{"id":9248,"date":"2016-09-02T15:42:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T15:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=9248"},"modified":"2016-09-02T15:42:08","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T15:42:08","slug":"new-ford-key-fob-promises-lifetime-reliability-for-van-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/9248","title":{"rendered":"New Ford key fob promises lifetime reliability for van drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Little things can make a big difference when you&#8217;re working hard.<\/p>\n<p>Like being able to lock and unlock your van reliably, without having to worry about whether your key fob will still work after having been dropped in a puddle.<\/p>\n<p>Vehicle key fobs fail or need new batteries with tedious regularity. But\u00a0Ford is determined to rescue hard-working van drivers from this minor\u00a0form of purgatory.<\/p>\n<p>The company has introduced a new\u00a0ignition key for Transit and Transit Custom\u00a0vans that promises to be almost indestructible and should\u00a0never need a new battery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ford-transit-key-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Ford Transit key\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ford-transit-key-sm.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ford-transit-key-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ford-transit-key-sm-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ford tested the key \u2013 for Transit and Transit Custom vans \u2013 to ensure it could survive being submerged underwater for 30 minutes, dropped 50 times onto a concrete floor and exposed to temperatures from 60deg C to \u2013 20deg C.<\/p>\n<p>Engineers also tested the key using using climatic chambers in temperatures simulating everything from desert heat to arctic cold, and in humidity levels of up to 100 per cent. Further tests included ensuring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dust resistance \u2013 five hours surrounded by a fine, penetrating dust<\/li>\n<li>Chemical resistance \u2013 up to 96 hours continuous exposure to diesel, petrol, ethanol, detergents and sweat<\/li>\n<li>Pocket simulation \u2013 four hours non-stop vibration with coins and other keys<\/li>\n<li>Button durability \u2013 10 button presses with 12 times the usual force<\/li>\n<li>Endurance \u2013 100,000 activations in temperatures ranging from 50deg C to -10deg C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new Transit key\u00a0fob looks like any other ignition key, with a keypad to lock the vehicle and a flip-style key blade. However, to ensure it is completely waterproof, it is permanently sealed shut, with the two halves of the plastic housing joined by friction welding. The inside of the key is carefully designed to resist typical workplace impacts, and a rechargeable battery cell is charged whenever the key is placed in the ignition, to ensure it never runs out of charge.<\/p>\n<p>Personal experience backs up Ford&#8217;s claims of ignition key quality.\u00a0I recently sold a 2001\u00a0Transit\u00a0which I&#8217;d owned for eight years.\u00a0The key fob still worked perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the key fob for my much newer Peugeot car has needed fixing twice in the last three years.<\/p>\n<p>Just another reason to own a Transit, I guess.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford has introduced a new ignition key for the Transit and Transit Custom. It&#8217;s designed to last the lifetime of the vehicle and be almost indestructible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[123,548],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9248"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9248"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9252,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9248\/revisions\/9252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}