Howard wrote:Dod101 wrote:In my Q5, 'key' means ignition key and this cannot be extracted unless the gear stick (for want of better expression) is in Park. Is that difficult to understand?
My car is coming up for 5 years old but that is not decades old.
Dod
Most cars I have driven over the last few years have transmitters rather than keys. In an emergency power failure one can extract something like a high tech metal "key" from the plastic transmitter housing to open a door but I guess most drivers haven't ever had to do this.
I'm guessing when you change your car, if you get a new Audi you won't ever use a key again. You will be supplied a couple of transmitters.
Our BEV unlocks itself if one has the transmitter in one's pocket as one approaches and will start once the driver, with transmitter is inside so no "key" is ever used.
But, I admit that I might ask Mrs H, "have you seen my car key" when I have mislaid said transmitter .
regards
Howard
Thanks. This all sounds very technical but I must say that after a month or two these (so called) innovations become very every day. I plan to change my car later this year so I guess that it may be a transmitter then.
Dod