Lexus door handle I recently had the opportunity to work with the latest Lexus door handle and simply can’t shake the idea that the handle is a huge step backwards and completely unnecessary. Let me explain. Lexus, at the advent of keyless open and start, was one of the first auto manufacturers to hide the …
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Open a Smart with a Dead Key Fob
Getting into your Smart Open a Smart. Smart manufactured the Fortwo model as a two-seater city car a as division of the Mercedes-Benz Group from 1998–2024. Attempts to market the car in North America were abandoned due to poor sales in 2018. First, if you are already inside, click here. Note, if you need another …
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Why the alarm sounds when using the mechanical key belonging to the proper vehicle!
Using the mechanical key We just dropped a video on YouTube discussing why using the mechanical key sets off the alarm in the vehicle the key belongs to! We discussed it in a post earlier here, but thought we should inform our subscribers. We note in the middle of our videos that the alarm may …
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Open a Kia with a Dead Key Fob
How to Open a Kia with a Dead Key Fob First, if you are already inside, click here for help getting started! Second, you can find video help here! Finally, if you need or want another manufacturer, click here. Retrieving the mechanical key Kia has used a flip key key fob since 2015 and they …
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New video dropped on our YouTube channel: Open and Start a Kia EV9 with a dead key fob battery
Open and Start a Kia EV9 We have added a video to our YouTube channel demonstrating how to open and start a Kia EV9 with a dead key fob battery. The model offers a new and unique key hole cover to overcome (below right). The door handle needs to be help all the way open …
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Hyundai Motor Grp repeats irksome mechanical key problem in new Genesis models
Mechanical key problem We just completed an update of Genesis back up entry processes, made necessary when the battery in the key fob dies, and we are discouraged to say that the parent company has repeated the mechanical key problem we feel now exists in the Hyundai line. When we get to Kia models later …
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New old owner’s manual rant
Owner’s manual Its been some time since we had an owner’s manual to rant about, but we have one now, on a 2008 Audi Q7. We were contacted by the owner of said Audi, actually a 2007 model, which evidently has a mechanical key start back up for the keyless start system. But when he …
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