Intelligent Key and Passenger door unlock ???
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From: Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada
Originally Posted by GoofyG28
"Is that a giant antenna in your pocket, or are you happy to see me? .... Oh, it really is just an antenna."
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Originally Posted by pp7
Has anyone produced a hack or something on how to increase the range of the ikey?
Makes no sense. If you really want to unlock from a distance, the IKey fob will still work just like any other fob.
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From: Toronto, GTA north
Originally Posted by GoofyG28
Here's a silly situation:
My apartment is literally on TOP of my car: the apt is on the 2nd floor, and the carport is underneath it. I'm sure the distance between my bedroom and the vehicle is more than 3ft. But let's say it's within range. Does this mean that when I'm asleep, someone can easily open the doors?
My apartment is literally on TOP of my car: the apt is on the 2nd floor, and the carport is underneath it. I'm sure the distance between my bedroom and the vehicle is more than 3ft. But let's say it's within range. Does this mean that when I'm asleep, someone can easily open the doors?
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Originally Posted by usual_suspect
Why would you want the range for the door button to be any farther than the length of your arm? Makes no sense.
If you really want to unlock from a distance, the IKey fob will still work just like any other fob.
Makes no sense. If you really want to unlock from a distance, the IKey fob will still work just like any other fob.
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Originally Posted by pp7
I didn't say I wanted to unlock the door from a distance. I want to be able to lock the door from a distance. I am having a remote start installed sometime this week which will utilise my ikey fob by pressing the lock button 3 times to start the car. Long distance would be nice in this situation.
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From: San Francisco/San Mateo
Originally Posted by usual_suspect
There is a small button on each front door handle (sedan). Press once to unlock that door, twice to unlock all doors (there is a similar button beside the trunk lid).
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Originally Posted by GoofyG28
If you press the trunk button twice, that also unlocks all the doors, too, or is it only for the trunk? Similarly, does the front passenger door button allow double click, too?
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Originally Posted by usual_suspect
You can press either door button twice to unlock all doors (and the gascap cover). Pressing the trunk button only unlocks the trunk.
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I don't think the range is that far (for the unlock button on the doors and trunk), the sensors are on either side of the car and at the back. From what I can remember, my wife tried but couldn't unlock the passanger door even though I was right by the car walking to the driver's side door. You have to be near the door/trunk you want to unlock for safetly reasons. You wouldn't want some one to be able to unlock your doors while you were putting something in the trunk or something without you knowing.
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Originally Posted by CGYg35x
I don't think the range is that far (for the unlock button on the doors and trunk), the sensors are on either side of the car and at the back. From what I can remember, my wife tried but couldn't unlock the passanger door even though I was right by the car walking to the driver's side door. You have to be near the door/trunk you want to unlock for safetly reasons. You wouldn't want some one to be able to unlock your doors while you were putting something in the trunk or something without you knowing.
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Originally Posted by DaCurryman
So it's different than the IS350? When I was about to drive my friend's IS350, he had the fob in his pocket and walking toward the passenger's side. I opened the door from the driver's side before he opened his side.
