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Re:Something mysterious is blocking car key fobs from workin... by mikeash on Thursday January 31, 2019 @05:45PM (#19049774)
Ideally one would read it beforehand and memorize the important emergency stuff, like what to do when your key fob doesn’t work.
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Re:Something mysterious is blocking car key fobs from workin... by asveikau on Thursday January 31, 2019 @11:12PM (#19051505)
Ideally. But it is a funny image.

And there is something to be said for not being that guy who says "should have read the manual!" when another human being, however flawed, gets stuck in a situation they don't know their way out of.

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Re:Something mysterious is blocking car key fobs from workin... by mikeash on Friday February 01, 2019 @10:43AM (#19054971)
Absolutely. I’m mostly pointing out that people don’t do this.

It seems like it would be worthwhile for the industry to come up with a standard symbol for “hold your key fob here to make it work when the battery is dead” and print it on the appropriate spot on the car.

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