Like anything powered by a battery, a car key fob can die—often at the worst time. Here’s how to change the battery in your key fob quickly and safely. Physical keys used to be standard, but today’s ...

Newer cars come with a key fob of some sort, whether as a separate device attached to your keyring with buttons to lock and unlock your car, or integrated into the key itself. These fobs send a ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

Wallet. Cell phone. Car keys. That’s the mental checklist many of us go through before we leave the house. But don’t you hate it when you approach your car, click the unlock button and nothing happens ...

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, you needed to put an actual key into a car's door lock to get in. Today, the doors of most modern cars are unlocked by pressing a button on the key. In some ...

You need to change the battery very quickly, otherwise it may lose the code that allows it to unlock the car. The owner's manual may instruct you how to reset the keyfob. Otherwise, you'll need to ...

Q: Many new cars are equipped with key fobs that never have to be touched to unlock, lock or start the car. I have several friends who park in their attached garages and never take the fob out of the ...

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