DOES YOUR CAR HAVE A SMART KEY? Those Members attending the March Club Night will recall that during his presentation Brett Gander from Century Batteries recommended locking your car when in the garage at night, and storing the key 5+ meters away from the car (ie: NOT on a hook alongside the car!). This allows
the car electronics to close down completely and save it continuously awaiting instructions form the smart key– which effects the battery. We have a 2020 Suzuki Vitara with a Smart key, so I asked the question from Suzuki NZ. The following was the reply— Dear Mr Strong
Thank you for your email. The suggestion of locking your car even in the garage is a good one as this ensures the car is fully shut down/turned off.
(The car wont lock if the ignition is in the ACC position and, if left in the ACC position overnight, the car battery will discharge). With Suzuki vehicles there is no issue with having the key fob near or in the vehicle when
the car is fully turned off. No matter where the key fob is, the car is always ready to react to an input and under normal circumstances (fully charged car battery) the system should be able to start the car even after a couple of weeks of no use.
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compared to other methods such as media blasting or paint stripping. It can remove light rust off delicate car/engine parts. It will easily clean a metal head gasket—previously impossible with conventional cleaning methods. So what is laser cleaning? Laser cleaning is revolutionary new way of cleaning— a concentrated light pulse hits a contaminated hard surface and achieves the delamination of
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This cleaning can be done in your garage if required as it is plug and play! Cost is dependant on size of job and location (if it cannot be delivered to us) 18
