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Auto Enthusiast
The opposite situation can be puzzling. When I had a National Challenger one-way out of LGA last year, I noticed the keychain had a barcode and 2 key fobs. The ends were shaped like a blunt, thick key, to be "inserted," or rather held in place apparently magnetically, into the ignition. The doors had the usual silver slot for a "regular" key, but there wasn't one on the keychain. I later did a one-way National Grand Caravan out of NJ, and realized it had the same setup.
I had the Chrysler Town and Country which had the same kind of keys. I got locked out of the car, so I called National and asked where the door key was (the car battery died) and they said they didn't have it and it would cost $48 to send someone out. I called AAA instead and when he came out, he asked to see the key. He pushed a little black button on the front of the key fob and and the key slid right out. I got jumped off and he realized it died because the interior lights would not cut off. Don't know how I missed that, but I got it exchanged as soon as I left.