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To: Dalberg-Acton; setter
“Trying to start the car and the battery in the key fob went out and the car would not start.”

A lot of later model cars that use the proximity fob have a spot in the center console you can place your dead fob to start the car. Likely an RFID chip in the fob that the car can ping.

54 posted on 01/18/2022 7:20:53 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐Public hangings will wake 'em up.⭐⭐)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

“A lot of later model cars that use the proximity fob have a spot in the center console you can place your dead fob to start the car. Likely an RFID chip in the fob that the car can ping.”

Yes. My car can start with the fob in the cup holder if the battery in the fob is dead. There is also a key inside the fob to unlock the driver’s door.


57 posted on 01/18/2022 9:55:26 AM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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