I feel stupid because I had to Google it...

[Eug]

My Prius has a fob slot.

BTW you can still open the door with just the fob even if it has a dead battery. Why? Cuz there is actually a physical key inside the fob. The problem is if you haven't read the manual, you may not know that.

 

[DesiPower]

Not on any known vehicle that I am aware of. It is a safety thing. They don't want to be sued because the car shutdown in an intersection or something of that nature.

Mine beeps and says "Key" in red at me if the key signal is lost but runs until I turn if off. I have never had to use the backup though as mine has a battery life indicator / signal is weak light in the dash for the fob. When I turn it off, if the "Key" is blinking green for a couple of minutes -> battery is low and should be replaced. Blinking red "Key" -> too late, use the back up.

Friends Caddy has a slot inside the center console that the fob fits in to do the same thing.

I have two toyotas, although I have never tried, but I am pretty sure that if I start the car, roll down the window, throw out the key and keep driving, the car will not go too far, I think it will go only for a mile or two. OP's situation is pretty much the same, as the battery ran out, it cannot transmit the signal anymore, however, if he holds the key close to the button, then it will start the car, but once the key is removed away from the button, the car will not know that the key is still in the car.
I rest my case.

 

[imagoon]

I have two toyotas, although I have never tried, but I am pretty sure that if I start the car, roll down the window, throw out the key and keep driving, the car will not go too far, I think it will go only for a mile or two. OP's situation is pretty much the same, as the battery ran out, it cannot transmit the signal anymore, however, if he holds the key close to the button, then it will start the car, but once the key is removed away from the button, the car will not know that the key is still in the car.
I rest my case.

I am not sure what case you are resting. Your car will run until you shut it off even if you threw the keys in the ditch as you drove away. It is a safety requirement. Do you really want your car to randomly stall because the fob fell out of your pocket between the seats?

There are a couple of Toyotas here where the guy stated he drop 2.5 hours away and realized the key was at home.

http://forums.nicoclub.com/how-far-can-you-drive-without-the-fob-key-t479506.html

Prius here:

http://priuschat.com/threads/no-key-fob-in-car-but-still-drives-away-wow.97874/

Also have personal experience with the Corvette. We learned to not hang the key just inside the garage door because apparently it can pick it up there....

 

[cronos]

My Prius has a fob slot.

BTW you can still open the door with just the fob even if it has a dead battery. Why? Cuz there is actually a physical key inside the fob. The problem is if you haven't read the manual, you may not know that.

I think your problem is you didn't read the OP

He mentioned that it's exactly how he got in the car. The issue he googled is how to actually start the car with the key, because there's no keyhole, just button.

 

[akugami]

lol i had to do the same thing about a year ago. turns out, there is a slot down below the bottom left of my steering wheel where you plug the whole fob into and it acts as though it's a normal key.

not my car, but it's in the same place on my g37s.

http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/FI/FixUrNissan/2013-07-15_141413_m35_fob_slot.jpg

Actually that's what I was looking for since I've seen it in a few cars that don't require physical keys for the ignition. After a few minutes of searching, I gave up and Googled how to start the darn car. In my defense, it's not my car. It's my dad's car. These days I'm driving a pickup most of the time.

Old way better!

I agree! Just the other day, I was driving my co-worker home and he said, "What if someone drops an EMP bomb right now?" If we had a Ford Model T like the father of one of my grade school teachers we wouldn't have to worry about no stinkin EMP bombs.

I have two toyotas, although I have never tried, but I am pretty sure that if I start the car, roll down the window, throw out the key and keep driving, the car will not go too far, I think it will go only for a mile or two. OP's situation is pretty much the same, as the battery ran out, it cannot transmit the signal anymore, however, if he holds the key close to the button, then it will start the car, but once the key is removed away from the button, the car will not know that the key is still in the car.
I rest my case.

Actually, I drove all day with the dead keyfob. The Info LCD that shows gas mileage and battery charging (it's a hybrid) was flashing that there was no key detected the whole way. Once it was started, it will continue to run even though it does not detect a keyfob.

As others stated, its a safety requirement. I mean, what if your battery was low, you got a long drive ahead of you and in the middle of driving the keyfob battery dies. You really want the car to die on you while you're traveling on the highway at 60+ mph?

 

[lxskllr]

I hate electronic crap on cars. I'm giving serious thought to just going vintage, and buying pre-70s vehicles. They aren't as reliable, but I can fix them myself on the side of the road.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

meh...I had to google "how long to boil eggs"

It happens

Here's also what happens

Someone looks up how long to boil eggs and they see, let's say, 12 minutes. They then double check "boiling eggs 12 minutes" and get a bunch of hits. Confirmed, and now if someone says "I boil eggs for 11 minutes, the "expert" yells "you effing moron, you don't know anything. Everyone knows you boil eggs for 12 minutes.

 

[OverVolt]

Here's also what happens

Someone looks up how long to boil eggs and they see, let's say, 12 minutes. They then double check "boiling eggs 12 minutes" and get a bunch of hits. Confirmed, and now if someone says "I boil eggs for 11 minutes, the "expert" yells "you effing moron, you don't know anything. Everyone knows you boil eggs for 12 minutes.

8-9min for large 11min for xtra large, I don't like the yolk dry

I would assume like 7min for medium but who buys those.

 

[HOSED]

Apparently there are no environmentalists here - 5 minutes boiled with gas on, turn off gas then cover for 5, rinse in cold to stop cooking!

 

[Eug]

cronos,

I was just pointing out that a lot of people don't know the key is there. I wasn't referring specifically to the OP.

 

[Murloc]

actually it depends on whether you want them à la coque or hard boiled.