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Best hidden automotive key holes in keyless open and start cars

Best hidden key holes. A few days ago we compiled the bottom five worst hidden automotive key holes in keyless open and start cars. Its only fitting to point out the best hidden automotive key holes, because some manufacturers actually get this right. Lest we forget, the key holes are needed in the event a …

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Five worst hidden key holes to access in keyless start cars

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Hidden key holes. Sometime in the early 2000s, hidden key holes became all the rage in the automotive world as keyless open and start spread through the industry. Key holes were often, but not always, hiding behind removable caps at the back of the driver’s door handle. The reasons for doing this are generally unclear, …

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Stress Can, Will, and Does Put Drivers in Danger

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Drivers in Dangers In our last post, we discussed the gap in the knowledge of automotive technology in first responders, as represented by a video from truthaboutcars.com and YouTube. It featured a man pulled over in his Tesla for having a computer mounted on his dashboard. The item is linked here. But as we thought …

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Dangers Inherent to Keyless or Push-button Start Cars

Keyless Start Dangers The New York Times recently (August 2018) published an article about a problem inherent with keyless start cars. Specifically the phenomenon of drivers pulling into their garages and, lacking the need to remove a key from the ignition switch, walking away with the vehicle still running. The home fills with odorless carbon …

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