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There is a slot on my cup holder for the FOB but I don't like putting it there. Easier to keep in pocket. Everything I put it there and come out to lock my door, I realize the darn FOB is till there.
True story. Dad is going to airport. Mom goes along to take car and go shopping. Mom goes to mall, shops, comes back to car. Can't start it because Dad has the fob in pocket at 30,000 feet
True story. Dad is going to airport. Mom goes along to take car and go shopping. Mom goes to mall, shops, comes back to car. Can't start it because Dad has the fob in pocket at 30,000 feet
Ohhhhh! That is not good. At least my daughter's Rogue gives you a visual and audio warning that there is no key in the car very soon after it leaves the proximity sensor's range. I dropped her off at work, and before I got 5 feet away, it started beeping and flashing messages at me about the missing key fob. Luckily she remembered too and came walking back to the car before I was able to back up.
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There is a slot on my cup holder for the FOB but I don't like putting it there. Easier to keep in pocket. Everything I put it there and come out to lock my door, I realize the darn FOB is till there.
Some cars have a spot to put the fob when the fob battery is dead so you can still start the car. I know I would not be happy if I had a dead fob and no way to start the car. I'll have to grab my daughter a couple of extra batteries for hers just in case.
We just purchased a vehicle with a "smart key." The main advantage to me is not the push button start, but the fact that the car will unlock when I reach for the handle, as long as the key is in my pocket. I don't have to fish the key out of my pocket to unlock the car. I'm about to have two young kids I'll be frequently shuttling around solo, so this is a huge benefit. If I didn't have kids, I don't think I'd care about it as much.
I can also see how it would make you less likely to lock the keys in your car, as the fob always stays in your pocket.
We just purchased a vehicle with a "smart key." The main advantage to me is not the push button start, but the fact that the car will unlock when I reach for the handle, as long as the key is in my pocket. I don't have to fish the key out of my pocket to unlock the car. I'm about to have two young kids I'll be frequently shuttling around solo, so this is a huge benefit. If I didn't have kids, I don't think I'd care about it as much.
I can also see how it would make you less likely to lock the keys in your car, as the fob always stays in your pocket.
Actually with these fobs it has a proximity sensor so it won't allow you to lock the door from the outside if it senses the key is inside the car
Actually with these fobs it has a proximity sensor so it won't allow you to lock the door from the outside if it senses the key is inside the car
My car will lock and unlock regardless of where the fob is. Strangely it is the first car I have ever had where the fob will lock the doors while the car is running.
Interesting about being able to unlock the car without pressing the unlock button.
I'll have to try that out and see if it works , i've just been unlocking it so far that would make things even more convenient.
Not all cars with without keys are like that. It's a convenience package for one of my car. On my Infiniti, you still need to push the button on the handle once to unlock the driver and twice to unlock all. Their is a proximity sensor that will light up the handle when the keyfob is close.
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