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Updated Open and Start Audi A3 and Q3 video dropped on our YouTube channel

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Open and Start Audi A3 and Q3 We recently updated our video demonstrating how to open and start Audi A3 and Q3 with a dead key fob battery. As of 2020, the models hide the key hole behind a cap at the back of the driver’s door handle, but we get you past this obstacle. …

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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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2024 Buick Dashboard Symbols Update Comes with a Shock

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Buick Dashboard Symbols We just finished updating our Buick Dashboard Symbols page, or at least we tried. Generally, updating a manufacturer’s symbols page results in the addition of at least a half a dozen new symbols. This site now hosts over 1,000 symbols and telltales found on instrument panels. In this case, and despite the …

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Holden Videos: Help for Key Not Working

How to Open, Start and Replace Fob Batteries in Holden Vehicles We have three videos for Holden owners with Help for Key Not Working This video is a compilation of five models. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Flip key key fob battery replace. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Traditional key fob battery replacement. Models covered include the Commodore, Acadia, Equinox, Spark and Trax. …

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Start a Mercedes-Benz with a Dead Key Fob

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How to Start a Mercedes-Benz with a Dead Key Fob Starting Your Mercedes-Benz But first, if you are still locked out, click here. Second, for video help, click here. Finally, if you need or want another manufacturer, click here. To start a Mercedes-Benz that uses the tapered SmartKey style, the engine Start / Stop ignition …

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Start a Porsche with a Dead Key Fob

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How to Start a Porsche with a Dead Key Fob Starting Your Porsche But first, if you are still locked out, click here for help getting inside! Second, for video help, click here! Finally, if you need or want another manufacturer, click here. The Porsche Entry & Drive System may or may not feature a …

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