Key fob battery; spec and warning

[jered]

If you need a spare battery fob key in a pinch, it's the same battery that is used in the sunshades to power the little light. If you lower the sunshade you'll see a little panel where you can pull up and you'll find 3 batteries in there

This is super helpful information and should be pinned somewhere!

 

[hydbob]

So they did, in fact, change the vendor for Gravity fobs versus Air fobs. Too bad it doesn’t seem to have helped.

Marquardt made fobs for many of the Mercedes models in the past (maybe still?), so it’s not like they’re some random supplier.

Don't they also supply the software?

 

[Batteryman]

Something is really off with Lucid and keys….i just can’t understand why they can’t figure it out the issue and fix it. Get a new supplier or fix the software…..it’s not rocket science, it’s just a key to open the door and drive away….listening Mark? Throw all your resources on thus and fix it ASAP…..

 

[Bdr100]

I’ve had 3 Mercedes over past 20 years with keyless FOBs that were all 100% reliable (unless you ignored the low battery warning after 2+ years of battery usage.). So everyone blaming the FOB for open/start issues may be misplaced. The problem is most likely Lucid’s trainwreck implementation of FOB hardware/software suite.

 

[DeaneG]

A fob is a small electronic device for access, while FOB is both a racial slur meaning "Fresh Off the Boat" and a common business term meaning Free on Board or Freight on Board.

 

[Bdr100]

A fob is a small electronic device for access, while FOB is both a racial slur meaning "Fresh Off the Boat" and a common business term meaning Free on Board or Freight on Board.

Sorry, no offense meant. Capitalization was meant for emphasis. So you are like my lawyer brother in law who likes to grammar check all of my texts.

 

[DeaneG]

Sorry, no offense meant. Capitalization was meant for emphasis. So you are like my lawyer brother in law who likes to grammar check all of my texts.

We're online; there's a reasonable chance I am your annoying brother-in law

 

[L-Dude]

A fob is a small electronic device for access, while FOB is both a racial slur meaning "Fresh Off the Boat" and a common business term meaning Free on Board or Freight on Board.

Acronyms are always in caps. We're in a car forum. No one is talking about anything but cars.

 

[DeaneG]

Acronyms are always in caps. We're in a car forum. No one is talking about anything but cars.

Agreed, just being too pedantic I guess - a key fob isn't an acronym. It's a word.

 

[borski]

Acronyms are always in caps. We're in a car forum. No one is talking about anything but cars.

Objection! Argumentative.

 

[californiaboy935]

Objection! Argumentative.

Sustained. And so stricken… I will remind the forums to disregard the testimony given.

 

[FxnBonz]

If you need a spare battery fob key in a pinch, it's the same battery that is used in the sunshades to power the little light. If you lower the sunshade you'll see a little panel where you can pull up and you'll find 3 batteries in there

What sunshade are you talking about?

 

[segbrk]

What sunshade are you talking about?

The sun visors. The little vanity mirror lights in there are battery powered.

 

[californiaboy935]

The sun visors. The little vanity mirror lights in there are battery powered.

The car fob and the sunshade use different battery’s, 2030’s and cr2450 in the air respectively.

Lols, sorry forgot this is a gravity thread. Disregard.

Go Air!

 

[c0mbe]

I would keep a bunch of spare CR2450s around. The gravity fob dies really quickly. I am on number 3, and I seem to get about a week before the shake to wake message reappears. One thing I have noticed has helped: actually locking and shutting down the car vs letting it go to sleep after walking away.

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

I would keep a bunch of spare CR2450s around. The gravity fob dies really quickly. I am on number 3, and I seem to get about a week before the shake to wake message reappears. One thing I have noticed has helped: actually locking and shutting down the car vs letting it go to sleep after walking away.

I think the frequency of the “shake to wake” is a bug. The fob may be draining battery more than it should, but based on my experience and others here, that’s not the core issue.

 

[L-Dude]

I wonder about the shake to wake thing. I have an Air, and on the few times it is slow to wake up, I jiggle the FOB in my pocket and the car wakes up immediately. I didn't know this was an actual thing.

 

[c0mbe]

I think the frequency of the “shake to wake” is a bug. The fob may be draining battery more than it should, but based on my experience and others here, that’s not the core issue.

Perhaps - although I can now say that after 2 new batteries the experience for me has been the same.

Replace battery, no warning for a few days. Warning starts, and increases in frequency until I change the battery again and the cycle continues.