This afternoon I was getting gas and my doors automatically locked while I was in the middle of pumping my fuel. Is that some sort of security measure? Does my car know that the key fob was out of the car?

This has happened before and I do not understand why.

BTW I drive an 04 auto

 

The only time I have seen that happen is when I unlock my doors, but do not open them. i gues it is a security feature so that your car does not sit unlocked just in case you accidentally hit the unlock button. Other than that, I do not know why it would do it.

 

if you shut off your engine and take the key(with the fob) out of the car, it will automatically lock after a few minutes and yes its a security measure.

 

same here

 

It's a security feature, I think it takes like 1 min 30 sec with no activity to lock. And I don't know if it doesn't do it if your fob is in the car, so be careful.

 

if you have the intel key the door will never lock with the fob inside

 

Does my car know the key is outside the car because I remote unlock it after closing the door? You know, press the unlock button twice to open the gas cap? Interesting...

 

I guess my question now is "how does the G know I have the key fob in hand" when it is an 04 without the intelli key stuff?

 

when ever you turn off the car and take the key out once you close the door if you press unlock from that point (like to unlock the gas door) after a couple of mins the doors will lock on there own

 

u can unlock the gas door with the unlock button? i didn't know that? do u hold the button down on the second time?

 

I cannot directly open the gas cover with the key fob but I need to press the unlock button twice, then press on the gas cover to access the gas cap.

Am I making sense?

 

that happens every time i fill the tank up. I think if you push the unlock button on the door, it wont do that. I always forget though, and have to push unlock twice on the key fob to get the gas door unlocked. I wish they just had a button for the gas door.

 

Yes I agree....