Key lock safety - for parents

[Amygdala]

We just helped a neighbour woman who accidentally locked her 1 year old daughter in the car. Her keylock wasn’t working to open the doors anymore, and her daughter was inside. Today the temps are reaching a high of 28 c/82 and the temps were already at 24c. I told her to call the police as the neighbours didn’t know what to do. But my husband was able to ask for the key, opened up the case lock and got the manual key from inside, and able to manually open the door.

 

So a tip, before breaking open a car window, try opening the case of a keylock to get the manual key out. Most remote keys have access to the manual key easily, but if not, try opening the case as most keylocks have the manual key inside. 

[Pabo]

I generally used a strand of packing tape with a piece of sandpaper stapled on it, or a coat hanger, or a metal ruler to get into a car.

 

I wont delve into how to do it, as I may be self-incriminating myself.

[daydream]

How to unlock a car door (without a key) 

[Tortuga]

When the battery in the fob fails and you can't open the vehicle doors, there is typically a key inside the fob. 

 

Once you are inside the vehicle, if the fob won't start the vehicle. Use the fob to push the vehicle Start button. The transmitter will work in close contact.

 

https://youtu.be/C_QCg9OgEUM

Edited June 13, 2023 by Tortuga

[Lance]

I gain access to vehicles all the time .. normally I use an air wedge and a long metal rod to hit the lock release or pull the interior  door handle. Sometimes I can grab the keys if they have left them in the ignition...

 It even happened to me with all my lockmith tools locked in the truck... I quickly ran into the bank before closing  and I left my keys in the ignition, my little dog decided to step on the lock button...I couldn't get her to step on the unlock button so I had to phone another locksmith... the walk of shame. Never did that again.