Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:40:21 GMT From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzlenospam.com> Subject: Re: Keyless Entry Range
"Charles" <cstoyernospamrpex.com> wrote in message news:7NqdnaHpjNzOHSPbnZ2dnUVZ_gmdnZ2dnospamnet... > We have a 2001 9-5 with keyless entry. Manual says it only works short > range, and it does, and this seems to be intentional. Around 15-30 feet. > > Today, while running errands, I was listening to CarTalk > (http://www.cartalk.org/) and someone called in about the remote. They > said their geek son said that if you point it at your chin, the range is > longer. Klick and Klack said putting it in your open mouth is much > better. > > Today, while leaving a church picnic, I was about 100 feet or more from > the car, too far for the keyless entry to work. So, I tried it. It > didn't work. I opened my mouth, stuck it in there and tried again. > > The doors opened! > > Charles I know those two often say things tongue-in-cheek. I didn't know that it was also remote-in-mouth.
