When to call service and not your salesperson!

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When to call service I wanted to pass along something that happened to me recently, which really pointed out the knowledge gap between salespeople and service personnel, and when to call service! I was trying out a new electric model, BMW‘s iX, and of course I had to ask about how to get at the …

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Buick opening instructions updated

Buick opening instructions We recently updated Buick opening instructions when the battery in the key fob dies. That’s on this page, the Buick dead key fob page. This was necessitated by the new Envista introduced in 2024. Most Buick’s today hide their key holes, but the Envista is a whole new ball game. The key …

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We just dropped a new Mercedes Benz video

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Mercedes Benz video We just added a new Mercedes Benz video to our YouTube channel. It is specifically for 2019 and newer GLE and GLS SUVs as well as 2024 and newer G-Class SUVs with a dead key fob battery and in many cases a hidden key hole. These models are the first to use …

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Rivian Symbols Page Debuts

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Rivian Symbols We have now added a Rivian symbols page covering the R1T pick up and the R1S SUV models. We had to modify system fault, auto braking, and hood and tailgate ajar indicators to look like the company’s models. However, while the rest of the warning lights and indicators are old standards, there is …

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Replacing a Standard Toyota Key Battery

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Toyota Key Battery My was having some trouble with his Toyota remote and actually thought it would need to be replaced. So rather than leave him to spend what’s likely a lot of money, we went ahead and opened it up. We did a video as well that you can see here. There is a …

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Fisker Customers Get the Pages They Need

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Help for Fisker Customers A good 10 years ago, we put up a dead key fob page for Fisker Karma buyers. The Karma not so famously featured a key hole on the passenger door! The car and the company went nowhere, so we took the page down a few years later. Well, the company resurrected …

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New Honda and Acura EVs Require New Dashboard Symbols for a Very Surprising Reason

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New Dashboard Symbols The introduction of the Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX electric vehicles in 2024 required us to add several new dashboard symbols to the manufacturer’s respective pages. Well, actually, new old symbols. This is because we already had the symbols in play — on pages for General Motors (GM) models! What’s happened is …

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