Central Locking - Radio Frequency Remote System
The radio frequency central locking system provides locking and unlocking from inside the vehicle and outside within a 20 meter range. The system is operated using buttons on the Smart Key, which transmits radio frequency signals to the radio frequency receiver.
Additional buttons on the Smart Key provide for the convenience operation of the headlamp delay, panic alarm and tailgate release.
Depending on vehicle market, functions offered by the Smart Key include:
- Double locking the doors from outside the vehicle if the lock button on the Smart Key is pressed twice within 3 seconds.
- Drive-away locking - switched on or off by the customer using the vehicle security settings menu available on the touch screen.
- Single or two stage unlocking - single-stage unlocking unlocks all doors with a single press; two-stage unlocking unlocks the driver's door only with a single press and all other doors with a second press.
Changing the unlocking mode between single stage and two-stage also affects the unlocking mode for passive entry (see below). The single or two-stage unlocking function can be switched on or off, as can remote global open or close for the electric windows using the vehicle security settings menu available on the touch screen.
The fuel filler flap is locked by the global locking function. It is not locked by drive-away locking, or if doors are locked from inside the vehicle using the handles.
Actuated from the front door levers only, the doors can be locked from inside the vehicle by pressing the interior door release levers inwards and unlocked by pulling the levers. The touch-screen incorporates a valet mode feature which inhibits access to the glove box while also limiting the use of the touch-screen.
On leaving the vehicle with passive entry the user must press an external button on the door handle once to centrally lock the vehicle or twice within 3 seconds to double lock. The user has a further 3 seconds to pull the door handle to check the vehicle is locked without the Smart Key proximity function unlocking the door again. Pulling the handle after the 3 seconds has lapsed will unlock the door as normal.
If any aperture is not fully closed when the locking process is initiated, either passively or by the Smart Key transmitter, the locking function will be inhibited and an audible error indication will be given. If the ignition is left on an audible warning will be given if the user exits the vehicle, if the user attempts to lock the vehicle (ignition on), another audible indication will be given, and the locking function will be inhibited.
If the door is closed without locking and no key left in the car the ignition will be switched off immediately. If the ignition is left on at any time without starting the vehicle it will switch off automatically after 60 minutes.
If the door is opened by the mechanical key, the full alarm system will sound until the user enters the vehicle and presses either:
- The start/stop button, or
- Smart Key unlock button.