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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.

You should see the electrical schematics and all the computers
everywhere... a total nightmare. I have to admit that since the
starter problem, I haven't had any other surprises.

I wouldn't know where to begin. I'm glad nothing else has come up.

I wouldn't know where to begin without a lot of research. I'd be
more inclined these days to simply take it to a mechanic. I have way
too many fixit projects as it is.

I have several projects that I need to contact someone about. I try to
do what I can but these are way beyond me.

My neighbor and I are going to chip in to have part of a diseased oak
tree removed. There was a time when I'd tackle that project myself, but
I'm learning to live with the limitations of getting old. I used to
have a pair of climbing gaffs and a safety belt. The last time I used
them was almost 15 years ago, so I reluctantly sold them. I don't even
own a decent chainsaw anymore, just a couple of cheap electric ones from
Harbor Freight, and they aren't worth a ****.

I know what you mean. I want to put some largish rocks in my garden BUT
I'm going to have someone else do it. Time was I'd do it myself but I'm
not about to heft rocks around anymore.