I Drowned My Key Fob Fourth of July 2024 I managed to do what to do what so many others have done. I took my key fob for a swim — literally. Took off the sunglasses, took off the shirt, took off the shoes and jumped in for about 10 minutes — forgetting my keys …
Category: Dumb Smart Keys
Issues caused by new key technology and some help.
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Stress Can, Will, and Does Put Drivers in Danger
Drivers in Dangers In our last post, we discussed the gap in the knowledge of automotive technology in first responders, as represented by a video from truthaboutcars.com and YouTube. It featured a man pulled over in his Tesla for having a computer mounted on his dashboard. The item is linked here. But as we thought …
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GM Now Uses 17 Differing Back-up Pockets
Too Many Back Up Start Locations GM Now Uses 17 Differing Back-up Pockets! While putting together a review of 2018 push button start models, we discovered that the new GMC Terrain and Acadia had been added, and that this was introduced in the Acadia in 2017. In addition, these two models have hidden key holes, …
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Start a Tesla with a Dead Key Fob or Mobile Phone
How to Start a Tesla with a Dead Key Fob or Mobile Phone This page holds all of the emergency start or back-up start procedures needed for Tesla vehicles if the battery in the key fob dies or if there are electrical signals interfering with the fob. Starting Your Tesla Model S or Model X …
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U.S. Cars Sold Overseas Leave Drivers in the Dark
Drivers in the Dark, Part 1 Over the last several months we have been contacted by two drivers of U.S. cars sold and likely built overseas who could not find a back-up spot to drop the key fob in the event of the fob’s battery dying. Well, a good deal of sleuthing and a hunch …
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Push Button Start — A Little Touch Will Do Ya
Push Button Start So, we recently put together a video about push button or keyless start systems. Why? Well, it may be a bit silly, but its been nagging at us that the results just may be start button failures in the future. You see, no matter what the start button in your push button …
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Disabling a Key Fob Could Prevent Car Theft
Disabling a Fob We came across a video some time ago from Now You Know – linked here – where a Toyota guy highlighted a Toyota key fob feature: Disabling a Key Fob. Press and hold the lock button, and while doing so, press the unlock button twice. This disables the proximity access feature of …
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