hyundaitech wrote:
> Wow! I've never seen a Hyundai remote even approach 100 feet before. It's
> usually about 50 feet, tops, with an advertised range of 25 feet. Most
> other manufacturers I've seen advertise the 50 foot range.

I get about 600' LOS range with my 01 Santa Fe's (annoying 2 button
remote). The 03's gets about 100' (more annoying 3 button remote).

> Obviously, the more powerful the transmitter, the better the range. Some
> transmitters use two 3V batteries instead of one. I haven't opened one of
> the newer-model remotes, so I don't know whether that's the case with them.

Must be a little lithium cell? My Explorer used a 12v lighter battery,
they lasted years. One of my 01's has started to fade a bit. Should I
(can I) replace the battery or get a new fob?

> If you're in an area with strong rf signals, then you're more prone to
> interference. I saw some poor technician try to diagnose a customer's
> intermittently inoperative keyless entry over about three or four service
> visits until he happend upon some papers under one of the seats with a
> television station's letterhead. Turns out the problem only ever occurred
> at work. Whaddaya know? I've heard some stories that there are areas in
> southern Maryland where car remotes won't work for a few days. I'd
> suspect this may be related to military testing. There were verified news
> reports of people's garage door openers not working in Frederick, MD due to
> military operations at Fort Detrick. Bottom line, these frequencies were
> intended for military use, and these devices are simply allowed to borrow
> the frequency when the military is not using it. The devices just operate
> at a low enough power that they aren't strong enough to interfere with the
> military uses of the frequency.

What frequency do the key fobs use?

I've got all the ISM 915/2.4/5.3/5.8 spectrum in use here. Doesn't
appear to be any of those.

JS

 

JS wrote:

> hyundaitech wrote:
>
>> Wow! I've never seen a Hyundai remote even approach 100 feet before.
>> It's
>> usually about 50 feet, tops, with an advertised range of 25 feet. Most
>> other manufacturers I've seen advertise the 50 foot range.
>
>
> I get about 600' LOS range with my 01 Santa Fe's (annoying 2 button
> remote). The 03's gets about 100' (more annoying 3 button remote).

I was in our church building one Sunday after services and the kids were
out by the Sonata in the parking lot. I was probably 25' from the
window of the church and the car was parked 75-100' from the church
building. I didn't figure it would work, but I thought I'd surprise the
kids by opening the doors and flashing the lights. I hit the button,
and the lights flashed and the doors unlicked. I haven't tried to find
the absolute max range, but I know it will do 100' all day long.


Matt

 

JS wrote:

> hyundaitech wrote:
>
>> Wow! I've never seen a Hyundai remote even approach 100 feet before.
>> It's
>> usually about 50 feet, tops, with an advertised range of 25 feet. Most
>> other manufacturers I've seen advertise the 50 foot range.
>
>
> I get about 600' LOS range with my 01 Santa Fe's (annoying 2 button
> remote). The 03's gets about 100' (more annoying 3 button remote).

I was in our church building one Sunday after services and the kids were
out by the Sonata in the parking lot. I was probably 25' from the
window of the church and the car was parked 75-100' from the church
building. I didn't figure it would work, but I thought I'd surprise the
kids by opening the doors and flashing the lights. I hit the button,
and the lights flashed and the doors unlicked. I haven't tried to find
the absolute max range, but I know it will do 100' all day long.


Matt

 

JS wrote:

> hyundaitech wrote:
>
>> Wow! I've never seen a Hyundai remote even approach 100 feet before.
>> It's
>> usually about 50 feet, tops, with an advertised range of 25 feet. Most
>> other manufacturers I've seen advertise the 50 foot range.
>
>
> I get about 600' LOS range with my 01 Santa Fe's (annoying 2 button
> remote). The 03's gets about 100' (more annoying 3 button remote).

I was in our church building one Sunday after services and the kids were
out by the Sonata in the parking lot. I was probably 25' from the
window of the church and the car was parked 75-100' from the church
building. I didn't figure it would work, but I thought I'd surprise the
kids by opening the doors and flashing the lights. I hit the button,
and the lights flashed and the doors unlicked. I haven't tried to find
the absolute max range, but I know it will do 100' all day long.


Matt

 

JS writes:
Must be a little lithium cell? My Explorer used a 12v lighter battery,
they lasted years. One of my 01's has started to fade a bit. Should I
(can I) replace the battery or get a new fob?"

If it's fading, try a new battery. There's a quite large chance that's
all the issue is.

Can't tell you what the specific frequency range is. I never particularly
cared what the range was, so I never tried to hunt it up.

 

JS writes:
Must be a little lithium cell? My Explorer used a 12v lighter battery,
they lasted years. One of my 01's has started to fade a bit. Should I
(can I) replace the battery or get a new fob?"

If it's fading, try a new battery. There's a quite large chance that's
all the issue is.

Can't tell you what the specific frequency range is. I never particularly
cared what the range was, so I never tried to hunt it up.

 

JS writes:
Must be a little lithium cell? My Explorer used a 12v lighter battery,
they lasted years. One of my 01's has started to fade a bit. Should I
(can I) replace the battery or get a new fob?"

If it's fading, try a new battery. There's a quite large chance that's
all the issue is.

Can't tell you what the specific frequency range is. I never particularly
cared what the range was, so I never tried to hunt it up.

 

Probably not the fob...
I found out yesterday that the door lock button on the driver's arm rest is
also intermittent...
It's a warranty problem!
John D.

"hyundaitech" <notpublic@not.public.com> wrote in message
news:ee811ef7e9ff4730d795dbcad3594c41@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> First off, the Hyundai remotes have about half the range of the other
> remotes. Second, many, many things can interfere with proper remote
> operation.
>
> That being said, it's possible you have a problem with your remote itself.
> If the battery tests to 3V, it should be okay. If you think you have a
> problem with your remote, ask the dealer to have a look at it on your next
> trip in.
>

 

Probably not the fob...
I found out yesterday that the door lock button on the driver's arm rest is
also intermittent...
It's a warranty problem!
John D.

"hyundaitech" <notpublic@not.public.com> wrote in message
news:ee811ef7e9ff4730d795dbcad3594c41@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> First off, the Hyundai remotes have about half the range of the other
> remotes. Second, many, many things can interfere with proper remote
> operation.
>
> That being said, it's possible you have a problem with your remote itself.
> If the battery tests to 3V, it should be okay. If you think you have a
> problem with your remote, ask the dealer to have a look at it on your next
> trip in.
>