Thread: help! double wrench -500 symbol on instrument panel
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Old Jul 23, 2013 | 06:03 PM
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Default Re: help! double wrench -500 symbol on instrument panel
Originally Posted by GraphiteGhost
The RFID chip in the FOBs are not powered by the FOB batteries.
Right, the chip is powered and interrogated by a signal from the black ring around the ignition.

The batteries only power the remote lock-unlock.

There IS a separate battery in the alarm - but I've never dealt with it, and my car is 8 years old!
 
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