Latio in built Steering lock

[Ender]

Call me slow, I just discover this feature a couple of months back, after more than a year of driving latio. And I have been using it everytime since, both in Singapore and malaysia. It's so easy to activate, that's why I do it every time. With the Ignition key to LOCK, Turn just about 2 O'clock turn to the right till you hear a click sound..

[twelfth]

i want to vote "i do not even know there is such feature" 
now i know liao

[Ender]

i want to vote "i do not even know there is such feature" 
now i know liao

Base on your feedback, add on one more option...

[clarence]

This is standard feature in all cars since the 80s.

[law]

like nt very useful leh. my msian fren told me they can easily "unlock" by using force, dunno hw true 

[clarence]

Highly possible.

It is just a deterent.

[burnolise]

Call me slow, I just discover this feature a couple of months back, after more than a year of driving latio. And I have been using it everytime since, both in Singapore and malaysia. It's so easy to activate, that's why I do it every time. With the Ignition key to LOCK, Turn just about 2 O'clock turn to the right till you hear a click sound..

And how do u unlock it? Why do u wan to lock it in the first place...tot most car nowadays cannot be ignitied without the electronic transmission from ur key.....so without the key, the car cannot start at all....keyless entry or not...

[Ender]

And how do u unlock it? Why do u wan to lock it in the first place...tot most car nowadays cannot be ignitied without the electronic transmission from ur key.....so without the key, the car cannot start at all....keyless entry or not...

You have to jiggle the steering while you turn on the ignition to release it.  It just a additional deterrent which is just easily activated without much effort.

[Ender]

like nt very useful leh. my msian fren told me they can easily "unlock" by using force, dunno hw true 

I know the physical steering lock, those baseball bat type, hook  type can be disable via force. But the invisible steering lock of latio, might destroy the steering wheel if use too much force..

[Ender]

This is standard feature in all cars since the 80s.

Not many lation knows that, coz I been reading here that people recommend  to activate steering lock is to turn fully to the right or left. When in actual fact in just only 2 O'clock turn to the right.

[Jazz]

i want to vote "i do not even know there is such feature" 
now i know liao

I also dunno. 

[alangohek]

Not many lation knows that, coz I been reading here that people recommend  to activate steering lock is to turn fully to the right or left. When in actual fact in just only 2 O'clock turn to the right.

I have read somewhere that parking the car with steering wheel turn fully to the right or left over a prolonged period of time will cause alignment problem to the steering. Any guys can advise.

[limck007]

KAOZ... i dsont never know got this function...

eh 1 question>>> ignition key to lock>> what position is that??? ==> the TOTALLY switch off position or the halfway mark b4 the engine starts (where by the panel's LEDs all light up)?>??hehe

 i also heard my frens mention that if ur wheels are slacked when u parked, ur steering will be misalign

[Ender]

eh 1 question>>> ignition key to lock>> what position is that??? ==> the TOTALLY switch off position or the halfway mark b4 the engine starts (where by the panel's LEDs all light up)?>??hehe

Basicaly totally off engine.

[LatioR]

I know the physical steering lock, those baseball bat type, hook  type can be disable via force. But the invisible steering lock of latio, might destroy the steering wheel if use too much force..

Hi Ender/all,

             Hv been recommended in JB to install special steering lock (which is permanent installed below the steering to somewhere
beside the brake pedal) and with switch to on the car (~must unlock before u actually can start the car), can't really remember the price but sb > RM$500. Not sure anyone there can recommend good lock suitable for latio, "Cheap and Good one ah "  (my previous steering lock not able to fit in latio car due to dashboard to high up liao...)

[lyh1280]

Hi All,

Normally steering lock is more "effective" if u park head-in esp in Malaysia. This is to prevent "tow-truck" theft where they just lift ur car fr the front and tow away. If u park head in first with the steering turned/locked, the car cannot be tow away easily in straight line, probably will bang the side wall/beam/other car park at the side when they tow away from the rear/back of the car. Hope u all get wat i describe here. This is wat i practive always when parking in M'sia.

Cheers !

[Ender]

Hi All,

Normally steering lock is more "effective" if u park head-in esp in Malaysia. This is to prevent "tow-truck" theft where they just lift ur car fr the front and tow away. If u park head in first with the steering turned/locked, the car cannot be tow away easily in straight line, probably will bang the side wall/beam/other car park at the side when they tow away from the rear/back of the car. Hope u all get wat i describe here. This is wat i practive always when parking in M'sia.

Cheers !

Agree, sometimes i do that, but only in open air carpark in malaysia where it's accessible to tow truck. But narrow carpark where tow truck has difficulty to meanuvre, I don't do that, but opt for deterent measures.  but you have described is not steering lock, but just the wheel is turned max. This method does not pose any deterrent to the break-in type of thief.

[Ender]

Hi Ender/all,

             Hv been recommended in JB to install special steering lock (which is permanent installed below the steering to somewhere
beside the brake pedal) and with switch to on the car (~must unlock before u actually can start the car), can't really remember the price but sb > RM$500. Not sure anyone there can recommend good lock suitable for latio, "Cheap and Good one ah "  (my previous steering lock not able to fit in latio car due to dashboard to high up liao...)

Actually the in-built Latio steering lock works rather similar. It has to be unlock, before the engine can start. And it can only be unlock if you have the i-key to turn the ignition knob.

[iagree]

Actually the in-built Latio steering lock works rather similar. It has to be unlock, before the engine can start. And it can only be unlock if you have the i-key to turn the ignition knob.

Hi Ender and guys,

Er, I don't know abt this feature at all.
How to use it?
What is ignition knob? Where is it?

Regards.

[Ender]

Hi Ender and guys,

Er, I don't know abt this feature at all.
How to use it?
What is ignition knob? Where is it?

Regards.

The knob you turn to start engine.. 

My 1st post briefly describe how to activate  it. Basically once you off engine, turn the steering about 2 o'clock till your hear a click sound.