Locked my Seltos leaving the key inside: How I managed to retreive it

Kept the bag inside and closed the boot for dusting and then the car locked itself with all my keys inside

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Managed to lock the car with keys inside!!

A quick car dusting exercise turned out to be a bigger headache than I imagined. Own a 2022 Seltos iMT HTK+ with keyless entry. Opened the boot without unlocking the car with House and Car keys in the shoulder bag. Kept the bag inside and closed the boot for dusting and then the car locked itself with all my keys inside . Finally, found a flaw with the keyless security system , and was unperturbed as I normally have a spare house key at a friend's place in the society and we both had a function to attend in an hours' time. But as luck would have had it, not the keys that I required.

Now I turned to Kia RSA and was quickly connected. Lady on the phone did mention that an expert technician would be sent as it was related to a Keyless remote issue and some damage (handle breakage) may occur. Requested her to connect with the technician before travelling. Meanwhile, was quickly thinking of visiting Kia Showroom/SC which is less than a Km away for any workaround and browsing Youtube videos on possible entry options into the car.

RSA technician called in 5 mins and understood the issue. He said he wouldn't be able to open the car without breaking the window as new age cars with such security mechanisms are not easy to open e.g sliding down a scale on the drivers window , etc. Now breaking a window or quarter panel glass was something I wasn't prepared for. Decided to either get someone rappel in my house balcony or get a locksmith to work his magic on the door.

Had to spend the night at friends joint and understood the importance of easy accessible spare keys. Things worked out next afternoon as a daredevil did enter my house(with proper safety equipment) and could get to my spare key.

Any alternative suggestions on what could have been done, as some of us may have gone through something similar in the past.

Point to remember: If your car allows to open the boot without opening the car via the keyless remote, make sure that you do not keep the keys inside or ensure to open the car first and then the boot. Hope this helps

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