[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Just another system to break.

The brave new world. Owners manual. I know where it is. In the glove compartment.
If, locked out of the car, I will know where it is OOPS but I will be locked out.

The key farb. They do not work after salt water. One trip to the beach and done.

[Boston1945]

With my Dodge Ram it does have the key inside the fob. BUT what if you lock the keys inside??
Save a lot of $$$ by making a copy of that key and taping it behind your license plate on your vehicle.

[Pachine58]

I have to place my fob right on top of starter button when dead. Starts up right away. It’s a Toyota

[DonnaNi4os]

Originally Posted by mtdjed

My 2018 Hyundai Kona has a Key fob with a removable mechanical key. Door has a visible key slot that opens with the mechanical key from the Fob. The Fob is powered by a CR2032 battery. On this car, you are instructed to touch the dead Key fob to the start button and it will read the code even though battery is weak or dead. I called Jenkins Hyundai and they have batteries for sale for $7.00. I bought 10 of these batteries several months ago from Amazon with free delivery for $5 or $.50 (Fifty cents each). In my case the CR2032 coin disc batteries are the same as the ones I use in my remote garage door openers. Replacement of the dead battery took about 1 minute.

Keeping a spare battery or two in the car seems like a simple chore. That is if I remember I did that and where I put them.

Our 2010 VW Golf uses the fob only for opening the door and has a mechanical key in the Fob to start the car. However, there is no visible key slot on the door handle. But the key slot is on the drivers side door handle hidden by a cover which can be removed (Hidden pry slot on bottom of the cover). Starting the car once inside is not an issue since it is by key in the fob.

Some have a hidden start Mechanical key slot inside the car. Perhaps on arm rest or glove box or other.

You should check your manual while you have no problem. Won't help if the instructions are locked inside the car when you need them.

Important that all users of the car know these things. Don't want to discover problem at some inopportune time when instruction manual is locked in car with your cell phone. Think of the issue occurring when you are on a trip, at night, alone etc.

Take an easy learning step now.

While it sounds like a good idea to keep a spare battery in your car the extreme heat in the summer will likely kill the battery. Please remember, anyone with an animal or small child, those batteries are small enough to be swallowed and can cause real harm.

[p089813]

I found this very informative as I was never told/shown this feature/instructions. The article made me look up the info on my vehicle. Had changed the battery but had no idea about the key or starting of the car when the KF battery was dead. Luckily my vehicle shows a msg when the battery is low so it can be changed. Thanks again for the post!

[Petersweeney]

I just call James the driver, problem solved….home James…..