A woman who got stuck out of her Cadillac Escalade She called a locksmith to open the door for her. After the service, she found the key in an obvious place.
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The case was shared by Keyrowhich offers a mobile locksmith service in South Florida. At the beginning of the clip, he appears parking his van next to the Cadillac Escalade white before being approached by the driver.
“It’s a new year, and I’ve already lost my key. What a great way to start the year,” she said at the beginning of the video, which has racked up more than 50 million views to date.
The locksmith then springs into action, checking door handles, probing keyless entry sensors, and even starting the vehicle to ensure all systems are working.
After the service, she is shocked to find her car key in a completely obvious place. It turns out that the key was, all this time, on the roof of the vehicle on the passenger side.
At a certain point, the driver approaches to ask if she will be charged for the service and the locksmith’s response is probably a nod to the audience that the whole scene is arranged.
Still, the clip drew Internet users’ attention to a common problem in modern cars that have a door locking and unlocking system based on the proximity of the key to the vehicle.
When the key is within a few meters of the vehicle, antennas around the doors and body communicate with it, allowing you to unlock and start the engine without physically inserting the key.
However, these smart systems rely on short-range radio communication between the vehicle and the key, so even in luxury cars, factors such as dead spots in the key’s signal and how the system interprets the key’s location can create confusing situations for users, like the one demonstrated in the video.
Because the key was on the roof of the car, some vehicles’ antennas may not be able to identify it correctly. This way, the vehicle will not identify the proximity of the key to the car and, consequently, will keep the doors locked for safety.
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