We’ll show you how to change the battery in your key fob —quickly, safely and without a trip to the dealership. Reader’s Digest walks you step-by-step through this must-have skill.

Driving off without your key fob won’t immediately stop the car, but you might not be able to restart or lock it once you ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — You’re rushing to work, the gym, or the grocery store when it happens — you press your key fob, and nothing. No clicks, no unlock, no start. If your car key fob battery ...

Copying a key fob signal and stealing a car can happen in 20 to 30 seconds, according to the Master Locksmiths Association in Warwickshire, England. Recent key fob theft incidents In November, Ann ...

Something we don’t talk about enough ‘round these parts are key fobs. I’ve either laid eyes on or used pretty much every one of them at this point, which is ...

The key fob uses radio frequencies to communicate with your car and control it. The jingling of keys becomes a sound of the past if you have this handy device (you shouldn’t attach any other ...

The fob sends a signal to a receiver inside the vehicle that disarms the car’s lock system. Key fobs are part of what is technically known as the vehicle’s remote keyless system, or RKS.

First, look closely at your key fob. Many key fobs hide a temporary, pull-out key inside the key fob case itself. It’s there for just such an emergency.

A growing number of new cars use a keyless ignition. As long as drivers have possession of a key fob, the car starts with the push of a button. As we reported a couple of years ago, that's been a ...

In the U.S. and Japan, the tiny transmitter in the key fob typically uses a frequency of 315 MHz; in Europe, 433.92 and 868 MHz are commonly used.