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Most car owners get curious about their car keys when they aren’t working. Your GMC car key can fail to work normally due to a dead car battery, a dead remote control battery that may need replacement or the key remote has already lost its programming and you will need to reprogram it. Keyless entry transmitters have buttons that allow you to perform various functions such as locking or unlocking the vehicle. The transmitter is what requires a battery, but it has no effect on whether your vehicle will start or not. Basically, it allows you to perform all the functions present on the key remote control.
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There are various types of GMC car keys that come with their vehicle models. Their most recent models come with keys that feature a programmed chip that allows the key and the car to communicate electronically and as a result the vehicle functions. Mainly, these types of keys are known as immobilizers and GMC motors make them with an intention of making the vehicle secure. A thief would hardly steal the vehicle or anything inside it without the key programmed for that particular vehicle. The following are the different names of these keys:
The transponder key
General Motors have introduced this type of car key in their most recent models. Fundamentally, a transponder is a form of electronic device which wirelessly transmits and receives electrical signals. Technically any key that features a programmed chip would be a transponder key. The keys mainly consist of a metal key with plastic on top. The plastic covers the programmed computer chip. Some keys have buttons that allow the driver to remotely control the door locks while others have a separate remote control for locking and unlocking the doors.
If the battery in the car transponder key is flat, you should change it or have it changed at a car dealership or at any other automotive service shop. Moreover, there are times you will need to reprogram your GMC car transponder key but to do this you will need at least two master keys. If you don’t have two master keys or you have misplaced the only transponder key you may need to take your vehicle to a dealership for reprogramming.
GMC car remote controls
All the most recent GMC cars have a remote control. Even though these remote controls aren’t the same as the traditional vehicle keys, they play an important role in unlocking and locking the vehicle doors, turning on and off the vehicle’s engine, and opening or closing the car trunks. These controls use either infrared or transmitters to send a coded message to the receiver usually fitted in the car.
The transmitters have varying frequencies and at times they may fail to send the radio signals, therefore, failing to unlock the vehicle. When such a case happens, you should get closer to the car and try to unlock it. Furthermore, the remote controls have batteries and they may fail if these batteries are flat. If your remote control is missing you may need a replacement systematic receiver bypass.
GMC cars’ master keys
GMC cars come with two master keys but you shouldn’t use them normally. Only a vehicle dealership should use them when programming a replacement and in case you happen to misplace your car keys. Losing your master keys will turn out to be extremely expensive and it may require a complete overhaul of your vehicle’s engine management system. However, most car dealerships have car security information which has a central database containing among other things car reprogramming information.
GMC car metal keys
This is one of the common GMC car keys. It features a mechanical blade which is a part that looks like the traditional house key that allows the driver inserts into the ignition barrel to disable the vehicle steering wheel lock, therefore, allowing its turn. The driver can also use the part to unlock the doors, the trunk, and the glove compartment depending on the GMC car model. The metal blade may also be straight with a groove on its inside, also known as laser keys designed with precision cutting equipment. This type of key is also cheaper to replace compared with the other available types.
Your vehicle is an important part of your life. Its keys allow its access and you should therefore take good care of them. This will prevent any illegal use for example during vehicle theft. Additionally, knowing the different types of GMC car keys and how you can use them is important.
GMC Models
- 2013 GMC Savana 2500
- 2013 GMC Sierra 1500 Hybrid
- 2014 GMC Acadia
- 2014 GMC Savana 1500
- 2014 GMC Savana 3500
- 2014 GMC Yukon
- 2015 GMC Acadia
- 2015 GMC Savana 2500
- 2015 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2015 GMC Terrain
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