double locking / dead locking

[200h]

is it possible to double lock / deadlock your car using the keyless entry system

or is it only available using the remote lock button twice.

 

[wharfhouse]

Yes it is - just touch the handle twice in quick succession and it double locks 

[200h]

i've tried it in the past but never heard the 2nd click

i'll give it another go

thanks for your reply

 

[NemesisUK]

Don't do it too quickly. Allow a couple of seconds between touches and I find it works very consistently, a second flash of the indicators confirming deadlocking. 

[200h]

thanks for your help

i have now have the double locking working

i must of been too quick pressing the button

[Richard1200]

What does double locking give you. First I have heard of it.

[matt8]

I believe if a window is smashed, the unlock switch (to lock / unlock the door) is inoperable.

[wharfhouse]

[Vince Donald]

Yeah, this all harks back to the 80s, plenty of cars were getting stolen , you didn't even need to smash a window,  I think Ford Escorts were a big target, but I do remember Vauxhall Astra's were as a mate of mine had 2 Astra GTEs, the 2nd replace the 1st after it was stolen, after the 2nd one was stolen he switched to something else.

We actually broke into his car whilst he was sat in it, you only needed a piece of that plastic parcel banding with a notch cut into it.

You fed it down the side of the window from the outside, fished about and you could pull up the lock mechanism the same as if you were in the car and pulled up the  lock at the top of the door as most of them were back then, nowadays its usually on the same position as the internal door handle. 

We tried this when it was reported that Astras were easy to get into, turns out they were.  This is why may people had Crooklocks on their steering wheels etc.

Nowadays, most cars have deadlocks, the 1st lock  actually locks the door, the  2nd disconnects the mechanism form the actual lock which is shrouded in metal to prevent tampering.  Many cars also have immobilisers so you can't 'hot-wire' them by simply shorting the starter motor wires.

Vince