Keyless Remote Range

[WyrreJ]

The 30-second relock works great for me. If I have any doubt that I locked it, I just hit the button again and forget about it, because I know that if it unlocks, its only for 30 seconds. The chance of someone stealing the car in those 30 seconds is effectively zero.

[mbeach]

Yes, the passive rearm is handy, but does this happen to anyone else:

You unlock the car (with the remote), then you open the rear door (with the key), load stuff in the back, and had the alarm rearm itself while you were loading up.

It's pretty obvious that the rear door is not protected by the factory alarm, or is this just my VX that does this?

[jimbo]

The rear door has nothing to do with the alarm.

This happens to me also. I unlock the door with the remote, not thinking, then open the back and start loading the groceries, then beep, they lock up again before I am even finished.

For some reason this seems to happen most often when it is pouring rain.

This is usually followed closely by me mumbling a certain word that rhymes with duck, as I fumble for the keys again.

I guess the relock feature is another clue that Isuzu knew it was easy to accidentally unlock your doors, as I believe it doesn't work if you just get out of the car and leave, but don't lock the door.

It only relocks when you have unlocked the door, but not opened it within 30 seconds.

[VehiGAZ]

Follow up - I'm about half-way through the door popper install, but not quite done. I forgot how much I love running wires in cars (not).

Anyway, a couple of questions for anyone that might know...

1) what kind of wire should I use to extend the length of the antenna wire? Copper is probably not going to work, but I don't know what would.

2) has anyone ever checked if there was an output from the alarm system activated by the "option" button? If so, I'd wire it to a relay that would pop the read-door solenoid circuit, so I could open the back without the key.

[Moncha]

Actually, just the point of moving the original wire makes a huge difference. If you still want to extend the wire a good computer supply store will have a small guage steel or aluminum wire.. There is a wiring diagram here somewhere for the OEM remote system allowing the option button to work.. I just can't remember where.

[smorris65]

I just got my VX a few weeks ago and have wondered why the doors to not relock, but the alarm does arm itself. I thought this was kinda lame myself.
But i read here that your doors do lock themselves. Can you tell me the setting to make the door's lock automatically?

[Moncha]

Here's a link to the Manuals in the Downloads section.. That will help in learning the operations.

[Raque Thomas]

Actually, just the point of moving the original wire makes a huge difference. If you still want to extend the wire a good computer supply store will have a small guage steel or aluminum wire.. There is a wiring diagram here somewhere for the OEM remote system allowing the option button to work.. I just can't remember where.

Actually, it works with the second click of the unlock button (which normally unlocks the passenger door). I'll see if I can find the post.

[VehiGAZ]

There's a fix for the rear door/alarm/remote lock system quirk... Tone's rear door popper kit. The kit will let you wire the rear door into the interior light circuit, which will do three handy things:

1. Opening the rear door will trigger the alarm (if it's activated)
2. If you unlock the VX with the remote, then open the back door, the system will not relock the front doors on you while you load your groceries
3. Opening the rear door will activate the interior dome light

I just got my kit in the mail last week, but I haven't hooked it up yet.