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Key fob lost power on me

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Surprised it hasn't happened to me sooner. Went to drive home from work. Doors would not unlock. Keyfob acted like it's dead. What saved me was the door code entry--I can't believe they are making this an option for 2025. Once inside, I put the Fob in the special pocket in the console and started the car. Once a got home, a new battery (2450, make sure you have some on hand) did the trick.
 

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Cdubya said:
Surprised it hasn't happened to me sooner. Went to drive home from work. Doors would not unlock. Keyfob acted like it's dead. What saved me was the door code entry--I can't believe they are making this an option for 2025. Once inside, I put the Fob in the special pocket in the console and started the car. Once a got home, a new battery (2450, make sure you have some on hand) did the trick.
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The vehicle is supposed to warn you that the FOB is low on battery. At least that's what my 2013 Lincoln did. Sometimes mine says key not detected if it's behind my wallet in my front pocket.
 

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Yeah, no warning. I did have my keys scrunched in a smaller shirt pocket with my wallet. Maybe one of the buttons was pressed for a prolonged period and drained the key fob batteries.
 

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Really the key fob should remain in the vehicle almost all the time, by design. It is so much more convenient if you do this.
 

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DaveG ST said:
Really the key fob should remain in the vehicle almost all the time, by design. It is so much more convenient if you do this.
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isn't it a pain to lock the car with the door code pad?
 

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Just push two buttons simultaneously. Pretty tough.
 

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DaveG ST said:
Really the key fob should remain in the vehicle almost all the time, by design. It is so much more convenient if you do this.
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Do you remote start often? I do pretty much every time. I guess I could get used to using my phone for remote start.
 

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Do you remote start often? I do pretty much every time. I guess I could get used to using my phone for remote start.
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Yes, my wife does whenever it is cold or hot outside.
 

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DaveG ST said:
Really the key fob should remain in the vehicle almost all the time, by design. It is so much more convenient if you do this.
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Until you get your vehicle stolen.... has happened before....
 

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DaveG ST said:
The app tells you where it's at.
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App only tells you where it was at from the last time it was on/acc. So if gets towed, you wont be able to track it at all

Also does NOT track when in motion, only when stopped. So if you're on the highway, it will not track it until it comes to a stop.
 

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App only tells you where it was at from the last time it was on/acc. So if gets towed, you wont be able to track it at all

Also does NOT track when in motion, only when stopped. So if you're on the highway, it will not track it until it comes to a stop.
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But I can stay married because I don't need to look for the keys, ha. I can also start the ST anywhere. Also need a reason to get a 2025 ST.
 

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DaveG ST said:
But I can stay married because I don't need to look for the keys, ha. I can also start the ST anywhere. Also need a reason to get a 2025 ST.
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LOL
Hopefully they finally adapt the phone key like the Lincoln's.

Love that feature on my BMW, hardly take my keys anywhere now unless it gets valet lol
 

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