How many keys?
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How many keys?
So, this new '05 came with one of the new fancy-schmancy rectractable keys, and one plain ol' valet key. But that means that there's effectively only one alarm fob, while my '04 came with two keys and two fobs. With this new arrangement, we have to keep swapping the one rectractable key between our keyrings depending on who's driving it that day, which is rapidly becoming a right royal PITA.
...which leads me to wonder whether we should have received two rectractable keys plus the valet, or if everyone only gets one. and if only one, how have others coped with two drivers?
...which leads me to wonder whether we should have received two rectractable keys plus the valet, or if everyone only gets one. and if only one, how have others coped with two drivers?
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Key? We don't need no steenkin' key!
'06 japanese spec car came with two of these, and a normal key actually slides out of the card if needed. Just keep this in your pocket, and press that lovely red START button
'06 japanese spec car came with two of these, and a normal key actually slides out of the card if needed. Just keep this in your pocket, and press that lovely red START button
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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo
Key? We don't need no steenkin' key!
'06 japanese spec car came with two of these, and a normal key actually slides out of the card if needed. Just keep this in your pocket, and press that lovely red START button
'06 japanese spec car came with two of these, and a normal key actually slides out of the card if needed. Just keep this in your pocket, and press that lovely red START button
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OK, I just called the dealership, and they forgot to give the second key to the wife when they delivered the car to her office. I'll swing by there one lunchtime this week, and take a spin in the Mazdaspeed 6 while I'm there.
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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo
'06 Japanese spec car came with two of these, and a normal key actually slides out of the card if needed. Just keep this in your pocket, and press that lovely red START button
Last edited by eccles; 12-13-2005 at 12:43 AM.
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Originally Posted by ElGuapo
Hey eTiMaGo, can we get a pic of that start button?
Annoying this is, you still need to turn the normal keyhole thingie from LOCK to ON, and there's not much grip there... Manual shows a kind of plug-in piece of plastic to make it easier, but for the life of me I cannot find it.
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Originally Posted by eccles
So, this new '05 came with one of the new fancy-schmancy rectractable keys ...
Glad to hear that you are back in an 8. Congratulations!
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Thanks for the pics! Someone should add some of this info to the 2006 MY sticky thread.
And the car (pre 2006) already has "keyless entry", so the new system should be called "keyless start".
And the car (pre 2006) already has "keyless entry", so the new system should be called "keyless start".
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I had 2 retractable keys, but left one at my bf's place in LA...so now I have 1...but I carry my valet key with me all the time cause I valet my car everywhere I go (its Vegas, its safer to valet it...normally I wouldnt even think of letting someone else drive it)...so if I lose my keys, im screwed...
I'll have my other one back by next week though, hopefully...
but ya they ripped u off...it comes with 2
I'll have my other one back by next week though, hopefully...
but ya they ripped u off...it comes with 2
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