Frozen key fob I had an interesting conversation with a friend recently. She thought she had a frozen key fob. The fob stopped working without warning and she realized the fob had been sitting on the floor of the vehicle’s center console, which was really, really cold. So, she rubbed the fob in her hands …
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Hyundai emergency open procedures updated
Hyundai emergency open With a revue of 2026 models, Hyundai emergency open procedures now includes a back-up open process for the Ioniq 9. It turns out to match that of the Kia EV9. All other models remain as they were in 2025. Back-up or emergency open procedures become necessary in the event of the battery …
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Fiat revue brings surprises
Fiat revue After the time spent going over the dozen or so Chevrolet models, we thought we’d take our foot off the gas (accelerator) with a Fiat revue. This actually led to a few surprises. So, getting the our work out of the way, the 500e back-up open and start processes have not changed. The …
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Back-up open and start page gets major overhaul
Back-up open and start We’ve just completed a major overhaul of the back-up open and start and page, opting to use the manufacturer logo alongside links to the separate open and start sub-pages. Back-up open and start processes are made necessary by the loss of battery power in key fobs, a common occurrence in today’s …
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Lots of changes to the Chevrolet back-up start page
Chevrolet back-up start A full review of 2025 and 2026 models finds a good number of changes and adjustments to our Chevrolet back-up start page. In fact, we found two that we had simply missed in our 2024 review. Back-up start options and procedures are made necessary by the loss of battery power in a …
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Several changes made to Chevrolet back-up open page
Chevrolet back-up open A review of 2025 and 2026 Chevrolet back-up open processes resulted in several changes to the page. These include a 2024 addition we had somehow missed. We’ll start with the missing piece. The Equinox EV, introduced in 2024, uses a door handle that, while not uncommon in the industry, is way outside …
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Hyundai emergency start page to get a forced overhaul
Hyundai emergency start A review of Hyundai emergency start procedures finds three surprising changes that will force a complete overhaul of the page. The company has for years used the simplest of methods as an emergency back-up start — push the start/stop button with the key fob. Now, Ioniq 9 and Palisade models in 2026 …
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