I havent tested this but... if I start the car (to warm it up etc) and I go back inside the house to grab something, and someone jumps in and drives off in the car, will it cutout due to the car key being with me? If so, how far would they get before it cuts out?
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I don't know how far you could drive away, but you could certainly drive it away. I would imagine it could keep going until the engine was turned off. When I leave mine to warm up whilst towing the van, either the missus or myself remain nearby. When having one of those around-the-caravan-park chats with other people, someone told me he saw a bloke warming his engine and walk a short distance away, only to see another bloke hop in and drive away with the vehicle and van. As a side issue, for those with caravans and camper trailers parked in caravan parks, some crooks have been backing up to the vans, hooking up and driving away. Some sort of security device is needed to stop this happening.
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Have accidentally kept the keys with me and the wife driven home 20km to find she doesn't have the keys to get in the house. There was the yellow triangle up. So I think it reasonable to conclude that once started it can go till it runs out of fuel or is turned off the only consolation is they can't start it again which isn't much of a consolation.2016 200 VX TTD Pearl White
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I changed my mind and removed my post. Curious why? Look there: http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...upgrade-in-GXLLast edited by darecki; 07-10-2011, 03:45 PM.
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Thats good to know - I assumed that it would cut out after a certain distance or time away from the remote which clearly it doesn't.
On the warm up side, I think it's always good to warm the engine for a small period of time (around 30 seconds to a minute in winter) before heading off and not flooring it until the car is at full temperature.
I guess this comes from the days when I was forced to warm up the motor before heading off when the engine had a carby mounted to it
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