Learned a lesson today … I drive an (old) car with keyless entry/ignition. I’ve changed the battery in the key randomly over the years but today I drove to Tesco, parked and shopped then when I came to start the car … nothing …
Car was completely dead. Key symbol was flashing so I decided it must be the key battery. Thankfully I was in the middle of a retail park with Halfords etc. New battery - sorted. Felt pretty stupid though - I’m often parked in out-of-the-way locations here in Cumbria. If I’d been somewhere random it would have either been a ‘get to the spare key’ or AA job. Spare key is at home.
I have now bought extra spare batteries and will keep one in the glove compartment and one in my handbag. Lesson learned!
Never thought about this ..
Thanks for posting it
Tomorrow's job for me to get spare batteries .
Have a keyless car also
Done all the other stuff keeping car serviced ..signal blocker pouches for the key ..taxed insured etc ..no good if the blooming battery goes is it in the fob...
Thank goodness you were someplace where you could get batteries
And I wasn't far from Cumbria this weekend ...I would have been stuffed. .. .
Get the book out most keyless cars have a microchip over ride there will be a sweet spot .. on most older ford's its a small circle where an ignition key would fit on the steering column on most German stuff its in the cup holder or trinket tray in the centre console
Hold or put the key there press start and it has a coil behind the trim that identifies the key as belonging to the car and let's it start
On a similar note I drive a Ford transit and the original key fob buggered up years ago so required either a new one or just simply going back to opening and locking by physically inserting the key into the door. Later that lock went the same way and while it will still lock the key won't unlock it. I have deadlocks so that isn't an issue. Then a couple of years ago I had to change the ignition barrel . The new one came with a very simple key without the chip. Not wanting to fork out for an expensive new chipped key I simply bolted the two keys together. When I took it for mot the guy in the garage said he'd seen that done numerous times...
