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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How to Open a Mini with a Dead Key Fob We have three key styles to describe as well as three opening variations that include key holes that are hiding. A mechanical key will will be needed to unlock your vehicle. But first, if you are already inside, click here for help getting started! Second, …
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Maserati back-up open and start With the introduction of several new models, our Maserati back-up open and start page became unwieldy. So, we separated them. The new models introduced in 2023 and 2024, Grecale, GranTourismo, GranCabrio, and GT2S, added two additional unlock options and a brand new way to start the vehicles. Prior to this, …
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Rivian back-up open and start We have assembled our first Rivian back-up open and start, the lack of which was an oversight that we were surprised to discover. In any case, 2025 models offer a back-up surprise. Back-up open and start processes are made necessary if and when the battery in the key fob dies. …
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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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Land Rover back-up open Jaguar and Land Rover back-up open information is now found on two separate pages. We made a new page for Land Rover vehicles to accommodate this. The original page was then reset for Jaguar models only. Back-up open procedures are made necessary by the loss of battery power in the key …
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Mini now has a separate back-up open page
Back-up open With a new door handle on top end models and a new key fob added a few months ago, it was time to create a new back-up open page for Mini. This separates the car maker from its BMW sibling. Back-up open procedures are necessary in keyless start cars for those moments when …
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