Business Man Stuck Inside His Sports Car At Central Mall for three hours

[Rimmer]

Business Man Stuck For Over 3 Hrs In His Sports Car

PATTAYA:--A young business man was helped after he was stuck inside his Mercedes-Benz sports car at the parking lot of the Central Festival mall.

October 18, 2013 [PDN]; Sawangboriboon Foundation rescuers were informed that a man has been stuck inside his sports car for over 3 hours and needed immediate help.

As soon as rescuers arrived at the scene, they asked the man’s girlfriend in order to get an idea on what was happening. She stated that she had unknowingly left the car keys in the trunk, which activated the automatic locking system of the car,

Full story:http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2013/10/19/business-man-stuck-for-over-3-hrs-in-his-sports-car/

--PATTAYA DAILY NEWS 2013-10-20

[Gsxrnz]

I find it strange that in 3 hours he wasn't able to attract someone's attention for assistance. Embarrassed perhaps? Loss of Face?

Where was the girlfriend, off shopping still?

[JoeThePoster]

Breaking the window woulda been cheaper.

[Gsxrnz]

Breaking the window woulda been cheaper.

Probably got bullet-proof glass.

I would have got my Black & Decker skillsaw and made it into a convertible for him.

Actually, I suspect the reason they had to get into the boot to get the key was because the finance company in BKK has the spare key as collateral.

[somchaismith]

How exciting...not!

[mrtoad]

What an idiot.

[gmac]

Hate to see these wannabe hi-so's suffering. That's a Mercedes isn't it, don't they use them as taxi's in most countries?

[uty6543]

What an idiot.

I think that is a bit unfair. I think many of us have locked ourselves out at some time in our life. I once lost my keys on a beach in England luckily they were found and handed in to the police. Was I an idiot? I don't think so these thing happen.

[slapout]

The rescue foundation may be renamed the destruction foundation, by the time this is sorted out. When common sense was handed out, they must have been hidden back in them there hills.

[Rob8891]

Ah! The perceived wisdom of the superior falang.

Makes you feel good, eh, boys?

[richard_smith237]

Wow... there are some sour and jealous characters on this forum...

If he had done the same in an Toyota would some posters feel it necessary to put him down, or was it just that the Car is a Merc some are encouraged to show their jealousy... As to the finance comment... it may surprise some posters who like to think they are the 'saviour' of all those little poor girls out there but many Thai's work hard enough and are wealthy enough to fund their own vehicles outright. And to correct: If financed the banks hold on to the blue book not the second set of keys....

On Topic:

Many cars these days are keyless.... my car has keyless entry. As I was putting shopping in the boot I was getting a little irritated after the boot failed to close 3 times in a row until I realised that I'd left the Key Fob in one of the shopping bags.

Leaving the keys in the boot is easily done and as another poster has mentioned I'm sure most people have had key related issues before. However, I thought modern cars had safety features installed to prevent this type of occurrence, certainly my car with keyless entry does as I found out by accident, I also can't lock the car from the outside with the Key Fob in the car.

[soi41]

What an idiot.

I think that is a bit unfair. I think many of us have locked ourselves out at some time in our life. I once lost my keys on a beach in England luckily they were found and handed in to the police. Was I an idiot? I don't think so these thing happen.

Try to read the op again! Only this time very s l o w l y ! He was locked in the car!

If you are an idiot or not, I will let others be the judge.

[mancub]

Sems to me that if anyone is the idiot ,then it's the girlfriend .Anyway , 3 hrs is a long time...... or maybe they are the only couple in the country not in possession of mobile phones.

Expect to see this enacted in a thai soap opera in the near future.

[Rooo]

Why didn't they ring a Mercedes dealer? With this sort of car you get 24 hour assistance.

[alocacoc]

Breaking the window woulda been cheaper.

And then? Probably he want his keys anyway.

[PeterSmiles]

Did anyone consider disconnecting the battery ? I think that there is a safety measure build in that when you lose battery power, the locks are automatically deactivated.

