Leaving on with doors locked?

[nickthedogtrainer]

Is it possible to lock the MG4 (trophy), leave the air con running, like dog mode on a Tesla (not preconditioning)

Does that make sense? lol

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

Yes.
But only with you in it.

To do it and leave, you would have to lock it, then stand outside and remotely switch on the AC to keep your dog cool.

Remember you only have 10 minutes before it switches off.

 

[Rolfe]

I think there might be a way, if you're quick, but I haven't tried it.

If you could train your dog to operate the central locking from inside, of course that would work, but maybe pooch isn't that smart. So here's the idea. Set the AC to the desired temperature, and wind down the driver's window. Get out of the car and shut the door. Reach inside and operate the central locking button on the inside of the driver's door. Then pull up the lever to close the driver's window and get your arm the hell out of the way before it's caught.

This is the same operation as you'd do if you were camping in the car, except that when you're camping you operate the lock from inside. The difference is that in this wheeze the key is outside, not inside. For goodness sake don't leave it inside or you'll lock yourself out. On the other hand maybe if the key isn't inside the idea won't work, but it's worth a try. If it doesn't work, the other thing to do is to leave one key inside but have the other key on you to let you get back into the car.

 

[mg4]

Make sure you can unlock the car with your phone, just as a backup.

 

[T1 Terry]

Don't you have the button in the door handle that unlocks the door?

T1 Terry

 

[ReintjeWA]

Don't you have the button in the door handle that unlocks the door?

T1 Terry

That might not work with the key inside the car, would make it easy to get carjacked.

 

[decrep]

I think it will still work with key inside, that's why you need a faraday cage when leaving the key inside.
That's the case with my surfwagon anyway. I have a simple mechanical key on a lanyard round my neck for unlocking the car.

 

[White Walker]

Yes.
But only with you in it.

To do it and leave, you would have to lock it, then stand outside and remotely switch on the AC to keep your dog cool.

Remember you only have 10 minutes before it switches off.

You can turn in on again for another 10mins, but you have to remember of course.

 

[ReintjeWA]

You can turn in on again for another 10mins, but you have to remember of course.

I think there's a limit of two 10 minute runs though. I have seen a message in the app telling me to unlock the car with the key or something similar before it will accept more instructions through the app. Could've been a glitch of course.

 

[Kithmo]

If you mean with the car switched on, no.
Locking the door will turn off the car and hence the AC.

 

[Rolfe]

If you are sleeping in the car which is locked from the inside, and exit by opening a rear door from outside, you can't open a front door with the door button. You have to go back into the car through the rear door and open it from the inside. That's kind of the point of the security lock.

 

[T1 Terry]

Learn sumting new every day I tells ya, thank you Rolfe .... problem is, I've already forget more than I've learnt .... and that was just this morning

T1 Terry