A car expert reveals how one can start their car with a dead key fob, even if their car has keyless ignition.

The difference between BMW’s key-fob deployment vs. most other carmakers', though, is that the X5 doesn’t have a specific button for the remote-start system.

A 2023 survey found that over 60 per cent of drivers with push-button start systems had no idea their car had a hidden emergency start feature.