Kia Access The Kia Niro is plugged in for its ~weekly charge, which is an excuse to open the Kia Access app, at which point I come face to face with what is lost since the initial free trial ended. And I now know what it will cost to get some functionality back. Looking at …
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Electronic latches Just a week or so after finding that China is rumored to be considering a ban on electronic latches (door handles), particularly those that conceal themselves (flush handles), comes news from Reuters that the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) is investigating possible door handle issues in over 170,000 Tesla Model Ys. And …
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Polestar back-up open We’ve created a new page so as to separate Volvo and Polestar. A Polestar back-up open page now stands alone. Back-up open and start procedures are made necessary to account for the batteries in key fobs dying, as they commonly do. This change, and the recent separation of the two brands back …
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How to Open a Polestar with a Dead Key Fob Getting into a Polestar with a key fob that is not working is an evolving landscape, but we have what you need on this page! And until 2025 it starts with a mechanical key. First, if you are already inside, click here for help getting …
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Back-up start pages After updating the Volvo back-up start processes, it became obvious that Polestar, which shared the page, and Volvo needed their own separate back-up start pages. We added two new back-up processes to Volvo. The new processes belong to the EX30 and EX90 electric vehicles. These vehicles use rechargeable key tags rather than …
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How to Start a Polestar with a Dead Key Fob Back-up start processes for Polestar models keeps changing seemingly each year, but we have you covered. But first, if you are still locked out, click here for help getting inside! Second, for video help, click here. Finally, if you need or want another manufacturer, click …
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Volvo back-up start Continuing our update of Volvo back-up start and open processes results in the addition of two new options. With the introduction of the EX30 and EX90 electric vehicle (EV) models comes some interesting and disturbing developments. We discussed the disturbing in a previous post, as there is no longer a mechanical key …
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Marc Favreau
The author has 30+ years of automotive experience and has assembled the most extensive collection of symbols and warning lights anywhere (over 1,000!) and can help you open and start any keyless start car with a dead key fob battery. BA, St. Joseph's, ME: MS, RPI, NY
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