Keyless-Go vs. Remote Keyless Entry & Engine Start
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2024 GLB35 AMG, 2020 S560 Coupe
Keyless-Go vs. Remote Keyless Entry & Engine Start
I would appreciate clarification and help with features of a GLA that I am considering:
I am familiar with MB's Keyless-Go (leave the key in pocket, tap the door handle to unlock, get in, push the start button, go.)
I'm also familiar with a "Smart Key System" (push the unlock button on the key to unlock the doors, get in, insert and turn the key in the dash to start, go.)
But I am not familiar with the terms "Remote Keyless Entry" and "Remote Engine Start." Do I assume correctly that for these items, it is necessary to remove the key from one's pocket and have it in a hand to push buttons on the key.
So does "Remote Keyless Entry" mean the same as "push the unlock button on the key to unlock the doors as in the Smart Key System.
And wiith "Remote Engine Start" is it correct that one does NOT need to insert the key into the dash and turn to start the engine, but could start the engine while approaching the unlocked vehicle? If the key is not inserted in the dash, how is the engine shut off?
Thank you for your insights and help to clarify this terminology.
I am familiar with MB's Keyless-Go (leave the key in pocket, tap the door handle to unlock, get in, push the start button, go.)
I'm also familiar with a "Smart Key System" (push the unlock button on the key to unlock the doors, get in, insert and turn the key in the dash to start, go.)
But I am not familiar with the terms "Remote Keyless Entry" and "Remote Engine Start." Do I assume correctly that for these items, it is necessary to remove the key from one's pocket and have it in a hand to push buttons on the key.
So does "Remote Keyless Entry" mean the same as "push the unlock button on the key to unlock the doors as in the Smart Key System.
And wiith "Remote Engine Start" is it correct that one does NOT need to insert the key into the dash and turn to start the engine, but could start the engine while approaching the unlocked vehicle? If the key is not inserted in the dash, how is the engine shut off?
Thank you for your insights and help to clarify this terminology.
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Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Frisco Colorado, USA
2024 GLB35 AMG, 2020 S560 Coupe
OK - Figured It Out
A friend who has a Jeep with Remote Start clarified that with his setup, one can remotely start the engine and unlock the doors, but before driving away is possible, the dash-mounted Start Button must be pushed. The button is pushed again to stop the engine. I assume that MB's system works the same. (A lot of Chrysler/Jeep designs are taken from MB when Mercedes owned Chrysler years back.)
