Possibly you have had that fear: half a second after your vehicle door locks shut, you realize that the car is all secure and your keys are inside the car. What to do? How can you now make it home? Do you remember if you have a replacement set of keys? All of those things float through your brain aside from the most immediate conundrum: How are you going to unlock the doors?
The easiest open your car is to locate your duplicate set of keys. Generally, at the time you purchase your car, you get two sets of keys. One set you keep with you, and the duplicate ought to be squirreled away somewhere secure. If you know a neighbor who can retrieve the spare key and bring it to your car, then all you have lost is a bit of time stuck by your car, and a little pride.
However, maybe you don't have any friends able to run this errand, or maybe your replacement key is missing. Your second best option is to call your insurance, if you have road service, or any roadway assistance service. If your vehicle is still covered by the standard warranty, then you probably still have a roadway assistance included. If that doesn't apply to you, but you or anyone in the vehicle belongs to a towing club, then that provider can drive to your location to help.
Your third alternative for help is to hire a locksmith. He will quickly come out and unlock your car door without the key. But, that kind of assistance call could cost more dough than you are ready to spend, specifically after everyday business hours.
Your last alternative is to find a way to pop the lock on the spot. You will want to try this on a car door that isn't used on a regular basis, perhaps the back passenger side, just in case something goes wrong. You will need an unfolded wire clothes hanger, or something that resembles it, with a long, slim arm and a strong bend on one end. If it's dark you will require a flashlight or other light source. You also will most likely require something small but unimportant, for instance a ballpoint pen.
Pry the black, rubbery weather strip on the bottom of the window and hold the spot open by wedging the pen or pencil into place. Peer down along the gap you created into your car door. You will see an aluminum rod that works the door lock. Very deliberately shimmy the hanger hook-side down into the space in the door. Maneuver the hook to grab the iron rod and shimmy the metal rod in the same direction that the door unlocks from the interior. When the car unlocks, very deliberately slide the clothes hanger and the pencil out of the door and open your vehicle.
The best course of action is to put in place a back-up plan in case your keys get locked in the car again!
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