stackyFACTSPanic sets in when your key fob battery dies, but automakers planned for your sheer negligence. Inside the fob is a passive RFID chip that requires zero power. If you physically touch the dead fob directly to the push-start button, the car will read the chip and magically start the engine anyway.
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