DH bought a RAV4 fairly recently, we've always had the keyless entry fobs, but this is the first vehicle we've had with keyless ignition. I had seen this article, carbon monoxide poisoning is certainly the greatest worry, but in his vehicle anyway, the engine does make enough noise that it's unlikely neither of us would notice if he forgot to turn the motor off and left it in the garage. https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/hidden-dangers-of-push-button-start
A less serious, but more practical worry for me is, what happens when the battery in the key fob runs out? I actually don't even remember replacing them with our other vehicles that had keyless entry (but a traditional key to start the engine), so either I'm really forgetful, or we sold those vehicles before the battery died. With a keyless entry, the worst thing that happens when the battery in the remote dies is that you have to use a key to get into your vehicle. But with keyless ignition, you now have a vehicle with no key to enter OR start. DH commutes out of town, so it would be a hassle for work, an even bigger issue if we were in the middle of nowhere on a vacation. Just wondering if anyone else has had this happen with keyless ignition?
A less serious, but more practical worry for me is, what happens when the battery in the key fob runs out? I actually don't even remember replacing them with our other vehicles that had keyless entry (but a traditional key to start the engine), so either I'm really forgetful, or we sold those vehicles before the battery died. With a keyless entry, the worst thing that happens when the battery in the remote dies is that you have to use a key to get into your vehicle. But with keyless ignition, you now have a vehicle with no key to enter OR start. DH commutes out of town, so it would be a hassle for work, an even bigger issue if we were in the middle of nowhere on a vacation. Just wondering if anyone else has had this happen with keyless ignition?