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Originally Posted by orthojoe
Can someone explain to me, conceptually, how placing the fob against the starter button will activate the car if the battery in the fob is dead and not sending out a signal? Magnet?
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I believe the cpu can read sufficient information from the key by sheer proximity, not relying on a transmitted radio signal. It's a fail-safe mode. It's a good idea, don't you think? 'Cuz otherwise I wouldn't want one of these systems.
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