Reprogramming the security system?

2007 Sonata

Today, I was standing under an overhang at a local Walmart, looking
out at an incredibly fierce thunderstorm that was blowing through. The
rain was torrential, and was mixed with a little hail. I knew I was
going to get wet, so I figured I'd be prepared and try to minimize the
soaking.

I pressed the Unlock on the remote, to confirm the car was the one I
thought it was, then I pressed it again, to unlock all the doors. I
then waited for a break in the car traffic, and made a dash for the
car. Getting to it, I pulled the handle, and found it was locked. Of
course, before I made the dash, I had put the keys back in my pocket,
so here I am, with three bags of stuff in my right hand, the keys in
my right pocket, resulting in a lot of fumbling and a LOT of soaking.

What I would like to know is whether or not it is possible to have the
security system reprogrammed to stop the doors from locking again
after a few seconds. I'd like it to not relock at all, but would
settle for a delay of a couple or five minutes.

 

I've never used my Hyundai fob until now. It certainly does re-lock. I had
a remote starter installed (Code Alarm) and the fob will lock or unlock the
doors but does not have the relock feature.

Locking car door is an invitation for damage anyway so I don't bother.

 

The re-lock delay is 30 seconds, which is quite a bit of time. It's not
difficult to plan your moves when you know what the time interval is.

 

It's far too short, IMO. I'd prefer no relock at all, but 2 to 5
minutes would be tolerable.

There will be a Command Start installed before winter, so here's
hoping it will replace the Hyundai remote with something better.

 

Why wait for winter? Kind of nice even to have the AC running for a minute
on a really sunny day.

 

I agree. If I unlock my car, I trust myself to want that car unlocked. I
don't want some engineer deciding for me that the car should re-lock itself
after some time interval. There is a point where cute engineering just goes
too far.

 

The point of relocking is to combat against *unknown* unlocking. This
typically occurs when another object in a persons pocket or purse
depresses the unlock button unintentionally and without the knowledge of
the person.

There's also no way to program the system to operate without doing this.
At the very least, I'll agree that this would be a handy feature to have
the ability to disable or adjust.

 

My car with the Code Alarm remote starter does not do that. Nor does it
flash the same lights. I don't know if that was intentional or not or how
they set up the system. I don't lock my car much anyway, but I'd not want
it to re-lock on me.

..Just my opinion, but locking a car has little or no benefit. A pro will
steal it anyway. I know three people that have had their locked and alarmed
cars stolen while parked less than 30 feet from them. I've had my cars
"broke into" twice, and the total loss was $10 can of oil in the back seat
of one of them. Others had broken windows, slashed convertible tops, pried
doors, etc. Locking will keep out kids under the age of 12. Maybe.

 

I agree with all about the re-lock programming. It should be changed to
allow modification or removal.

And Edwin, your opinion about locking the car is valid, but can vary
from place to place. Where I live, kids (18 and under) are the big
issue with stuff getting stolen out of cars. They only get the cars
that are unlocked. If a pro wants my car, or the stuff in it, locked or
unlocked won't stop them, and it may or may not reduce the damage. But
it definitely keeps the kids out in an area where that is the real
concern.

I should add that my car is garage kept and is always unlocked at home,
but most in my area don't have that luxury.

Eric