What is luxury keyless entry for a car or truck?
Keyless entry on a vehicle, sometimes referred to as passive entry, offers many life-changing advantages. The most popular advantage of a keyless entry system is the convenience it affords. Depending on your vehicle, you can load up on groceries and still get the trunk open with a wave of your foot. Just press a button and go, no more fighting to get the key into the lock. The added security keyless entry provides is another big benefit. The key has electronics inside that must be authenticated by your vehicle before it will allow access or start the engine. There are even some keyless entry systems that can automatically lock your doors as you walk away. Last but not least, there is the fun part of keyless entry, remote ignition. You’ll feel like an everyday wizard when you press a button and see your car start.
All Passive systems are keyless entry, but not all Keyless Entry Systems are passive. Confusing isn’t it? Here’s how it functions. Keyless involves the car driver pushing buttons to lock and unlock the car and other features like opening the trunk. Passive Keyless entry is where your car keys can stay in your pocket and then you touch an area to unlock and lock the doors, or wave your foot underneath the vehicle to open the trunk. One advantage of passive entry systems is that they usually include Keyless Ignition. Keyless Ignition lets you start and drive your car without the keys ever leaving your pocket.
To be clear, Keyless Ignition and Remote Start are different features, even if they return similar results. Keyless Start lets you start and drive your car without the need for a standard key. Remote Ignition lets you start your car via the key fob or mobile app. Remote Start can be useful in extreme temperatures such as very cold or very hot days by letting you start the car and help cool it off during the summer. Drivers will never get into a hot car again, simply use the Remote Start and let your vehicle cool off before you take off.
A Smart Key is the electronic portion of your key fob that is used to access a car remotely. The buttons for your wireless functions are located on the Smart Key itself. The Smart Key sends radio signals to the vehicle to open the hatch, 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 convenient and fun options available on Smart Keys, why would you pick anything else?
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