Drivers discovering little-known car key hack that can save you hundreds

Ever been locked out of your car because the key doesn't work?

We hear you... It can be annoying when your car stops working for whatever reason. But when your key calls it a day and you're locked out, that's even more frustrating.

And sometimes you might even spend hundreds on fixing the issue.

Now according to one TikTok user, there's a savvy hack that'll take just seconds and it's completely free. Thanks to user @master_driver666, when your key stops working because its battery has run out, you can still get into your vehicle manually.

In a recent video on the platform, the woman can be seen struggling to open her car door with her electronic keys. But when she realises it's not letting her in, she finds a little slot underneath and opens it with her key, this allows you to manually enter the car, reports the Mirror.

And in just seconds, you don't need to go scrambling looking for new batteries, or call your local garage to get you in. All you need to do is find the slot to enter your key and there you have it.

Since the video was shared this week, it scooped hundreds of likes and a few comments.

One said: "Really? ! I did not know that, nice! " While another asked: "What if the door is not open from inside and outside? " And a third admitted: "Didn't know that! ".

Eager to know more about car hacks?

Recently, we saw how drivers have only just discovered a frequently-seen dashboard warning and found out how to rectify it without cost. In a viral TikTok video, the same user advice was: "Come here, look at this car. Let's try to start it, it failed to start, I'll try again. The water temperature is normal but it just won't start! ".

She then postulated that sometimes a car fails to start because it's overheated. Adding further she said: "Generally speaking if this problem occurs, it means the part is broken. It is called a water temperature sensor, its function is to control the amount of fuel injection to the temperature of the engine, and if something goes wrong, the car will become like this."