Tag: Lyriq

Cadillac back-up start update adds three model changes

Cadillac back-up start A complete 2025 and 2026 update of Cadillac back-up start processes found three changes we’ve now accounted for. Back-up start procedures are necessary in the event that the battery in the key fob dies. New Optiq and Vistiq electric vehicles (EVs) and Escalade models beginning in 2025 all use the rear cup …

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Cadillac back-up open page updated for 2026

Cadillac back-up open A review of 2026 owner’s manuals found one update for our Cadillac back-up open page, which is finished. A back-up entry option is made necessary in the event that the key fob battery has died, The new Vistiq and Optiq electric vehicles (EVs) follow the same path as the original Lyriq EV: …

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New video added to our YouTube channel with help to jump start Cadillac EVs

Jump start Cadillac EVs We just dropped a new video on our YouTube channel with help to jump start Cadillac EVs. We continue to hear reports of drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) getting caught unaware that their EV even has a 12-volt battery. They do, and like internal combustion engine vehicles, those EVs can be …

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For the sake of the driving public, EV makers must reign in the clever

Reign in the clever We’ve done four videos over the last few weeks helping drivers get into and jump start their electric vehicles (EVs) with dead 12-volt start batteries. Starting a fifth video leaves us frankly angry and really wanting manufacturers to reign in the clever. We’ve had to describe getting under the hood of …

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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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