What is smart keyless entry for a car?
Passive entry systems, sometimes known as keyless entry systems, provide a variety of life-changing benefits. The most significant advantage of keyless entry is the convenience it affords. Loaded down with groceries? You can still get the trunk open with a wave of your foot, depending on the keyless system that is installed in your vehicle. Moreover, you won’t have to fight to insert the key into the lock, just press the button and go. The added security keyless entry provides is another big benefit. The electronics in the key must be authenticated by your vehicle before it will start the engine or even allow access to the interior. There are even some keyless entry systems that can automatically lock your doors when you walk away. Finally, there’s the fun part of keyless entry, remote ignition. Hearing your car start just by pressing a button on your remote will make you feel like an everyday wizard.
All Passive systems are keyless, but not all Keyless Entry Systems are passive. We get it, it’s confusing. Here is how it works. Keyless Entry involves you pushing buttons to lock and unlock the car doors and other features like opening the trunk. Passive Keyless entry is when the car keys remain in your pocket and then you touch an area on the car to unlock and lock the doors, or shake your foot to open the trunk. One advantage of passive entry systems is that they almost always include Keyless Ignition. Keyless Ignition allows you to start and drive your car without the keys ever leaving your pocket.
No, Keyless Ignition and Remote Start are not the same, even if they return similar results. Keyless Ignition lets drivers start and drive their car without needing to use a standard key. Remote Start lets drivers start their vehicle via their key fob. Remote Ignition is useful in extreme temperatures such as very hot or very cold days by letting you start the car and help cool it off when it’s hot. Drivers will no longer get into a cold vehicle again, just use the Remote Start and heat it up before you take off.
A Smart Key is an electronic way (fob, smartphone app, key card) that is used to remotely access a car. The buttons for your Keyless Entry, Remote Start, and other functions are located on the Smart Key itself, if not on the key fob. The Smart Key transmits radio signals to your car to open the trunk, lock the doors, and so on. Some cars will not start without the Smart Key, as they are part of the anti-theft system. With so many fun and convenient options available on Smart Keys, why would you want anything else?
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