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If the key battery dies, there is a spot on the dashboard that is NFC-equipped, so you just need to get the key next to it and it will ID regardless of the batt
by abcd_f 9y ago
If the key battery dies, there is a spot on the dashboard that is NFC-equipped, so you just need to get the key next to it and it will ID regardless of the battery state.
> It will complain and beep if the key is not present in the car, but it will run.
Have you checked that? My assumption was that it will shut down the engine once the speed drops to zero.
- CPLX 9y agoYour assumption is incorrect. It will run until the car is turned off. If it behaved as you're assuming it would be wildly unsafe, imagine someone inadvertently dropping off a passenger who has the key with them in a purse or jacket pocket, then stopping briefly on a bridge without shoulders, or a railroad crossing.
- tjoff 9y agoSo now when you are on the highway you need to suddenly search your bag for the key so you can insert it. > Have you checked that? My assumption was that it will shut down the engine once the speed drops to zero. Not in any implementation I've heard of (and it would be quite dangerous and irresponsible). Actually, one story I've heard from pretty much everyone I know owning a keyless car is that the driver drops of a passenger that unknowingly had they key all along (typically a spouse). The driver then drives along, fills up for gas or make some other stop and then can't start the car anymore because the key is with the long gone passenger.
- micaeked 9y agoAn anecdote, but my car (2015 fit) does keep running when the key is removed. It'll complain, but keeps running until you turn it off.
- jore 9y agothis is standard requirement in case your key fob just breaks down while you are on the highway for example