Nissan Rogue Forum

Have a weird lifestyle adjustment issue with the keyless entry in our 2008 Rogue SL. Normally its ok, walk up the the car, press the button on the door and get in...but on the weekends when I go out with my wife she frequently has no need to carry her purse with her so she leaves it in the car. Well guess whats in her purse? Yep, the other key. Anyone at any time could walk up to the car, unlock the door, start it and drive away.

I told her about it and she started taking her bag wiht her, but she still doesn''t like to so she tries to hand me her ungoldly mess of a keychain and expects me to carry it in my hand or stuff it into my pocket...which I hate.

So the other day when she did this I popped the fob off the key, put the keys back in her purse and locked the doors, since the fob is the bit with the keyless transponder the risk here is minimal...but I'm still putting my life (or at least my testicles) at risk if I forget to reconnect the fob to her key at the end of the day.

So is it possible to disable the keyless entry buttons on the doors to resolve this problem? I've been using them the past couple weeks since we got the car and I think the fob would be just as easy or easier to use to lock and unlock the car.

Thoughts?

Rather doubt this function can be disabled.

Let me get this straight, reaching in your pocket, pulling out key fob, pressing the unlock button, then putting the fob back in your pocket is easier then just pushing the button on the door?

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Brilliant Silver '11 Rogue SV w/SL AWD

Reaching in my pocket and pushing the button while its in my pocket is how I would do it, but either way its every bit as easy.

The way I see it, I lose no convenience and I dramatically increase my car's security. Plus I can do it at a distance greater than the length of my arm, so when I get to the car, its already unlocked and I can just pull the door handle and open the door for my wife. Invaluable nagging has just been saved if its raining, snowing or windy.

There is also no delay when using the remote. When I use the door button there is a noticable pause when I press the button while the car is probably checking to see if the key is nearby...ditto with the ignition. You have to start to turn it and it locks for an instant while it decides if the key is present and then unlocks the ignition. My guess is its designed this way to help preserve battery life in the remote and the car, but thats just a guess.

Its a neat gizmo, just doesn't integrate with our behavior patterns and it would be a lot easier for me to just disable the unlock buttons instead of changing my wife's behavior.

K. I've tried hitting the button while the fob is in my pocket, but usually hit the panic button instead! I solved my nagging problem by telling him to drive.

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Brilliant Silver '11 Rogue SV w/SL AWD