Awful Key!

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I collected my new Mach-E today and I cannot describe my disappointment at the KEY! It’s vile! Is it just me, or does it just ruin it?
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I collected my new Mach-E today and I cannot describe my disappointment at the KEY! It’s vile! Is it just me, or does it just ruin it?
My only complaint (with the physical fob at least) is no ability to remote start from the fob even though Mustangs of past have been able to remote start from the fob. Seems like an odd design decision.
 

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I collected my new Mach-E today and I cannot describe my disappointment at the KEY! It’s vile! Is it just me, or does it just ruin it?
Agree. The entire vehicle is ruined by the key FOB which is, obviously, why I don't use one ?

PaaK life is the only way and I'm sure everyone will agree ?
 
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I’ve had a week of flawless PaaK experiences, between my spouse and I - even when entering the vehicle at the same time. The MME knows very well who’s getting into the drivers seat.

I have a keyfob stashed, in a faraday bag, in the car as an ultimate fail safe, due to the one-time experience exhibited by @DevSecOps.
 


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No, it's fine. It's a key, it's nice and slim, it fits in my pocket, where it lives, because it's a keyless car.

I could not care less about the Ford key.
 

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My only issue with the key fob (and most modern key fobs in general), is that it is too big. Not sure why, older key fobs were smaller and therefore less obtrusive in your pocket.
 

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I collected my new Mach-E today and I cannot describe my disappointment at the KEY! It’s vile! Is it just me, or does it just ruin it?
It is just you. The key fob is similar to those received on our prior vehicles.
 

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Agree. The entire vehicle is ruined by the key FOB which is obviously why I don't use one ?

PaaK life is the only way and I'm sure everyone will agree ?
No PAAK in the UK. So even if he wanted to join the misery loves company gang, he can’t.
 
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No PAAK in the UK. So even if he wanted to join the misery lives company gang he can’t.
Rough... First no dentists, now no PaaK. I'll stay here.
 

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The fob is almost exactly the same as the one for the 2018 - 2020 Mustang. The only difference is the shape of the trunk on the trunk open button. I had a 2018-2020 fob programmed to my Mach-E by my Ford dealer.
 

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PAAK works just fine for my wife and I. She is tech adverse and really does not like being in the cold. She’s never once complained about it, nor got stuck and had to call to have someone pick her up. After getting all the updates, it’s been really good. I think I’ve only used the fob the first weekend And if I’m going to the dealer. Not sure why a FOB would ruin a car anyway. Looks like every other one I’ve ever owned.
 
 




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