Category: Dead Key FOBS

New Lexus video added to our YouTube channel

Lexus NX key hole cover

New Lexus video We’ve added a new Lexus video to our YouTube channel covering 2023 and newer Lexus NX, RX, RZ, and TX models whose key fob batteries have died. These models hide the key hole in a very awkward fashion but we demonstrate the back-up processes needed to open and start them. There is …

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Alfa Romeo back-up entry and start review complete

Alfa Romeo back-up We have completed a full review of Alfa Romeo back-up entry and start processes and find that the company has not changed any of those processes. These back-up processes are necessary in keyless start vehicles in the inevitable event of the battery in the key fob dying. The last model introduced to …

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New Honda, Acura video added to YouTube

Honda, Acura video We just added a new Honda, Acura video to our YouTube channel with help for 2024 Prologue or ZDX electric vehicle (EV) drivers replacing the battery in their key fob. These two EVs are rebadged General Motors models and use a key fob identical to a Cadillac key fob introduced in 2021. …

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Honda open and start review finds new uses for updated door handle

Honda open and start Once we completed an Acura review a week ago it became necessary to do the same for Honda models. And that review of Honda open and start back-up processes added three new models to the updated door handle. Back-up open and start processes are necessary in keyless start vehicles when the …

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Acura back-up pages reset

Acura back-up Both of our Acura back-up open and start pages have been cleaned up and reset. So you are aware, the pages also host Honda back-up information. The back-up open and start pages hold procedures made necessary by the key fobs losing their battery power. While adding back-up start information to Acura, it was …

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Acura open and start review reveals two surprises

Acura open and start We just completed a review of 2025 and 2026 Acura open and start back-up processes and note a surprising change and a surprise period. Back-up open and start processes are necessary in the event that the battery in the key fob dies. We noticed a slight change to the start process …

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Acura adds the ADX model to its lineup, prompts page checks

ADX model We spotted an Acura ADX model on the road a few days ago, and it was one we were not aware of. So, a little digging and we find that it is new for 2025. So, this prompts a check of symbols and key fobs. First, it uses the driver’s door handle currently …

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