Category: Dead Key FOBS

Review of 2026 Toyota models finds no back-up entry and start updates

Back-up entry and start We’ve begun to gather jump start information for Toyota and Lexus electric vehicles (EVs) and it made for a good time to review back-up entry and start processes for both company’s models. After all, if the vehicle needs a jump start, likely as not you are at least locked out! Back-up …

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Polestar back-up open page now stands alone

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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Open a Polestar with a Dead Key Fob

Polestar key card

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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Volvo, Polestar now have their own back-up start pages

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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Start a Polestar with a Dead Key Fob

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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Two additions made to Volvo back-up start options

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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Volvo back-up open procedures updated through 2026

Volvo back-up open While rounding up information on Volvo electric vehicle (EV) jump-start procedures, we’ve found the need to update the Volvo back-up open procedures. Why? In effect, due to two of the very EVs we need to cover! As of 2025, the EX30 and EX90 ditch the key fob in use since 2017 in …

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