Because the steering wheel is locked electrically,
unlocking the steering wheel with the ignition
switch in the LOCK position is impossible when
the vehicle battery is completely discharged.
Unlocking the steering wheel is impossible even if
the Intelligent Key is inserted into the Intelligent
Key port. Pay special attention that the vehicle
battery is not completely discharged.
Although the life of the battery varies depending
on the operating conditions, the battery's life is
approximately 2 years. If the battery is discharged,
replace it with a new one.
umm... that's talking about the car battery, not the fob battery. this shows that you can't drive the car with a dead car battery. you obviously cannot start the car with a dead car battery, but you can with a low battery key fob by inserting it into the Ikey port.
Quote:
When the Intelligent Key battery is almost discharged,
insert the Intelligent Key into the Intelligent
Key port to start the engine. Replace the
discharged battery with a new one as soon as possible.
it doesn't say what happens when the ikey is completely discharged, since you shouldn't let it get to that point, and we won't know till it happens to someone, or if you play around and take your battery out of your ikey and try to start the car.
i'm not trying to say "go as long as you can without changing the battery" or anything, but just saying that you can get into, and drive your car with a low battery fob and possibly a dead fob.
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lol, its really easy, if the key fob dies, you take the key out to open your door manually...THEN, you put the key BACK into the FOB, and insert the whole FOB into the port, then start your car with the push button...now, if you CAR battery is dead, your screwed, lol
Your quote "it doesn't say what happens when the ikey is completely discharged, since you shouldn't let it get to that point, and we won't know till it happens to someone, or if you play around and take your battery out of your ikey and try to start the car." got me thinking.
I just did this highly scientific experiment:
I took the battery out of my I-Key, assembled the I-Key, and installed the I-Key in the port, and the CAR STARTED as normal.
You are correct, I 'misunderestimated' the wording in the manual.
So now we know you can start your car with a dead battery in the I-Key.
I must be the person that George W. Bush was refering to when he said: "You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."
I am very proud of myself, as I learned something today on this forum. I am gradually convincing my wife that I am not goofing off and waisting time by reading these forums.
this is excellent information, now we absolutely know that you can still start your car with a completely dead ikey by putting into the ikey port. i think this is a small victory for all of us
Funny, I read the manual and it appeared kind a obvious to me that the whole point of the slot was so that you aren't screwed in the event that the I-key becomes incapacitated. For example, you drop the fob in a puddle and 2 days later, you come out of the grocery store and bam! no warning, the I-key is dead. I mean, they would have had to have thought about that when they were developing it, no? Then again, I read the manual in French just to make sure and for once, the the translation was excellent... And that being said, I also figured that if one fob dies and I turn out to be screwed, that's what the second fob is for!
only if one of you did a search on here you would have found the answer on the saden side ... this topic died over yr ago with all the answers...
maybe if George W. Bush refer to Search then ppl would start using it...
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My i-key works as it should sometimes and at other times it's like the key is not picked up. A couple of times I actually had to use the metal key to open door. Once inside car did start and key works again. many times it will not open doors unless you take and press the button repeatedly. I have no warning of any kind. Any Ideas? same with both sets of remotes.
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My i-key works as it should sometimes and at other times it's like the key is not picked up. A couple of times I actually had to use the metal key to open door. Once inside car did start and key works again. many times it will not open doors unless you take and press the button repeatedly. I have no warning of any kind. Any Ideas? same with both sets of remotes.
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