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We started getting messages that "Passive Unlock is disabled. "Operate locks manually."
On my Android phone, the details go on to say, "Your vehicle has repeatedly detected an access device but no one has accessed your vehicle. To prevent unwanted unlock and save battery, Auto Lock and Unlock is temporarily disabled."
Here's my speculation...I realize I may be grasping at straws. Is this a new message for a feature that was always there? Of course, I'm referring to the problems we continue to have of 30 to 40 second delay before we can enter the car. No one has provided a satisfactory explanation for this despite numerous complaints from owners. And some owners report that they never have an access delay. So maybe this is an anti-theft feature of some kind (although I struggle to think of the cases where this "feature" would decrease the possibility of theft).
But here's the problem: Our Air is parked in our garage along with another car (brand not mentioned). Two people have unlock on their phones and one of us goes into the garage often but rarely, if ever, enters the Air. That same person goes into the garage to access the other, not Air car. So now the passive lock is disabled for the driver who really wants to access the Air. No can do. "Operate Locks Manually"
This could explain why passive unlock was/is "flaky." Maybe this disabling was always there but there was no warning message.
In any case, what does "Operate Locks Manually" mean?
On my Android phone, the details go on to say, "Your vehicle has repeatedly detected an access device but no one has accessed your vehicle. To prevent unwanted unlock and save battery, Auto Lock and Unlock is temporarily disabled."
Here's my speculation...I realize I may be grasping at straws. Is this a new message for a feature that was always there? Of course, I'm referring to the problems we continue to have of 30 to 40 second delay before we can enter the car. No one has provided a satisfactory explanation for this despite numerous complaints from owners. And some owners report that they never have an access delay. So maybe this is an anti-theft feature of some kind (although I struggle to think of the cases where this "feature" would decrease the possibility of theft).
But here's the problem: Our Air is parked in our garage along with another car (brand not mentioned). Two people have unlock on their phones and one of us goes into the garage often but rarely, if ever, enters the Air. That same person goes into the garage to access the other, not Air car. So now the passive lock is disabled for the driver who really wants to access the Air. No can do. "Operate Locks Manually"
This could explain why passive unlock was/is "flaky." Maybe this disabling was always there but there was no warning message.
In any case, what does "Operate Locks Manually" mean?