HOW TO lock both doors using central locking with tailgate open

[napster]

With the tailgate open you can central lock both doors for anti car-jacking security purposes by pressing the central locking switch on the centre console.

For instance, if you have the central locking on when driving but then you pull over to drop junior off for football practice, as soon as he opens the tailgate press the central locking switch. He can get his bags out from the back and you can still have both doors locked, even with the tailgate open, while he's getting his kit. This can be done with or without the engine running (and also from outside the car remotely). Once the tailgate is shut, it too will be locked (and if done remotely the car will be alarmed too).

[Alex Groves]

interesting... have you ever got this to work??

http://www.vxronline.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=3659

[Blue_Dream]

why would you be worried bout getting hijacked in a place where its safe enough to let someone out to get their posessions from the boot!?

[Crafty]

interesting... have you ever got this to work??

http://www.vxronline.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=3659

Doesnt work on mine, I dont think it works in astras.

[napster]

why would you be worried bout getting hijacked in a place where its safe enough to let someone out to get their posessions from the boot!?

Blue_Dream, define a "safe enough" place or do you think car-jacking criminals only operate in certain areas?

[napster]

The feature also works when the passenger door is open, for example dropping off or picking someone up (but you need to remove key from ignition first) . Keep driver's door closed and when passenger door is open, switch off, remove key from ignition, press the central lock switch, reinsert key and start up again. Driver's door remains locked and passenger door will lock once it is shut again.

[Blue_Dream]

Blue_Dream, define a "safe enough" place or do you think car-jacking criminals only operate in certain areas?


well car jackings dont happen around my place and usually would happen at night in a quiet area, your obviously somewhere populated unless your dropping your kid off to footie out in the woods somewhere,sure it would be ok to wait until the boot was shut to lock the doors,coz if its that bad its would be bit risky opening the door at all,maybe they should jump out while car still moving to be on safe side!!!

[napster]

Okay bud, I'm not gonna get into an argument with you. We will agree to disagree on methods to help prevent someone becoming a victim of car crime which was the spirit in which I started the thread. Btw, the example in my original post was not autobiographical.

[Jk.]

if i was a car jacker lol wouldnt you just like hold a knife to the kids throat until the driver gives me the keys, or climb in through the boot as its wide open?
i dont think vauxhall thought this through!


btw i am not and never will be a car jacker