MC05XLS
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- June 23, 2007
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- City, State
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2005 Explorer XLS V6 2WD
Close. It's RFID - Radio Frequency Identification. Beofre I bought my Explorer, a buddy of mine broke the blade on his RFID key for his Jeep, but he had a regular metal key in his wallet just in case the battery died and he didn't have his keys. Stroke of luck was I held the transponder end of the key that broke to the head of the metal key, and it started. This because he broke the remote and was in a hurry, so he broke the key in the door.
putting the key under the shroud will not work I don't think. I have a non-PATS key for a spare that's on another key ring. I tried starting the truck with my non-PATS, with the PATS key right next to it... It didn't work
[/QUOTE]Yeah, if there's no programmed transponder chip at the lock, the car basically thinks you're trying to pop the column lock to steal it. Which is why I need to get 2 more keys. I'm not sure what the range is on it, but I would figure it needs to be really close. I also don't know if that could be done with the SecuriLock system like my truck has. Supposedly SecuriLock is a new, more secure system.
