Subj : car locks/fobs
To   : Rob Mccart
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Sep 21 2025 08:04:00

Hello Rob!

 RM> My Ford Escape is the first car I owned where I tend to do
 RM> everything electronically compared to my older cars, but
 RM> from outside you can always use the hidden Keypad to
 RM> unlock the driver's door.

An Escape is my anticipated next vehicle.

A friend with a Fiat 500x claimed he was unable to start the  
car when the batt in his fob seemed to go dead.  Turns out, he  
could have still placed the fob near the "Start" button at the  
steering wheel column, and then press the "Start" - it was in  
theory supposed to work that way.  But.. before I had a chance  
to look that up, he had the car towed!


 RM> Not that it matters much since the electronic controls are
 RM> part of the ignition key and maybe if that were totally dead
 RM> you couldn't even start the car since maybe the chip built
 RM> into the key wouldn't put out the signal required to allow
 RM> the key to start the car.

The Fiat above seemed to have a "dead" fob solution.

Apparently, his habit was/is to always leave the fob in the car  
when he was home. :(


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