Key fob battery gonna die soon?

[blueice89]

Curious for those that use the manual key fob do you notice you have to stand pretty close to the car? I wonder if proximity to unlock is a sign of the battery life of the fob? Thoughts? Lately I need to be pretty close only few steps away 2-4

 

[borski]

Curious for those that use the manual key fob do you notice you have to stand pretty close to the car? I wonder if proximity to unlock is a sign of the battery life of the fob? Thoughts? Lately I need to be pretty close only few steps away 2-4

There’s a really trivial way to check: replace the battery and see if you can use it at a further distance.

 

[blueice89]

There’s a really trivial way to check: replace the battery and see if you can use it at a further distance.

I am feeling lazy lol

 

[blueice89]

Small vent my old ice car very low tech just the manual remote I could he lost in Disney land and find my car like miles of cars

 

[blueice89]

So this could be an area for improvement

 

[blueice89]

Or at least give us geo lock awareness

 

[segbrk]

Or at least give us geo lock awareness

Not sure what that means, but you can look at the car's location (and honk it remotely) on your phone?

 

[borski]

I am feeling lazy lol

Cool. So am I. Sounds like we’ll never resolve the mystery.

 

[borski]

Not sure what that means, but you can look at the car's location (and honk it remotely) on your phone?

I have done exactly this to “he lost in Disney land and find my car like miles of cars”

 

[koflo]

Not sure what that means, but you can look at the car's location (and honk it remotely) on your phone?

Idk if this was the context but for instance MSP has geographic unlock where you can essentially say don’t lock if your home or work or I guess any location. And for the record, I would love that too. That’s what I believe he meant.

 

[blueice89]

Wanted to report back:
Experiment results say that battery life is directly relevant to distance of the unlock. On the old battery of about 6m-1yr I got about 5ft distance unlock.
Swapped battery with freshly wiped with rub alcohol generic brand 2132 CR and the unlock distance went to 25-30 ft.
Great improvement.
SO I guess that will be a sign, unlock distance decreasing.
Experiment success.

 

[WTC]

Yes I have also noticed I need to be closer than before. The battery also seems to be lasting longer, knock wood. Before I only got about a month. This time I'm at 7 weeks and counting, without any performance drop. They must have updated something.