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The engine turns over then it dies

I've had this problem for about a month and usually can jiggle the battery cables and it will start. Today it wouldn't start and I get a trouble shooting code of P1685. When I looked up the code It indicates an invalid key. Any suggestions?

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Either your battery in the key is dead, or the key got wet and is hereby useless. I had to pay $250 to replace the key on my Magnum when that happened to me.

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