jamie_p Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Right so I got this new 70 plate fiesta st-line. As most cars nowadays have auto central locking when moving over a certain speed (5mph ish). Is there any way to enable this feature cos half of the time I forget to lock my doors when I start driving... Any help much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I never lock my doors when I'm driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st line x 140 driver Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Bobr said: I never lock my doors when I'm driving. You haven't been car jacked yet bob 😁 - always lock car when driving there's nutters about! There is a setting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 7 hours ago, st line x 140 driver said: You haven't been car jacked yet bob 😁 - always lock car when driving there's nutters about! 6'2", 13.5 stone, ex army, ex copper - bring it on. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 48 minutes ago, Bobr said: 6'2", 13.5 stone, ex army, ex copper - bring it on. Lol, but remember what Mark Twain said: "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog"!😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke4efc Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 What sort of rough area do you guys live in?!? Btw the doors never unlock unless you open them from the inside. That includes if you've crashed your car, set you unconscious and is now on fire but because you have auto-locking doors no passers by can open the door to get you out. So you can either risk having your car jacked (unlikely) or crash it and be burned alive (equally unlikely). Still, I know which scenario I'd rather have... I've not had my hands on a mk8 yet, but if its like every previous focus and fiesta then its a programmable option in Forscan rather than a setting in the car. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Of course the doors unlock in the event of a crash detection, it's been that way for years lol. Not to mention a passer by could probably break a window in that scenario. I always keep doors locked myself, have enabled driveaway locking on all the Focus's and Golf's I've had so far... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 30 minutes ago, Luke4efc said: I've not had my hands on a mk8 yet, but if its like every previous focus and fiesta then its a programmable option in Forscan rather than a setting in the car. Yes, I think you're right Luke. My previous (VW group) car had this feature but I've never found anything in the settings menu on the Fiesta. (I think there's another thread on here somewhere that went into quite a lot of detail on this, couldn't find it though!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjay1 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Auto locking is programmable via forscan mine activates at 15mph mk7.5 there is also a re trigger function that relocks the car if you stop and somebody gets in or out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Isn't there a door locking button on the drivers door next to the electric window module ? Are we getting that lazy now that we can't press a button 🤣 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Heaton Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 My take is always that it should a choice. I've seen several thefts from queueing cars down the years and it doesn't matter if you're the size of Brian Shaw, the scrotes are gone down the road in a second. Locking the doors is a habit for me but as so many other things are now automated why not this one? There are many other driver "aids" I'd happily do without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eng_Ahmad1986 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 unless factory disabled, there should be an option in your cluster menu to enable disable auto locking/unlocking , here in Egypt all mk8 fiestas came with the feature enabled and you can disable it anytime from vehicle settings menu . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace1969 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I always lock mine just press the button and as for if in an accident as said above don't they unlock if in a crash. I would like Auto-lock on mine as loads of cars are doing it with auto unlock on a crash. You can be strong/fit/etc but it only takes some sort of weapon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 22 hours ago, Luke4efc said: What sort of rough area do you guys live in?!? You never know Luke. I used to live in Sneinton, one of the roughest areas of Nottingham, and never had a problem. Two years ago I moved to Nuthall in Notts, known as a relatively quiet area. Since then I've had my car stolen and my daughter's was broken into outside my house. I've been obliged to fit CCTV with floodlights. I've also had to sort out a group of youths who were constantly hanging about outside the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Bobr said: You never know Luke. I used to live in Sneinton, one of the roughest areas of Nottingham, and never had a problem. Two years ago I moved to Nuthall in Notts, known as a relatively quiet area. Since then I've had my car stolen and my daughter's was broken into outside my house. I've been obliged to fit CCTV with floodlights. I've also had to sort out a group of youths who were constantly hanging about outside the house. Thieving scores never pinch on there own patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollyandy Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Forscan is your friend here, just enable Autolock in the as built IPC menu, and under the locks tab in vehicle settings there will now be the option to turn auto locking on or off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT70 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Yep, Forscan and a suitable lead program IPC (For Menu) and BCM for funtionality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 10:16 AM, Eric Bloodaxe said: Lol, but remember what Mark Twain said: "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog"!😀 I have a saying, Roger, that stood me in good stead policing the streets of Nottingham for 30 years: 'Twice armed is he whose cause is just but thrice armed he who gets his blow in fust.' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanC2 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 hour ago, DaveT70 said: Yep, Forscan and a suitable lead program IPC (For Menu) and BCM for funtionality Has programming the IPC been fixed in FORScan? I read quite a lot of posts saying that it was failing part way through. I changed my wife's Fiesta to auto-lock a couple of weeks ago. I just changed it in the BCM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 26 minutes ago, Bobr said: I have a saying, Roger, that stood me in good stead policing the streets of Nottingham for 30 years: 'Twice armed is he whose cause is just but thrice armed he who gets his blow in fust.' Nice one, Bob!😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT70 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, AlanC2 said: Has programming the IPC been fixed in FORScan? I read quite a lot of posts saying that it was failing part way through. I changed my wife's Fiesta to auto-lock a couple of weeks ago. I just changed it in the BCM. Works on the daughter's 2018 OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavroz Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Think autolocking has been talked over in a couple of other threads. Again, neither myself or the Mrs lock the doors normally when driving or would want autolock. The only time she locks her doors is when she picks me up from the pub in normal times as I usually keep her waiting as strangely i never hear my phone ring or vibrate in my pocket.... oh well..... she forgets after a day or two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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