Tag: Back-up

New video added for drivers of older Mini models

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Older Mini model. A friend had a key fob for an older Mini model that lacked a battery at all. We were given the opportunity to make a video opening and starting the car with the battery-less fob. And it worked. It provides further proof that the emergency or back-up open and start procedures work …

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Lucid gets the Get Out page nod too

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Get Out Just yesterday we updated our Get Out page with entries from Volvo and Polestar. Which prompted a very first look into what Lucid was up to with their locks and latches. Sure enough, they followed the trend essentially begun by Tesla with electronic locks and latches and flush handles that essentially require a …

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Volvo takes a step backwards with its 12 volt terminal

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12 volt terminal We’ve assembling the information needed to create a jump start video for Volvo electric vehicle (EV) drivers and it turns out that to get in, access to what the company calls a 12 volt terminal is needed. Well it turns out Volvo’s 12 V terminal is a worse replica of what is …

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