Surprising Car Features Thread
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Surprising Car Features Thread
Every now and then I come across a cool feature. For years Ford has offered an exposed key pad on most of their vehicles to allow opening and locking
I took out a 2013 Ford Fusion we recently got in trade and I noticed a light on my hand as I was opening the door. When I looked I saw this!
Hadn't realized that they had gone digital on some models
Please share any cool or neat features of any Make and/or Model that folks may not know about! (include a picture if you can
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I took out a 2013 Ford Fusion we recently got in trade and I noticed a light on my hand as I was opening the door. When I looked I saw this!
Hadn't realized that they had gone digital on some models
Please share any cool or neat features of any Make and/or Model that folks may not know about! (include a picture if you can
)
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I wonder why Lexus/Toyota/MB/Nissan/etc don't adopt...? I guess a smart key is cheaper/easier?
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Nissans once had a similar combination keypad below the door handle. They did not go digital as Ford did.
I don't remember if the Ford Fusion I rented last November had this feature but it probably did, but since it also offers the remote keyfob, the combination keypad was redundant.
Look what I found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_door_locks:
In 1980, Ford Motor Company introduced an external keypad-type keyless entry system, wherein the driver entered a numeric combination —either pre-programmed at the factory or one programmed by the owner— to unlock the car without the key. Early- to mid-1980s Nissan Maximas could also be installed with a keypad, which would also retract the windows and moonroof once the car was successfully unlocked by pushing a specific button on the keypad. During the 1990s the Subaru Legacy could also be opened by pulling the drivers external door handle a specific number of times to enter a passcode number that would unlock the driver's door only.
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Nissans once had a similar combination keypad below the door handle. They did not go digital as Ford did.
I don't remember if the Ford Fusion I rented last November had this feature but it probably did, but since it also offers the remote keyfob, the combination keypad was redundant.
Look what I found on Wikipedia:
I did not know that about the Legacy -- repeatedly pull the door handle a number of times to match the combination! Unknowing observers must have thought that the driver suffered from OCD.
I don't remember if the Ford Fusion I rented last November had this feature but it probably did, but since it also offers the remote keyfob, the combination keypad was redundant.
Look what I found on Wikipedia:
I did not know that about the Legacy -- repeatedly pull the door handle a number of times to match the combination! Unknowing observers must have thought that the driver suffered from OCD.
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I don't see the advantage of this feature, but maybe I don't fully understand how it works (someone explain please). Other than wanting to leave your keys in the car because you are surfing, running, or biking, when else does it come in handy? Wouldn't hitting one button on a keyfob be faster in all other daily scenarios? For those who have these keypads, I've never once seen them use it.
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I don't see the advantage of this feature, but maybe I don't fully understand how it works (someone explain please). Other than wanting to leave your keys in the car because you are surfing, running, or biking, when else does it come in handy? Wouldn't hitting one button on a keyfob be faster in all other daily scenarios? For those who have these keypads, I've never once seen them use it.
- Quicker entry into your vehicle, providing greater levels of safety
- Convenient access to trunk
- Allows fast access to the interior of your car while you’re at home, without needing to dig out the keys
- Provides access when your keys are locked in the vehicle
- Five-digit code is difficult to break, providing added security
You can also press 9 . 0 and it'll lock too
Other than wanting to leave your keys in the car because you are surfing, running, or biking, when else does it come in handy? Wouldn't hitting one button on a keyfob be faster in all other daily scenarios? For those who have these keypads, I've never once seen them use it.
).on mine it's bottom two buttons, so 8 & 0 (or 7 & 9).
i think they were on some mazdas...