The "keyless go" system in my 2014 GLK 250 includes a mechanical key inside the fob in case of a dead battery.
On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 8:47 AM mitch--- via Mercedes <[email protected]> wrote: > Anybody (Jaime) know when this feature was implemented? > > I like it, a lot. > Nothing like finding out the fob batteries are dead when you haven't > driven the car in a couple of months. > > The story I heard: > One day, without explanation, Benz started programming the key to "turn > off" if you hit the lock button twice. It was a feature to save battery > power if you wouldn't be using the key, and prevent spoofing (after > those pesky youtube videos came out). Press any button and it turns back > on. Many many (many) people were in the habit of hitting "lock" a few > times as they walked away from the car, only to walk back up and the > door handle won't work. Dig out the key, hit a button, everything works > again! > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
