BMW back-up entry A thorough review of BMW back-up entry and start processes for 2025 and 2026 finds few changes. The start process is completely unchanged and is uniform across all models. Back-up open and start processes are a necessary fact of life in the event that the key fob battery goes flat, even in …
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BMW symbols review adds 20 new entries
BMW symbols A thorough review of 2025 and 2026 models resulted in the addition of 20 entries to our BMW symbols page. Oddly, we had to add only a single new image to our collection. Otherwise, the remaining 19 are images made previously vehicles from other manufacturers, primarily Mini. The page now joins most other …
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Million on millions will be driving over the holiday
Driving over the holiday AAA expects that over 73 million people will be driving over the holiday. That a whole lot of travel by car over Thanksgiving, and represents 1.3 million more travelers than last year. Further, AAA warns that those numbers, which already represent nearly 90% of all Thanksgiving travelers, could be higher if …
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New old owner’s manual rant
Owner’s manual Its been some time since we had an owner’s manual to rant about, but we have one now, on a 2008 Audi Q7. We were contacted by the owner of said Audi, actually a 2007 model, which evidently has a mechanical key start back up for the keyless start system. But when he …
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Low charge warning gets duped
Charge warning What has been a traditional low charge waring indicator now has a dual purpose. BMW and Mini are using the yellow/amber/orange version to indicate that the charging station charging power may be restricted or not available. Specifically, a Charging Capacity Limited indicator. The Low Battery Charge Warning indicator is seen when the available …
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BMW ices EV jump starts
EV jump starts BMW owner’s manuals leave no room for EV jump starts. Jump start instructions are as follows: “Have only an authorized service center or another qualified service center or repair shop perform the jump-start.” We’ve assembled videos with instructions for jump starting electric vehicles (EVs) from eight manufacturers thus far. We’re doing this …
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Nissan adds a new back-up open process
Back-up open A full review of 2025 and 2026 Nissan models finds a single back-up open process. A new door handle is found on the 2026 Leaf. The review included back-up start processes. All 2025 and 2026 models use exactly the same process, which is to touch the back of the key fob to the …
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