mg4mc
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YepDid you try the new key calibration?
YepDid you try the new key calibration?
See Keyless start? Anyone got it working?OK. so when you go into the app under your profile then select digital key. Has a digital key been generated and protected by your user PIN number? i.e are you even able to get that far in the app. If this has been done then the keyless start option wont even be selectable in the app. What errors at which stage of digital key setup or usage are you getting in the app?
You didn’t by an unfortunate chance, shared the key with the account that you are currently using?
And by this I mean:You didn’t by an unfortunate chance, shared the key with the account that you are currently using?
Hence why I asked if you tried unbinding the car from the account and then create a new account and repeat the procedure there.
Opening the car door with just a phone is incredibly useful for me (and works reliably).I'm sorry but what is the advantage of using the keyless start/digital key?
With the physical key on your person, you press the button on the driver's door, you get in and off you go. How is using your phone easier and quicker especially with a car that's known for flaky Bluetooth?
Is the worry of "Am I going to be able to get in the car and get it to recognise the digital key so I can get home" worth it?
While I am with you, and I don't use it, there are a number of advantages I am aware of.I'm sorry but what is the advantage of using the keyless start/digital key?
With the physical key on your person, you press the button on the driver's door, you get in and off you go. How is using your phone easier and quicker especially with a car that's known for flaky Bluetooth?
Is the worry of "Am I going to be able to get in the car and get it to recognise the digital key so I can get home" worth it?
It doesn't need the PIN if you have used it since opening the app. If you just press back to get out of the app or switch apps, it stays running in the background. Next time you go to the app no PIN is required.Tried again. Bluetooth not connected.
Opened car from app home page. Sat in the seat. Smart key warning appeared. Waited for Bluetooth connection to appear on my phone. Did not appear. Pressed brake pedal and second warning appeared.
Pressed Keyless Start on app home page and driver's screen powered up with the usual warnings associated with a delayed info screen start. Waited for info screen to start but needed to press home button to start.
Once powered up the screen and my phone showed a Bluetooth connection.
I don't know what all this means but my major concern, as before, is that I did not need a pin to unlock the car but I need one to start the HVAC!
Why not just unlock the vehicle using the digital key in the first place? That works fine.Might sound obvious but the keyless option won't work if the car is unlocked.. try this sequence.
1. Unlock the car using the app
2. Get in the car and lock using the app
3. Select the digital key under the profile option after first ensuring the app is indicating a Bluetooth connection has been succesfull.
Not sure that is right, I have an SE and used mine on a number of occasions. It can be a slow to initially work, and relies on the phone connected via Bluetooth too.Yes, keyless as in you don't have your key with you. Yes it is Trophy only.
I believe it was intended to be a Trophy only feature, but it works on the SE as well. Pretty handy too, especially with the new app using FaceID etcNot sure that is right, I have an SE and used mine on a number of occasions. It can be a slow to initially work, and relies on the phone connected via Bluetooth too.
Correct.But if your 12v battery goes flat I assume the DK will not work and without the physical key you will be a bit stuck.
That's boy scouts level prepairdness, you sir are a geniousI keep a spare battery for the fob in the car.
Not really. I was caught out a few years ago when the battery went in my Mondeo's key fob and had difficulty starting the car. I've kept a spare battery in the car ever since.That's boy scouts level preparedness, you sir are a genius