Starting engine with dead key fob
I've had a car with "keyless starting" for several years, but only today did I learn a way to start the engine when the key-fob battery goes dead. This is for a Chrysler 300, but it may apply to other...
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RoyF wrote:
I've had a car with "keyless starting" for several years, but only today did I learn a way to start the engine when the key-fob battery goes dead. This is for a Chrysler 300, but it may apply to other makes. The following is from the owner's manual.
NOTE: In case the ignition switch does not change with
the push of a button, the RKE transmitter (Key Fob) may
have a low or dead battery. In this situation a back up
method can be used to operate the ignition switch. Put
the nose side (side opposite of the emergency key) of the
Key Fob against the ENGINE START/STOP button and
push to operate the ignition switch.
Maybe most people already know this, but there may be someone out there who is as ignorant as I am.
I made a point of looking that up in the owner's manual when I got my first vehicle like that (a Toyota Sienna.) Seems to be either that method, or a hidden spot to push, like in the Ford mentioned above.
