Car Key In Washing Machine

Do not use hairdryer or clothes dryer coz the static built up will kill the chip.

Car key in washing machine. However you may need to undo a screw such as with the peugeot 206 or nissan qashqai style of key. In the meantime do not use the key ie press any buttons. In spite of the family policy of putting car keys in the wooden bowl on the fridge where they belong once you ve finished driving a set of car keys got left in the pocket of a pair of jeans and it wasn t me who did this incidentally. And the jeans went through the wash smart keys and all.

Shake away any excess water and leave it to dry naturally. This is usually simple to do especially if you have a kia hyundai or vauxhall. By pressing the buttons you may just fry the circuit board and will be up for a new key. Try and get the case open if it s not a rechargeable.

If you have a two part key such as the ford flip key or older style vw group you ll need to strip the key down. Remove the battery for the key remote. The keys were only discovered at the bottom of the washing machine after going through the full. What do i do about wet car keys.

Here s what to do or not to do if you have put you keys through the washing machine. Both times i opened it up disassembled it as shown in uberpanzer s photos placed all of the parts in a zip lock baggie of rice uncooked and placed it on the dash of my car for a few days to take advantage of solar heat. Try it after 48 hours. It s the same as when you get your mobile phone wet.

The rice acts as a dessicant pulling the moisture from the parts. My key fob has been through the washing machine twice. If you have a dry box all the better. Remove the battery cover from your wet car key.