Passive entry systems on a vehicle, sometimes referred to as keyless entry systems, provide many essential benefits. The most popular advantage of a keyless system is the convenience it provides. Depending on your vehicle, you can be loaded down with groceries and still open your trunk with a wave of your foot. Just press a button and go, no more struggling to insert the key into the door lock. Another big advantage of keyless entry is the added security it provides. The key has electronics inside that need to be validated by your car before it will start the engine or open any doors. There are some keyless entry systems that will automatically lock your doors when you walk away. Lastly, there is the fun perk of keyless entry, remote ignition. You’ll feel like an everyday wizard when you press a button on your key fob and watch your car start.
Keyless vs Passive
Not all Keyless Systems are passive, but all Passive systems are keyless entry systems. We know, it’s confusing. Here is how it works. Keyless Entry involves the vehicle driver pushing buttons on the key to lock and unlock the car doors and other features like opening the trunk. Passive Keyless is when the keys remain in your pocket (or purse) and you touch an area on the car (like a spot on a door) to lock and unlock the doors, or shake your foot underneath the car to open the hatch area. One advantage of passive entry systems is that they almost always include Keyless Ignition, which allows drivers to start and drive their car without the key fob ever leaving their purse.
Is Remote Start the same as Keyless Ignition?
Even though they return similar results, Remote Start and Keyless Ignition are not the same things. Keyless Ignition lets drivers start their car without needing a normal key. Just push a button, and go! Remote Ignition lets drivers start their vehicle through their key fob or mobile application. Remote Ignition can be helpful during extreme temps such as very cold or very hot days by allowing you to start the car and turn on the heat or AC. You will never get into a cold vehicle again, simply use the Remote Ignition and heat it up before you leave.
What Makes a Key a Smart Key?
A Smart Key is an electronic way (fob, smartphone app, key card) that is used to access a vehicle remotely. The buttons for your wireless functions are usually located on the Smart Key itself, if not on the attached fob. The Smart Key sends signals to your vehicle to open the hatch, unlock the doors, and so on. Some Smart Keys are even connected to the anti-theft system and won’t allow the car to start without them. With so many convenient and fun options available on Smart Keys, why would you pick anything else?
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