DIYbanter - View Single Post - Toyota keys (why do they lock themselves in the car?)

pandora

On Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:30:59 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:

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In article , ricksabian1
@gmail.com says...

Our new Subaru won't start without a fob, but it has no 'docking
hole'.
As long as you have it in your pocket the car will start when you
push the button. Also, you have to push the button (on the fob) to
lock /unlock the doors once you exit the vehicle.

Yeah, my fob has lock and unlock buttons, but it has a little hole
you put it in before you press the start button. I don't know if
it'll still start if I keep my fob in my fob pocket. I've never tried
that, but I doubt it. Isn't it weird that Levi Strauss was making
pants with a

That hole is probably the 'emergency start hole'. If the battery in
the fob is dead you put the fob in that hole. By a type of transformer
action the fob will get enough power to activate the start system. The
fob should work if the battery is good just being in you pocket.

Nope. It's a brand new fob directly from BMW. You push the fob into a
hole, and it locks in place. Then you push the start button directly
above it. You can't even remove the fob unless you stop the engine
first, and then push the fob inwards, which causes a release mechanism
to let go of it. I tried to start the car today without putting the fob
in the fob hole, but it won't start unless you fob-**** it first.

Much too complicated. That's BMW for ya.