Strange thing w/ factory keys- what is it?
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Yes, it should be for their key management system...they weren't supposed to give that to you.
It's not magnetic at all, the metal part closely resembles a button cell battery, but zero voltage detected with the tongue method. I was thinking RFID transponder or something.
Am I safe to assume it has nothing to do with the car and just toss it?
Am I safe to assume it has nothing to do with the car and just toss it?
Yup it holds the key in the key locker.
They might appreciate its return, they probably aren't free...
Do they have a name?
lucky! the only unintentional "gift" i've ever gotten from a dealer is a Floor mat...
when i bought my C-max, that particular Ford Dealer has generic - but emblazoned with their Logo - Floor mats that they put into the cars for test Drives, etc.
(not paper, but real carpeted ones). apparently they forgot to pull it in dealer prep.
they're about an hour from me, but luckily, a hardware store in the same town is one of the stops on my uncles route (sales rep for various hardware/plumbing brands) I had him drop it off on his next trip up there.
when i bought my C-max, that particular Ford Dealer has generic - but emblazoned with their Logo - Floor mats that they put into the cars for test Drives, etc.
(not paper, but real carpeted ones). apparently they forgot to pull it in dealer prep.
they're about an hour from me, but luckily, a hardware store in the same town is one of the stops on my uncles route (sales rep for various hardware/plumbing brands) I had him drop it off on his next trip up there.
It's not magnetic at all. Looks like an RFID device of some sort if I had to guess.
Selling dealer is 3-1/2 hours away in Columbus, OH. Fat chance they're getting it back and I doubt they're missing it terribly.
Originally I thought it was perhaps a vehicle specific thing you might need at the dealer if you wanted to get new keys made (almost like the 5 digit code keytag that used to come on many older vehicles). Sounds like I'm safe to throw this thing in the trash.
Send it back to the dealer after they pay you a $200.00 "doc fee"......lol.
Its looks an RFID "key" for a lockbox - the kind they hang on the window of a car with the key inside. They walk out with the "fob" thing you have, and place it on the box to open it, and then take out the real key.
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