Key FOB storage spot
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5th Wheeling
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Key FOB storage spot
Does anyone know if it is okay to leave key FOB in truck all the time? I assume with the spot for it below the console storage, it is okay. Does leaving it in truck cause any problems?
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From: SW New Mexico
No way in heck would I leave it in there. It is not a "storage" spot. If the battery dies in the fob there is no key ignition switch (on the high end models.) This spot is only for a dead key fob which I assume is activated or read via NFC (not KFC) so the truck will start. That should be it's only use.
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From: Edmonton Alberta Canada
Of course it's back and forth argument but I always use to lock my keys in truck when bush riding. Less risk of water or damage and vehicle is still locked.
I was concerned about locking keys inside but appears to work just fine. My door pad works like a charm and the pad activates the alarm which I purchased a shock sensor addon so hitting my truck triggers it.
Logistics Pro
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From: Weatherford Texas.
It isn't any different from a hide a key that's why I would never use one, thieves know all the hiding spots. And as soon as they get in they can deactivate the alarm with the fob. And now they dont even need to break the window to get in, you can buy RFI amplifiers that will enable them to unlock the truck without having the actual fob. http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations...330789692.html, just makes it easier by leaving the fob in the vehicle
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From: Edmonton Alberta Canada
That is a whole other mixed bag of cats. Same for cell phone, credit cards, garage door openers etc the list is long. The criminals as always a step a head of the developers always have been just now it's easier to see.
The uneducated will be stopped and very few will actually be educated enough to break in and steal your truck. Mine has been hit 8 times in past 8 years and it's all been stupid things with resulting in really no gain on their part.
The uneducated will be stopped and very few will actually be educated enough to break in and steal your truck. Mine has been hit 8 times in past 8 years and it's all been stupid things with resulting in really no gain on their part.
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Fyi....the "Hidden" key place is not designed as a storage place for the key as mentioned several times on here. It is a designated spot to make a dup key if you loose one and want to reprogram a new fob. Read your manual if you get a chance. Lots of good info in there. Also...I leave my key in the truck at my house....but NEVER in the wild. I leave it running...but take my key. If they steal it and stop it....they are SOL anyway.
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From: Alberta
No way in heck would I leave it in there. It is not a "storage" spot. If the battery dies in the fob there is no key ignition switch (on the high end models.) This spot is only for a dead key fob which I assume is activated or read via NFC (not KFC) so the truck will start. That should be it's only use.
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From: Pocatello, Id
Another thing to think about when leaving your fob in the truck is in most vehicles it activates the computer. Not sure if this has been fixed or not, but it used to run the battery down rather quickly. The vehicle would sense the fob and activate the computer thinking you're about to do something, like start the vehicle, which would run the battery down. When I was driving tow trucks and get called for a dead battery this would be a common issue on some of the newer cars and trucks.
Mountain Pass
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If the key is in the vehicle and doors are locked the only way to unlock will be key pad or another fob. I was at car wash with my other car and the water locked the car and I did not have combination , had to call my wife for the other set.
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From: Lewisberry, Penn
Rabbit hole anyone? I would assume that a smart well equipped thief could pretty easily make a RFID scanner that could detect keys in vehicles. Their signatures can't be all that hard to interpret. Rather than smash and grab 100 windows to find one with a key, it wouldn't take too much to know which ones you can drive away in! This would make stealing the truck even easier than requiring someone to actually find the hidden key.
