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Nissan Car Lounge - Almera, Juke, Latio, Qashqai, Sylphy, Teana Owners => Latio => Topic started by: Ender on October 06, 2008, 12:33:03 PM
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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..
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i want to vote "i do not even know there is such feature" :bleh:
now i know liao
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i want to vote "i do not even know there is such feature" :bleh:
now i know liao
Base on your feedback, add on one more option...
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This is standard feature in all cars since the 80s.
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like nt very useful leh. my msian fren told me they can easily "unlock" by using force, dunno hw true ::)
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Highly possible.
It is just a deterent.
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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...
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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.
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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..
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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.
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i want to vote "i do not even know there is such feature" :bleh:
now i know liao
I also dunno. :blush:
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 :yehyeh: :yehyeh: :yehyeh:" (my previous steering lock not able to fit in latio car due to dashboard to high up liao...)
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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 !
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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.
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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 :yehyeh: :yehyeh: :yehyeh:" (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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
It is inbuilt into every modern car. The ignition knob is the knob you turned to start your engine.
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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.
so to unlock>> must turn left and right BEFORE turning the switch rite????
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so to unlock>> must turn left and right BEFORE turning the switch rite????
To unlock, turn right just a little, and turn your ignition knob forward to release.
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small motorbike also have this feeature long time ago but you have to turn first then lock. I only use it on bike not car coz I dont like to turn steering when the car was parked.
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small motorbike also have this feeature long time ago but you have to turn first then lock. I only use it on bike not car coz I dont like to turn steering when the car was parked.
same here, I don't like to turn the steering wheel too much when the car is parked and engine off. Isn't the steering wheel very heavy with the engine off, and hence the power steering off? newbie here so not very sure, but the chance is higher that something goes wrong and spoils with repeated turning with the power steering off, right?
I haven't tried the steering lock for my new car, but I always engage the steering lock on my old Nissan Micra ( when I was in UK), and it was a simple jiggle of the steering wheel when the wheels are straightened and the ignition key out of the socket.
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same here, I don't like to turn the steering wheel too much when the car is parked and engine off. Isn't the steering wheel very heavy with the engine off, and hence the power steering off? newbie here so not very sure, but the chance is higher that something goes wrong and spoils with repeated turning with the power steering off, right?
I haven't tried the steering lock for my new car, but I always engage the steering lock on my old Nissan Micra ( when I was in UK), and it was a simple jiggle of the steering wheel when the wheels are straightened and the ignition key out of the socket.
Hi jaster/all,
It's perfectly ok (at least for me) to lock the steering (even purposely turn another 360 deg before turning to 2 clock direction, this is more effective way as mentioned by lyh1280) but do all of these before u turn off the engine lah... :smile:
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Did something silly yesterday. Tried locking it but fail to read the second part about this threat on UNlocking it ;)
Ok, so must "shake" it before turning the ignition. Will take this additional precaution in my Northern travel this weekend!
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Did something silly yesterday. Tried locking it but fail to read the second part about this threat on UNlocking it ;)
Ok, so must "shake" it before turning the ignition. Will take this additional precaution in my Northern travel this weekend!
You don't really have to shake. Just turn the wheel right a little bit and hold it to release the ignition knob.
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Ahh, i see. Thanks!
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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.
Hi Ender
I see, this sound similar to my 1st Wira car in Msia. I will try that ... thanks for info.
Regards.
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Any recommendation for add-on steering lock?
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Actualy the best way to deter and delay vehicle theft is to remove the connection terminal at your battery after you have parked your car, so that your car cannot even be started. Which car thief would think that the battery terminals are disconnected or bother to open the bonnet to check? ;D
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Actualy the best way to deter and delay vehicle theft is to remove the connection terminal at your battery after you have parked your car, so that your car cannot even be started. Which car thief would think that the battery terminals are disconnected or bother to open the bonnet to check? ;D
Thanks for your suggestion, but I think Mr Bean's method of removing the steering wheel is much more convienent. No need to open bonnet, no need of tools such as spanner, and no need to get hands dirty.
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There are such after market steering wheels available.
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hi all, still waiting for gd recommendation for gd steering lock lei! Cheap & gd one!
