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How to Start a Smart with a Dead Key Fob Beginning in 2022 with the Smart 1 electric vehicle (EV) Smart models are keyless start and feature 2 very different back-up start methods for starting them if the battery in the key fob has died. But first, if you are still locked outside, click here. …
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Mercedes-Benz Smart cars We have begun the process of adding Mercedes-Benz Smart cars to our dead key fob pages. We just finished a page with text instructions and images helping drivers get inside if the battery in the key fob has died. And the company doesn’t make it easy or obvious. Even the Fortwo models, …
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Getting into your Smart Open a Smart. Smart manufactured the Fortwo model as a two-seater city car a as division of the Mercedes-Benz Group from 1998–2024. Attempts to market the car in North America were abandoned due to poor sales in 2018. First, if you are already inside, click here. Note, if you need another …
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Back-up open We managed to miss the Dodge Charger electric vehicle (EV) when we updated back-up open and start processes for 2024 and 2025 Dodge vehicles. But when we chased down drive by brake after reading about a problem Edmunds had with the car, we realized we missed a confounding issue with getting into the …
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Back-up open With a new door handle on top end models and a new key fob added a few months ago, it was time to create a new back-up open page for Mini. This separates the car maker from its BMW sibling. Back-up open procedures are necessary in keyless start cars for those moments when …
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New door handle A final review of 2025 Mini finds a new door handle. It is effectively a carbon copy of the handle found on the new BMW i4 model, and gives easier access to the key hole for the driver in the event that the key fob battery dies. Beggining in 2025, Mini John …
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Smart back-up start page is now live
Smart back-up We now have a the full set of Smart back-up options, one to get inside and another to get started if the battery in the key fob dies. The Mercedes-Benz and Geeley joint venture is now focused on electric vehicles (EVs), namely the Smart 1, Smart 3, and Smart 5 line of crossover …
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