a vehicle unlocking sequence includes passively authenticating a vehicle user , granting the authenticated vehicle user access to the vehicle and setting the vehicle main switch into an on - state . a vehicle locking sequence includes passively authenticating the vehicle user , configuring the vehicle , upon a first action from the authenticated vehicle user , into a first locking mode whereby access to the vehicle is denied to a non authenticated user , or configuring the vehicle , upon a second action from the authenticated vehicle user , into a second locking mode whereby access to the vehicle is denied to a non authenticated user and the vehicle main switch is set into an off - state .