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since you go Malaysia often, you can see what the Malaysians use in their cars
those should be good
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Thanks for your suggestion, but I think Mr Bean's method of removing the steering wheel is much more convienent. No need to open bonnet, no need of tools such as spanner, and no need to get hands dirty.
Hi Ender & Clarence & guys,
Huh, these ideas are superb. I like it.
But, if we keep on removing & fixing back the steering, i think is more scary aso. What if one day we are blur king and din fix it back nicely and the whole steering drop out while we half way driving it... etc......
Regards.
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since you go Malaysia often, you can see what the Malaysians use in their cars
those should be good
hi Silver, hv seen some real gd 1 but the price @~RM200 which i fd it too expensive. My previous 1 only cost me <RM$20 but very sad it's can't fit to Latio lei..
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hi all, still waiting for gd recommendation for gd steering lock lei! Cheap & gd one!
I got mine for about $10 during an autobac sales. But with a mallet, you can actually know out my lock. I think all those steering lock all can be disable with brute force. I still use it in malaysia as a deterrent, since it birght red, easily seen from outside. The real lock is the Latio own inbuilt steering column. This without i-key cannot unlock, if they use brute force, they may damage the steering column.
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As a further deterent against vehicle theft, you can choose to park head in and turn your steering wheel to the extreme right or left when parked.
This makes it more difficult for the thief to tow your car away.
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As a further deterent against vehicle theft, you can choose to park head in and turn your steering wheel to the extreme right or left when parked.
This makes it more difficult for the thief to tow your car away.
The park head in , turn wheel extreme is for towed away type of theft. It has no effect for those break-in type. Steering lock + Latio Steering column lock are for the break in type. The type of carkpark would determine which method to use. Like the those resort in desaru, open air type with lots of space for tow truck to manevre, maybe can use the park head in method. But for those narrow carpark, where it
s impossible for tow truck to enter or manuvre, the latio steering column lock makes more sense to me at least. Some of malaysia shopping complex (like the Tebrau Jusco) nowadays has very tight security, a tow truck entering would stand out prominently. Avoid parking at ulu open carpark
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hi Ender, for sure Jusco will take a good care of security at the shopping complex as they hv very valuable customers from Sg mah....
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hi Ender, for sure Jusco will take a good care of security at the shopping complex as they hv very valuable customers from Sg mah....
yup, in such situtation, the park head in, steer to the extreme makes no sense to me and this method does not allow you to engage the latio steering column lock.. A tow truck entering this carpark really stands out prominently on their radar.. I'll opt of steering column lock in this case.
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i think the best locking device is lock at ur brake pedal..... if u lock on ur steering,thief so easy to break out coz steering is soft and without hard steel inside to prevent hurt on driver while accident. brake pedal steel is very very robust,imagine if ur pedal broken to 2 pieces,it will be very danger...so manufacturer done the steel which is not possible to brake them down in short time....so if want to buy ur lock....lock ur brake pedal.....
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i think the best locking device is lock at ur brake pedal..... if u lock on ur steering,thief so easy to break out coz steering is soft and without hard steel inside to prevent hurt on driver while accident. brake pedal steel is very very robust,imagine if ur pedal broken to 2 pieces,it will be very danger...so manufacturer done the steel which is not possible to brake them down in short time....so if want to buy ur lock....lock ur brake pedal.....
Just lock link your accelerator with your brake pedal can liao lor.
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i still duno how to use ahahahahahah
teach meeeee tried so many times
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The park head in , turn wheel extreme is for towed away type of theft. It has no effect for those break-in type. Steering lock + Latio Steering column lock are for the break in type. The type of carkpark would determine which method to use. Like the those resort in desaru, open air type with lots of space for tow truck to manevre, maybe can use the park head in method. But for those narrow carpark, where it
s impossible for tow truck to enter or manuvre, the latio steering column lock makes more sense to me at least. Some of malaysia shopping complex (like the Tebrau Jusco) nowadays has very tight security, a tow truck entering would stand out prominently. Avoid parking at ulu open carpark
I remember there is a car robbery case at Jusco before... :glare:
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I remember there is a car robbery case at Jusco before... :glare:
Jusco got alot of break in with windows smashed. Forward head in park won't help.