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Originally Posted by SpyderDan
Just a fob (which includes a mini-key inside, that will get you inside the car if the battery dies). The doors and trunk unlock automatically if you touch the right spots with the fob on your person.
The key ignition is deleted on the 10 Series, and replaced with the push button start.
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A nice feature of this system benefits those of us with dogs who need to leave the car for an errand and keep Fido cool with the a/c on. Here's how:
--Make Fido promise he won't drive off with the car.
--Set e-brake brake on.
--Leave engine running and auto a/c on desired temp/fan setting.
--Emerge from car and lock door with small mechanical key in fob.
--Return from errand and unlock car with same key, praise Fido for not acting up and drive off.
I frequently do this with a Prius. That can draw unwanted attention from pedestrians who think they're looking at a dog locked in a hot car with no engine sound (because it's running on battery with it's electrically driven a/c) when the opposite is true. But my dog enjoys the people talking to him through the closed window. One woman was waiting for me to return from a stop at the farmer's market and started chewing me out. I politely thanked her for her concern but told her she could put the rock down now, no need to bust out the window to rescue a very comfy dog and showed her how cool the interior was.