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How often do you swap your key fob
Every week
20%
 20%  [10]
1 to 4 weeks
27%
 27%  [13]
About every 3 months
27%
 27%  [13]
Roughly 4 to 6 months
8%
 8%  [4]
More than 6 months
12%
 12%  [6]
Never, I only have one
4%
 4%  [2]
Total Votes: 48

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EYorkshire



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Swapping Fobs

So how often do you guys or girls swap your key fobs over to keep them charged.

I personally swap mine approximately every 3 months and they seem to be quite happy with that in the two years I've had them.
I don't think the handbook states a time, just to periodically swap them to keep the charge.

Post #174154 5th Mar 2013 7:10 am
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ad210358



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Once a fortnight, Mrs Ad has one, I have the other, it gets used every other weekend when it needs diesel Evil or Very Mad

Post #174157 5th Mar 2013 7:45 am
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pab



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No regular schedule. I just try to remember to use it occasionally on a long run.

Post #174159 5th Mar 2013 8:17 am
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EYorkshire



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It's interesting that some have polled more than 6 months, I just wonder as to the maximum that a fob will stay in a usable state before refusing a charge.

Post #174160 5th Mar 2013 8:27 am
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npinks



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my old car the fob wasn't changed for over a year and the other fob worked fine, i think i am on to about 8 months on my current fob and will be swapping over soon as i can be arsed

Periodically to me means once a year Laughing Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Post #174165 5th Mar 2013 9:06 am
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shiggsy



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Manual says minimum of 4 hours every 6 months, I swap every month, I have a keyring on the one I'm not using, 1st day of the month I swap it over, don't have to keep track of anything that way. 
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Post #174167 5th Mar 2013 9:11 am
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Steve D



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Mrs D uses her one every day, I use my one probably two or 3 times a week.

When I got my new key programmed last week, I was talking to the receptionist about non-use of the fob. She drove a FL2 and argued that there was a replacable battery in them and that they don't charge up! She went out to the workshop to check and came back all sheepish. "Well, I've worked here 7 years and I never knew that - I'd better dig out my spare when I get home tonight"! Laughing Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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Post #174174 5th Mar 2013 10:06 am
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EYorkshire



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It's highlighted the fact that many of you share the car Shocked
My wife has her own and has never sat in my driver seat Cool so the responsibility of swapping the 'fob' is mine when I remember to.

Post #174190 5th Mar 2013 11:45 am
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AiiEEX



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Like Pinky, I only change Fobs when I remember.
Got a longish drive coming up so I'll use the spare key then. Afterwards it'll go back in the draw.

The 3 memory seat settings depend on which key you use. Thought once I had Censored up my drivers seat position until I worked out I was using the spare Fob.

Post #174201 5th Mar 2013 12:28 pm
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Steve D



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Are you definately sure on that - we set our seat positions before putting the fob in? So do I need to set our memory seat positions with each fob? Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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Post #174206 5th Mar 2013 12:59 pm
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AiiEEX



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Yes and yes, if you want the same seating positions for each Fob Very Happy

Post #174210 5th Mar 2013 1:31 pm
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seagull1



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I have one key and the wife has the other, they are both used most days.

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Post #174245 5th Mar 2013 6:45 pm
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Pegleg



Member Since: 15 Apr 2010
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I voted for once a week, but it's actually much more regular than that.
More like almost every day.
I must have OCD Whistle

Or more like a fear of a dead fob Thumbs Up Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Post #174250 5th Mar 2013 7:05 pm
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chicken george



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Mrs g has all kinds of junk on her fob , keys for her mums houses sisters house etc etc so I use the second fob with not even a keyring on it At work
At home

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Post #174255 5th Mar 2013 7:19 pm
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Past master



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One of mine was broken when I got it, someone having forced out the emergency key and broken the retaining tab. Only noticed when the main part of the fob dropped off the ring - lucky I noticed. So now that one is held together with a bit of bright red tape, which means I remember to use it occasionally.
Which is a very longwinded way of saying make sure the spare fob looks different - that will remind you to use it from time to time.

Post #174274 5th Mar 2013 8:48 pm
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