Tag: Dead key fob

New video on our YouTube channel: Open, Start a Cadillac Lyriq EV with a dead key fob battery

Lyriq key hole

Open, start a Cadillac Lyriq We got our hands on a new EV (electric vehicle) and had the opportunity to demonstrate how to open, start a Cadillac Lyriq with a non-functioning key fob. The Lyriq does not have a key hole in or on the driver’s door, but the car does make use of a …

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Open a Land Rover with a Dead Key Fob

Land Rover back up open

How to Open a Land Rover with a Dead Key Fob First, if you are already inside, click here for help getting started! Second, for video help, click here! Finally, if you need or want another manufacturer, click here. Retrieving the mechanical key Land Rover use three versions of Smart Keys fobs. For the first …

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A new separate Land Rover back-up start page is up at the site

Land Rover back-up start After updating Land Rover back-up start procedures it was clear that the company needed its own page. That page is now up. Jaguar gets to keep the original. When we first made the page, the sister companies shared nearly identical procedures, back up start locations and key fobs. Over time, those …

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Land Rover back-up start option for “New” Range Rover’s lands in an awkward spot

Land Rover back-up start A full update of Land Rover back-up start locations hides in not so plain site. To get at it — and the associated USB ports — the cup holders need to be moved out of the way! Back-up start locations are made necessary when the battery in the key fob is …

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Jaguar back-up entry review turns up one addition

Jaguar back-up entry After the Land Rover entry update, we shifted to update the sister company Jaguar back-up entry. The two companies currently share a page, but it reads poorly and they will need to be separated. In any case, we found a single change involving the F-Type, and its something we had evidently simply …

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A review of Land Rover back-up open procedures finds new models

Land Rover back-up open A full review of Land Rover back-up open processes results in the addition of three new models but only a single new open option. And not all three models share the process. Back-up open procedures are made necessary by the batteries in key fobs dying. On rare occasions radio interference from …

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New video on our YouTube channel: Open, Start a Buick Encore with a dead key fob battery

Encore GX back up slot

Open, start a Buick Encore We have added an updated video to our YouTube channel demonstrating how to open, start a Buick Encore with a dead key fob battery. The video adds GX models which we neglected. Further, by 2023 all Encore models are the GX version. The GX hides the key hole behind a …

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