Very true, and your looking at 10 minutes for the car to defrost. You can either sit in the car and freeze or have a cup of coffee while it does its thing. I watch my car from the kitchen window, its not like someone will get close to the car without me seeing?

Have you guys ever heard of remote start?

 

Wow..pretty interesting replies.

I'm not sure I'd go for a remote starter. Also not sure if they'd work for 6MT.

Anyway, the doors actually lock when the fob is outside and away for more than 5 metres?

 

why not install a remote starter? so u don't need to go outside until the car is warmed up and the doors will be locked.

 

See this thread for Remote Start info. In short, the car dies if you try to drive it without the fob.

https://www.myg37.com/forums/audio-video-and-electronics/175136-remote-start.html

 

I have not tried it but i was told once the car senses the fob is gone if you hit the brake the car shuts down.

 

With my Bimmer, if you start the car and walk out the car bings at you a lot. But the Fob is still useable so just walk out and lock the doors using the Fob and your good to go.

 

I think I know what the OP is asking. Is is possible to start the car, then get out of the vehicle, and lock the doors with the car running. It makes sense. If someone if going to steal the car, its going to get stolen no matter what. With a 6MT, hopefully there is more of a chance that they will stall nearby, so then they can't restart it. My question for the 07Sedan/08 Coupe owners, can you guys try the following:

1. Start the car the normal way.
2. Exit the vehicle.
3. Lock the doors with the lock button on the key fob or door handle (if it allows you to, if it doesn't, then no point in trying the rest)
4. Place the intelligent key far away (out of transmission range) from the vehicle, and attempt to enter by pressing the button on the door handle (The door shouldn't unlock)
5. Now use either the keyfob or button on door handle to unlock the car, then again place the keyfob far away from the car (out of transmisson range)
6. Enter the car, and try to move the car

I am asking you guys to do this as I hope two things will happen

1. In the 08 6MT - As soon as the clutch is depressed and the vehicle senses no transponder, the vehicle will shut off.
2. In the 07 Sedan/08 Coupe - As soon as the brake pedal is depressed to move the shift selector out of park, and the vehicle senses no transponer present, the vehicle will shutoff, or at least the electronic shift inter-lock feature will not allow the shift selector to be moved.

Thanks in advance, and please post the outcome.

 

That's also a bad move.. Don't move to FL unless you want to live with the elements... in this case, you better have some sort of water damage or flood damage insurance... You're moving from one extreme to another.

Come here to New Mexico nothing crazy here

 

Nope. The "Key" indicator light will sit there and blink at you on the dash, alerting you that the intelligent key is not in the vehicle. I have had many Altima's with the intelligent key as rental cars when my prior vehicle was in for repair. The first one I had, I started the car, opened the door, took the key 20 feet away from the car, got back in and drove it just fine. The only thing it does is flash "Key" at you on the dash, letting you know that the key is not in the car. Now, if you shut it off, thats another story- you are stuck wherever you shut the car off, because it needs that key to restart.

 

NO its not cos its LOCKED ....once the fob is far out of reach reGARDLESS if someone broke into the car..the car wont DRIVE....
dont u think whoever made the car already thought of all the worst case scenerios...and if u guys wanna double check ask ur car dealers...its pretty safe...