[Patje]

I think it's very hard to lock you inside of a car.... safety features .... he must be confused in his new car and did panic

[Patje]

He did not have a cell phone?

Every kid does have one nowadays

[Songhua]

Is there no manual release for the boot inside the car?

Mine (not a Merc) has two - a button in the glove box or pull down the rear centre arm rest, reach in and pull a grab handle.

[indothai]

Something is wrong with this story.

- He could have unlocked the door from the inside to get out. I'm pretty sure someone could have given him some instructions before damaging the car. Couldn't someone have help call a Benz dealer for instructions?

- Don't these new cars come with electronic keys that prevent this sort of thing. It's almost impossible for me to "accidentally" leave my key in the car and "accidentally" lock myself in or out, Nissan March / Honda CR-V / Toyota Camry.

[richard_smith237]

Is there no manual release for the boot inside the car?

Mine (not a Merc) has two - a button in the glove box or pull down the rear centre arm rest, reach in and pull a grab handle.

Mine (also not a Merc) also has a button to open the boot. However, if the electrics are off, the button won't work.... That said - my car will not permit me to lock the keys in the car or the boot.

I reckon the missus walked off with the keys in her handbag and the auto-lock function kicked in while the guy was sat in his car.

[Greer]

What an idiot.

I think that is a bit unfair. I think many of us have locked ourselves out at some time in our life. I once lost my keys on a beach in England luckily they were found and handed in to the police. Was I an idiot? I don't think so these thing happen.

And in any case it wasn't he who locked the keys in the boot...it was his girlfriend.

[Gsxrnz]

Just for fun I googled this problem. It seems that when the Merc is locked by the remote, it disables the engine as well as all functionality inside the car to operate virtually everything, including door unlock, trunk release, window winders, sunroof etc.

I suppose the German boffins assume that if somebody brakes into the car they can't do anything, not even unlock the doors.

However, I'd have thought they'd have been clever enough to program it so that if a weight exceeding say 15kg is sensed on any seat (or an infra red sensor to detect an occupant), the car fails to lock when stationery and chirps a few times to let you know it didn't lock.

Sure, a bummer if you have the golf clubs on the back seat, but better than having to break into the trunk to recover the keys. Or worse, you lock your kid in the car then lock the keys in the trunk in 35+ degree sunshine in the middle of Butfark nowhere and no access to a hammer.

[JulesMad]

It is all speculation, but the following scenario is (Thai) plausible:

Fact: she left the keys in trunk, not him

Fact: after 3 hours Rescue services were called (by who? gf? why wait 3 hours?)

Speculation: maybe the gf needed 3 hours for undisturbed shopping, maybe she takes revenge for something completely else, maybe she is not so smart (as she has proven already), maybe a cocktail of the above plus more...

Anyway, these guys have plenty of money and more than enough (other) toys. Loss of face is involved, for sure!

...and now it is in the paper and TV, so how much loss of face now?.....

[JoeThePoster]

Breaking the window woulda been cheaper.

And then? Probably he want his keys anyway.

He coulda got out in 3mins instead of 3 hours and had it towed to the nearest MB service centre.

[yingyo]

Did anyone consider disconnecting the battery ? I think that there is a safety measure build in that when you lose battery power, the locks are automatically deactivated.

Unlikely.

All a theif has to do is pop the hood and disconnect the battery and all doors open?

[guzzi850m2]

So the morale of the story is don't buy a mercedes benz.

I stick to my truck and save the +5 mill baht or whatever this thing cost here.

[i claudius]

In my car ,i have a little button on the door which unlocks the boot ,and mine didnt cost anywhere near the price of his.

[richard_smith237]

In my car ,i have a little button on the door which unlocks the boot ,and mine didnt cost anywhere near the price of his.

Does your cheap little button work when your car is locked and immobilised ?

Edited October 20, 2013 by richard_smith237

[DD13]

What an idiot.

That's unfair......his GF was the person who was unfortunate in locking the keys in the boot......

He's got a Mercedes on a red plate......good luck to him......he probably has worked hard to get it