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Emergency start options changed in two Kia models

Emergency start locations. For a decade, Kia has used the simplest emergency start processes ever created -- touch the key…

2 days ago

Telluride emergency open now copies the EV9

Emergency open. A full review 2026 Kia emergency open procedures finds a single change. What will be the 2027 Telluride…

3 days ago

Kia spreading new key fobs across the lineup

New key fobs. We've begun a review of all 15 Kia models and model variations and have come across one…

5 days ago

An important lesson or two on key fob battery life

Key fob battery Given that half our focus is on the key fob battery, I've kept several in my kit,…

2 weeks ago

Time to replace the Kia’s key fob battery

Fob battery As posted about 10 days ago, the key fob battery for the Kia was nearing the end of…

2 weeks ago

Key fob oddity resolved

Key fob issue A truly odd thing happened with my key fob today, which fortunately turned out to have a…

3 weeks ago

Many changes found in Ford emergency start review

Emergency start A full review of Ford emergency start or back-up start procedures found four new back-up slot locations. Expedition,…

2 months ago

Ford emergency entry review for 2026 finished

Ford entry A review of 2026 models of Ford emergency entry procedures, made necessary in the event the battery in…

2 months ago

Three new GMC emergency start processes added

GMC emergency start A review of GMC emergency start processes for 2025 and 2026 models finds three new emergency back-up…

2 months ago

GMC emergency open review sends us back to 2024

GMC emergency open A review of 2025 and 2026 GMC emergency open processes prompted a re-check of 2024. Sure enough,…

2 months ago