Trunk unlocks with phone in car; vehicle locked with card.

[And123wAb1]

I noticed that if my phone is left in the car and the vehicle is locked with the card, I am still able to unlock the rear trunk without the card nearby. Is this normal? I am not able to unlock any of the doors, just the rear trunk. Any workarounds? Maybe turning off Bluetooth or something?

Kinda a bummer since I don’t like carrying stuff when I’m out on a run or surfing.

 

[RayK]

Like you suggest, I think your workaround in this case is to turn off your phone's bluetooth.

 

[NathanielHrnblwr]

Your phone is your car key. Leaving it in the car will allow it to be driven. Turning off BT will stop this behavior, but if someone gets into your car and turns on BT, they're good to drive away.

Maybe leave the phone at home while surfing and just take the card.

 

[gilscales]

I have had to lock my phone in the trunk before and I just power it off and then use the key card

 

[davewill]

Your phone is your car key. Leaving it in the car will allow it to be driven. Turning off BT will stop this behavior, but if someone gets into your car and turns on BT, they're good to drive away.

Maybe leave the phone at home while surfing and just take the card.

Or turn on pin to drive as an extra security step.

 

[boaterva]

I always use PIN on my X since the fobs are more susceptible to the copying hack but I recommend it to everyone as a security measure. If you are leaving ‘keys’ in the car, no reason you can’t enable it for that one time if you don’t want to use it all the time.

I would have expected the phone locked in the trunk to let you open the car doors and do everything. I suspect it was a function of the phone model BT range and I might try with my phone to see but the point is clear, put the phone in airplane mode and secure the car.

A reminder that was noted in the OP which is often overlooked: when using the card key you need to use it to lock the car also. We’re so used to walk away lock that we need to remember to lock with the card if using it.

 

[alseTrick]

Maybe leave the phone at home while surfing and just take the card.

Definitely not this. Too many scenarios where that phone might be a necessity.

 

[mickle]

I noticed that if my phone is left in the car and the vehicle is locked with the card, I am still able to unlock the rear trunk without the card nearby. Is this normal? I am not able to unlock any of the doors, just the rear trunk. Any workarounds? Maybe turning off Bluetooth or something?

Kinda a bummer since I don’t like carrying stuff when I’m out on a run or surfing.

Try locking by opening the drivers door, pressing the lock icon on the top of the screen, then exiting. Maybe it will work differently? This is how I always exit the car, as my phone doesn't work and I don't like using the card key on exit.

 

[And123wAb1]

Lol turning off the phone completely blew past my mind. I did this with no issues. Also tried with the phone in airplane mode w/ Bluetooth off and it worked as well.

Thanks everyone!