's still idling, but I can't lock it.
I know that I can walk away from the car when it's still idling, but I can't lock it.
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Is it possible to lock our 2013 XJ while the engine is running? We travel a lot with our small dog and would like to be able to lock the car with the engine running, to maintain the A/C or heat, depending upon the temperature.
I know that I can walk away from the car when it's still idling, but I can't lock it.
I know that I can walk away from the car when it's still idling, but I can't lock it.
KingFala, I note that you are short on replies, probably because it's a bid idea on so many levels!
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I just need the convenience. I suppose we can always use my wife's 2011 MKX, which literally allows all kinds of iterations. Two separate smart-key fobs that allows each to set and remember seat, mirrors, radio stations, AC & heat settings, map positions and or so many other conveniences. Including, the ability to lock and let running as well as remote start. Whew! And that's only a Lincoln (I think the Fords do the same thing)
Is it a rant, no only a question. I guess I have the answer, which is NO!
Just asking.
THANX
King Fala
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Oh dear, we won't see eye to eye on this one, it's one of those situations where if it has to explained, its a lost cause. Pleased for the dog that it can't be done.
Couldn't care less if your car is stolen, its the dog that matters.
And I have had the pleasure of sharing the lives of three Labradors in my life, so I do know what I'm talking about.
Couldn't care less if your car is stolen, its the dog that matters.
And I have had the pleasure of sharing the lives of three Labradors in my life, so I do know what I'm talking about.
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Lord, save me from the "greenies". I guess keeping the dog comfortable is not part of the "dog lovers" bible. Sorry I asked about it. I wasn't looking for judgmental advice, only helpful information on the question. Although it is good to know that so many people are ready to tell you how to run your life.
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Lord, save me from the "greenies". I guess keeping the dog comfortable is not part of the "dog lovers" bible. Sorry I asked about it. I wasn't looking for judgmental advice, only helpful information on the question. Although it is good to know that so many people are ready to tell you how to run your life.
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Lord, save me from the "greenies". I guess keeping the dog comfortable is not part of the "dog lovers" bible. Sorry I asked about it. I wasn't looking for judgmental advice, only helpful information on the question. Although it is good to know that so many people are ready to tell you how to run your life.
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I totally agree with you! You asked a perfectly reasonable question, and received nothing but totally stupid responses. It is amazing that someone who thinks more about preventing accidental death of pet animals than many have given about with their own infant children who were left in the insufferable heat of a closed, non-air conditioned vehicle, and therefore died, should suffer such insulting responses. Runaway cars? Unless your dogs know how to release the parking brake, turn the transmission selector knob out of Park, and step on the accelerator pedal, I doubt very much their would be a problem with leaving your dogs, or even an infant child, in a locked but air-conditioned vehicle, compared with the alternative, i.e. certain death.
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King Fala-
I totally agree with you! You asked a perfectly reasonable question, and received nothing but totally stupid responses. It is amazing that someone who thinks more about preventing accidental death of pet animals than many have given about with their own infant children who were left in the insufferable heat of a closed, non-air conditioned vehicle, and therefore died, should suffer such insulting responses. Runaway cars? Unless your dogs know how to release the parking brake, turn the transmission selector knob out of Park, and step on the accelerator pedal, I doubt very much their would be a problem with leaving your dogs, or even an infant child, in a locked but air-conditioned vehicle, compared with the alternative, i.e. certain death.
I totally agree with you! You asked a perfectly reasonable question, and received nothing but totally stupid responses. It is amazing that someone who thinks more about preventing accidental death of pet animals than many have given about with their own infant children who were left in the insufferable heat of a closed, non-air conditioned vehicle, and therefore died, should suffer such insulting responses. Runaway cars? Unless your dogs know how to release the parking brake, turn the transmission selector knob out of Park, and step on the accelerator pedal, I doubt very much their would be a problem with leaving your dogs, or even an infant child, in a locked but air-conditioned vehicle, compared with the alternative, i.e. certain death.
It is against the law in the UK to leave a child unattended in a car, not sure it is for an animal, but it's equally thoughtless.
I think most responses to the original question are guidance and hopefully helpful, in the same way as we guide children about right and wrong (or should).
'nuff said I hope.
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