It allows you to keep a pen handy for those moments when you are going 75 on the freeway in between two semis and want to jot down a few notes about driving conditions...
If it is in your pocket, unprotected, then it is communicating regularly with your vehicle, and thieves with scanners can duplicate those signals to enter your vehicle. I'm not saying that they are, but they can...
Hey, Donnie! I replaced the stock Hankooks on my Ranger Lariat at about ten thousand miles. To be fair, the Hankooks are OK as a stock tire and did not give me any trouble--I just wanted to upgrade. I chose the Wildpeaks by default during the pandemic, when my Ford dealer was short on options...
For peace of mind, not to mention safety, why not keep your fob in a Faraday pouch or case when you are at work, home, etc.? (It also prevents misplacing the fob if you are absent-minded ... like me!)
By the way, we had a 2014 Explorer Limited with the naturally aspirated six. Loved that thing and would probably have kept on buying Explorers if Ford had not brought back the Ranger...
Guys, remember to be extra careful about thieves during the Holiday Season. Some years ago, in December, I suffered a "smash and grab" incident on a non-Ford vehicle at a state park. The officer who wrote it up told me such violations always take off in December because thieves are trying to...