Remote keyless system

A remote control for a keyless entry system built into an ignition key: pressing a button on the key unlocks the car doors, while another button locks the car and activates its alarm system

A remote keyless system (RKS), also known as remote keyless entry (RKE) or remote central locking, is an electronic lock that controls access to a building or vehicle by using an electronic remote control (activated by a handheld device or automatically by proximity).[1] RKS largely and quickly superseded keyless entry, a budding technology that restrictively bound locking and unlocking functions to vehicle-mounted keypads.

Widely used in automobiles, an RKS performs the functions of a standard car key without physical contact. When within a few yards of the car, pressing a button on the remote can lock or unlock the doors, and may perform other functions.

A remote keyless system can include both remote keyless entry (RKE), which unlocks the doors, and remote keyless ignition (RKI), which starts the engine.

Numerous manufacturers have offered entry systems that use door- or pillar-mounted keypad entry systems; touchless passive entry / smart key systems that allow a key to remain pocketed; and PAAK (Phone as a Key) systems.

  1. ^ Job, Ann. "Driving Without Car Keys". MSN Autos. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

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