Range of Key Remote

[Rail26]

Don't mean to insult your intelligence...but have you changed the battery? I just changed the battery in my other car's key and I can open it from Iowa.

[deliriousga]

There is a TSB out concerning the short range of the remote. It involves clipping the antenna behind the dash and re-routing it a little so the signal pick up range is greater. If you're interested in it, let me know and I'll try and put it up on my website for you to use.

Like Rail26 said, change the battery first. They don't last a really long time and go down quick when they run out of juice.

[Adam]

My key from new is only good for about 20ft away from the car.

[9000RPMan]

I will try changing the battery, but it has been this way since I got the car, about 3 months ago. I am not complaining about the range, just wondering if it is normal.

[deliriousga]

Like Adams, mine is about a 20' range and has been except for when the battery started to die in the key.

It's pretty frustrating to go to lunch with a co-worker who has a Nissan and can unlock his doors and roll down the windows from inside the restaurant while your Porsche doesn't work from two parking spaces away.

I'm going to try the TSB fix to see what kind of additional range I get after I put the water tank in tomorrow and get it running again.

[Tool Pants]

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