Flashing red lights on remote

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bromlmj
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Post by bromlmj »

I noticed yesterday that the remote controls have flashing red lights on them when I put them in the drawer. I’m a new owner only had the Max since Friday. Can anyone tell me what this is - doesn’t seem to be a problem.

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Post by Deleted User 314 »

Just the remote looking for the car or letting the car know it’s there, goes to sleep pretty quickly.
HeidiFlowerpt Driver
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Post by HeidiFlowerpt Driver »

The key contains an Ultra-Wide-Band (UWB) transducer, and a motion sensor. When the key moves, it tries to talk to the car to establish its position relative to the car. If you put the key down, once it's been stationary for a little while it stops 'talking' and the red tell-tale stops blinking. Of course if you have yours in a drawer, the act of opening the drawer will be enough to start the key chattering.

https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/ ... h-uwb-5438

The UWB technology is a major advance and should prevent high tech thieves from replicating the key's signals and stealing the car.
ID.3 1st Edition Manganese Grey - called Heidi Flowerpot
bromlmj
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Post by bromlmj »

Thank you 😊
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