How To Explain Bentley Key Fob Programming To A 5-Year-Old Bentley Mulsanne Key Celebrates Its Centenary

Bentley's bespoke coachbuilding division, Mulliner, has designed a unique key case to commemorate the brand's centennial. It is made from Dark stained Walnut with Piano Black Veneer and includes a flying "B" paperweight, keys, and an original 1930s booklet that features never-before-seen 1930s 8 Litre images.

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Aesthetics

As a design-centric company Bentley takes its aesthetics extremely seriously. It's evident in the precise location of its quilting the choice of leather sourced from cattle by-products, the wood from sustainable forests and the creative patterns on its levers. bentley keys like the Continental GT W12 beckons as you take it in to show its sculptural beauty and power through carefully curated lighting.

The Continental GT is Bentley's most sophisticated open-top car. Its rear tonneau for instance, featured the largest piece of dark-stained, book-matched Burr Walnut veneer ever applied to an actual production Bentley. Similarly, the electrically-operated glass sunroof and champagne cooler that incorporated hand-blown and hand-cut lead crystal bottles marked a new benchmark in luxury and innovation.

Bentley is the most sought-after car brand in the world due to its distinctive design and workmanship. The company continues to push the limits by utilizing the most advanced technology and workmanship, such as the introduction of an instrument cluster with digital technology and an electric tilt-opening rear glass sunroof, a handcrafted docking station for Apple iPads and electrochromic smart glass that can be changed between opaque and transparent with the push of one button.

A century since its founding, Bentley - now under sole Volkswagen ownership following years of wrangling with BMW was able to celebrate its centennial in 2019. Before pandemic planning took place, the marque was hosting a variety of special events and launches planned to commemorate this milestone event.

Design

Bentley is a renowned brand for its extravagant and lavish cars and keys, but even keys are designed to stand out. The Bentayga Key is made of sterling silver, and has a large B' logo to signal to everyone that you drive a Bentley. The key is also embossed with the dates 1919 and 2019, to mark the company’s centenary.

The Mulsanne was revamped and redesigned by Bentley Mulliner, to be the ultimate Grand Touring car. It features two opposing pairs of rear seats that were designed to be reminiscent of luxury private aviation offering passengers unbeatable comfort and security. The customized heating and ventilation system as well as the air conditioning system was created to give each passenger the ideal temperature control.

The Mulsanne comes with twin turbocharged 6.75 litre W12 engine that puts out 560bhp and 479lb-ft of torque. This incredibly powerful power is paired by a new suspension system that gives Bentley's famously quiet ride.

In celebration of its Centenary, Bentley introduced a unique specification known as the Centenary Specification for vehicles built in 2019. This includes cross-stitching and contrast stitching in Centenary Gold thread throughout the cabin. The Bentley Wings are embroidered with Centenary Gold on the headrests, seats and other areas of the car. This makes it more fun to celebrate. A custom Bentley key case is also included in the Centenary Specification, making the Bentley experience all-inclusive.

Function

The Bentley Mulsanne key comes with an opening button for the trunk, and another button which starts the car. The key also includes a switch to turn on the parking brake. The knob can be used to fold or unfold the mirrors if you are parking in a tight area. Utilizing this feature can aid in getting in and out of your vehicle more quickly.

The key is made from vegetable tanned leather. It takes over two days to create each one. It is cut by hand shape, sewn, sealed, and polished to produce an extremely high-end finish. It is durable and compact, and will fit the Bentley key perfectly. Its design is reminiscent of the Volkswagen Phaeton's large car key, yet it feels more heavy and premium.

Secure-A-Key is also available to help prevent keyless entry theft. This device is put into the remote-control fob, and it shuts it down when the key has not been used for a short period of time. It prevents thieves from transmitting the key's frequency to other devices that can unlock and start the car.

Bentley's unique design reflects the values of the company which include exquisite craftsmanship engineering expertise and cutting-edge technology. The headquarters in Crewe house more than 4000 employees who are responsible for the design, development and production of Bentley vehicles. They apply their skills that have been handed through generations to current automotive technologies. This is the hallmark of British manufacturing at its best.


Personalisation

Bentley's bespoke division, Mulliner, allows customers to essentially design their own car. Guests sit at a series of images called "mood stations" and choose a selection of photos ranging from scenic vistas to sporting events - that inspire them. Every time a choice is made the pattern that emerges is the model preference for color, style and design for the personalized Bentley.

The guests are given the keys in a case designed by hand, which contains the R.F.I.D. enabled key cards. Keys can be adorned with Bentley Muliner Personalised welcome lamps that illuminate the path of the entrance door, and display the owner's logo or name as they approach the car.

Bentley estimates that it takes around 500 man hours to design and put together the typical Mulsanne. The unwillingness to embrace modern technology is the primary factor to this time-consuming task. The Crewe factory workers do not employ a machine to place perfectly-matched cross stitched leather seats. Instead they do it by hand. Drivers must park their cars manually, instead of using the built-in sensors to direct them to parallel and perpendicular spots.

Bentley displayed its Mulliner personalization skills with a special Mulsanne W.O. Edition, that pays tribute to William Osler, the founder of Bentley. The Mulsanne W.O. Edition pays tribute to founder William Osler Bentley. The limited edition cars include a key that displays a piece of the 1930 8 Litre crankshaft.