A transponder key will also enable you to unlock your truck and set security alerts. It is the sheer convenience of being able to operate certain features of your car without ever placing a key in the door or ignition that is most appealing to most people.
By pointing the transponder key at your car and simply pressing a button, you can get it to do what you want. There is a chip inside your key that sends a signal to a central computer. The chip is programmed to only respond to your car signals. Once the signal is received, it will unlock your doors and start your engine. Most cars have a transponder key. Some even come with a transponder key and a standard key. However, slowly they are beginning to only offer transponder keys. This type of key is usually more expensive than a standard key but just think of all that this type of key is able to do and you’ll agree that it is well worth the added expense. So with anything there are advantages and disadvantages, unfortunately, the same is true with transponder keys.
In Athens, GA, our locksmiths at Athens Locksmith Pro always recommend that you have more than one transponder key in the event that your existing one is no longer working. If you have not driven off the lot of the dealership yet, this would be the ideal time to negotiate another transponder key. Many sales associates will try to lure you in and get you to buy a vehicle based on incentives. If they do not offer you another transponder key as an incentive, it is ok to simply ask them if this is a possibility. Most dealerships would be more than happy to accommodate your request simply to get you to buy the vehicle. It doesn’t hurt to ask! In some cases your transponder key may stop working because it has been deactivated and needs to be reprogrammed. While this within itself isn’t a real problem, it is a problem until you have been able to get it another transponder key that is actually working. To read more:
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