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BMW back-up entry and start review completed

BMW back-up entry A thorough review of BMW back-up entry and start processes for 2025 and 2026 finds few changes. The start process is completely unchanged and is uniform across all models. Back-up open and start processes are a necessary fact of life in the event that the key fob battery goes flat, even in …

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New jump start video dropped on YouTube for Polestar and Volvo EV drivers

Jump start video Well this one took a long time to assemble, but we have now dropped a new jump start video exclusively for Polestar as well as Volvo EV models. We spent an inordinate amount of time chasing down information on the so-called 12-volt terminal. This is a connection point used by Polestar 3 …

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Volvo says the EX30 and EX90 EVs cannot be jump started

EX30 and EX90 EVs In a move that will likely get Volvo and possibly Polestar in hot water, Volvo says that its EX30 and EX90 EVs (electric vehicles) cannot be jump started! However, the hot water may only exist in Massachusetts… We have been gathering information, images and videos in order to create a video …

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2026 Polestar symbols review complete

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Polestar symbols Since we’ve been spending so much time on Polestar models of late, we opted to review the companies dashboard symbols for 2026. The result is the addition of only eight images to the Polestar symbols page. The page now holds 85 indicators and symbols, which is actually small compared to others but large …

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Volvo and Polestar models get added to our Get Out page, with a nod

Get Out page The spread of electronic latches are getting attention of late, as a result of issues with flush Tesla Model Y door handles. We’ve used this to tout our Get Out page and (hopefully) rattle some cages about the dangers of electronic latches the page addresses. And we now have two more entries …

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Polestar dashboard symbols update adds 26 new lights!

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Polestar Dashboard Symbols Update Given that the company added two new models, the Polestar 3 and 4, to compliment the Polestar 2, it isn’t a big surprise to find that the 2024 Polestar dashboard symbols update added 26 new symbols to the page. A whole lot of the additions are black and white versions of …

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