Category: Dead Key FOBS

Kia back up entry update includes a new entry method

Kia back up entry update We have a new Kia back up entry update and, very much like we stated for Hyundai, the new processes make us wish they’d make up their minds. Back up entry processes are necessary for those moments when the key fob’s battery dies, which happens all too often. There is …

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Video page overhaul nearly complete

Video page overhaul We just completed a major video pages overhaul that results in the removal of one page and an attempt at a table of contents (TOC) that made a mess of the whole remaining page. We did find a TOC generator plug-in that we will attempt to use on another day. The move …

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Hyundai Motor Grp repeats irksome mechanical key problem in new Genesis models

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Mechanical key problem We just completed an update of Genesis back up entry processes, made necessary when the battery in the key fob dies, and we are discouraged to say that the parent company has repeated the mechanical key problem we feel now exists in the Hyundai line. When we get to Kia models later …

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Replacing a General Motors key fob battery

General Motors key fob battery We recently added a new video replacing a General Motors key fob battery. The fob is used in various Buick, Chevrolet and GMC models and Cadillac uses a mirror version of the same fob. The fob uses a larger battery than is typically seen, a CR 2450. It will last …

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Hyundai back up entry update adds a new entry method and mechanical key problem

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Hyundai back up entry update We have a new Hyundai back up entry update and the new processes make us wish they’d make up their minds. Back up entry processes are necessary for those moments when the key fob’s battery dies, which happens all too often. There is a brand new way to expose the …

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Updated Open and Start GMC video dropped on our YouTube channel

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Open and Start GMC We have updated our video on our YouTube channel demonstrating how to open and start GMC trucks and SUVs with a dead key fob battery, covering procedural changes in 2021 through 2024 models. These include are the Acadia, Canyon, Hummer, Sierra, Terrain, and Yukon. The update is necessary due to changes …

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Updated Open and Start Audi A3 and Q3 video dropped on our YouTube channel

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Open and Start Audi A3 and Q3 We recently updated our video demonstrating how to open and start Audi A3 and Q3 with a dead key fob battery. As of 2020, the models hide the key hole behind a cap at the back of the driver’s door handle, but we get you past this obstacle. …

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