Carpokes

W5Hans wrote: Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:42 am If you use the remote a lot to either close the convertible/windows it will use more energy and therefore last shorter.

How do you use the remote to close/open the convertible and windows?

By holding the button down for a long time until the windows are closed again

Also covered in GTK App:

Thanks.

Mine is a new one where you have to take off the two side pieces to get at the plate covering the battery.

So I got both new batteries in the key fobs but the low battery warning is still coming up when I first start the car.

Any ideas?

W5Hans wrote: Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:47 am By holding the button down for a long time until the windows are closed again

I found this interesting so I asked the dealer and he said we don't get that in the US. Go figure!

I buy a 10-pack of batteries from Amazon. I always replace the spare key at the same time as the main key.

911R wrote: Sat Sep 17, 2022 12:11 pm I buy a 10-pack of batteries from Amazon. I always replace the spare key at the same time as the main key.

Good idea. I think they are dying because they are hung just inside the garage door.

tohendy wrote: Sat Sep 17, 2022 7:13 pm.
I think they are dying because they are hung just inside the garage door.

I agree although I sure missed that tech. It may be searching to find the car when near the car?

I have noticed that the Porsche lights up when I walk past it with my wife's Mercedes car key fob (it uses the same type of battery + the same technology?).