Originally Posted by
peteropny
Also, with all the "new" keyless entry systems where you don't even have to push a button on the keyfob itself to unlock / start the car as long as one of the keyfobs is "in the vicinity", you'll have to worry about where to put the "extra" keyfob if you've separated them out. You could be leaving yourself open to theft from / and of the car itself if you leave the "other" keyfob in the car / trunk etc. The Chrysler 300 for one of the "common" rental cars has this feature.
Come to think of it, if a car is equipped that way and you only get one keyfob, you probably should test out the unlocking / starting of the car when you have the keyfob pretty far away from the car (in case they left the keyfob in the trunk - like mentioned sometime back here in the forum).
Thanks for this post. I owe you one. I had my tools stolen from my trunk in what I was certain was a locked 300. I never thought about a fob hanging around in the car somewhere.
As for cutting the cable, no. I had one come apart and "fixed it" with a cable tie by putting all of the keys on it. I showed it to them and there was not a problem.