Key fobs not opening 'new'car? Pics now added.

[Guzzle]

I had this problem a few Christmases ago with my Ford Focus. I'd had the car a couple of years by then so it wasn't new, but all of a sudden the key fob wouldn't unlock the car no matter how many times I tried. I walked into town to buy a new battery for it and it still wouldn't unlock the car.

In the end I simply unlocked the car old school by using the key in the lock. This seemed to reset the locking system when I opened the drivers door. It took a few pushes of the key fob to shut the alarm off, but all was well after that. Weird.

[rwleigh]

I'm just curious and at work with my manual in the car at home, how do you open the car using the key blade assuming your keys cell is dead? Surely there must be a way but I've not noticed a keyhole.

[gtiaps]

I'm just curious and at work with my manual in the car at home, how do you open the car using the key blade assuming your keys cell is dead? Surely there must be a way but I've not noticed a keyhole.

Drivers door handle where it meets the cover to the rear that forms the shape.
If you look underneath your handle you will see a slot insert key blade and lightly lift the cover pops off revealing your door key hole for manual entry if your keyfob battery dies 

[I wanted a GTi]

I'm just curious and at work with my manual in the car at home, how do you open the car using the key blade assuming your keys cell is dead? Surely there must be a way but I've not noticed a keyhole.

If you look under the rearmost part of your door handle you will see a little cutout, you put the key blade in there and twist while also pulling the handle but take care because it will fly off and could get chipped. I used some tape on mine to stop it flying away when I left my OBDeleven in the car overnight.

Once that is off you will see where to put the key in.

[I wanted a GTi]

I'm just curious and at work with my manual in the car at home, how do you open the car using the key blade assuming your keys cell is dead? Surely there must be a way but I've not noticed a keyhole.

Drivers door handle where it meets the cover to the rear that forms the shape.
If you look underneath your handle you will see a slot insert key blade and lightly lift the cover pops off revealing your door key hole for manual entry if your keyfob battery dies 

You beat me to it.

[gtiaps]

I'm just curious and at work with my manual in the car at home, how do you open the car using the key blade assuming your keys cell is dead? Surely there must be a way but I've not noticed a keyhole.

Drivers door handle where it meets the cover to the rear that forms the shape.
If you look underneath your handle you will see a slot insert key blade and lightly lift the cover pops off revealing your door key hole for manual entry if your keyfob battery dies 

You beat me to it.

  

[rwleigh]

I'm just curious and at work with my manual in the car at home, how do you open the car using the key blade assuming your keys cell is dead? Surely there must be a way but I've not noticed a keyhole.

Drivers door handle where it meets the cover to the rear that forms the shape.
If you look underneath your handle you will see a slot insert key blade and lightly lift the cover pops off revealing your door key hole for manual entry if your keyfob battery dies 

Many thanks, i didn't know that...

[gtiaps]

I'm just curious and at work with my manual in the car at home, how do you open the car using the key blade assuming your keys cell is dead? Surely there must be a way but I've not noticed a keyhole.

Drivers door handle where it meets the cover to the rear that forms the shape.
If you look underneath your handle you will see a slot insert key blade and lightly lift the cover pops off revealing your door key hole for manual entry if your keyfob battery dies 

Many thanks, i didn't know that...

No problem happy to help 

[mcmaddy]

How did the OP car get driven off the transporter if neither of the keys work?? I'd be heading down to dealership if it was my new car as something fishy is going on!

[Talk-torque]

How did the OP car get driven off the transporter if neither of the keys work?? I'd be heading down to dealership if it was my new car as something fishy is going on!

Thinking the same, myself. If the physical key fits the door locks, then it must be possible to reprogram the electronics - assuming that both keys have somehow become disconnected. New keys? Why? Sounds very strange.