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«But you'll need to have the key continuously present to drive» Not true. Virtually all "keyless ignition" cars let you continue to drive when the key is sudde
by mrb 9y ago
«But you'll need to have the key continuously present to drive»
Not true. Virtually all "keyless ignition" cars let you continue to drive when the key is suddenly no longer detected as present in the car.
I verified this myself on my 2012 Audi S4, driving 1 km away from home without my key.
Think about it. It would be too dangerous if the car suddenly shut down the engine eg. when the key's battery dies or when some random persistent R/F communication failure occurs.
- gambiting 9y agoYep. I've had a situation where I was driving on the motorway and suddenly my car decided that my key was no longer in the car(which obviously was still in my pocket) - and a warning was shown on the dash, but the car continued running. Imagine if it shut down while doing 70mph on the motorway!