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Please for the love of god let me have a key that goes in an ignition, not a fob that makes me dependent on a watch battery
In an emergency you can hold the dead key fob up against the start button and it will detect it. This applies to most keyless ignition cars but not all of them so double check your make and model!
You've just removed a small but genuine worry from my life, thank you very much
This is also true for transmitter pockets on vehicles, which are usually found in either the cup holder or centre console of your vehicle.
I think Mercedes has weird IR keys that you shove into a hole like a normal car. They're not cheap cars though
As others said there should be place to hold it too, and hopefully will also show you where on the dashboard if battery too low.