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Old 02-02-2013, 10:00 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by BRZnut View Post
I would suspect it works the same way a car can read those small chips in a standard key to start the car. The fob must have one of those chips in it as a fail safe mechanism.
My very thoughts. I don't know this for a fact, but it seems a reasonable guess. After all, why not employ current technology; no need to re-invent the wheel, or the key. In any event they charge us hundreds of dollars to replace them if we lose them!
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